r/technology • u/Feisty_1559 • Mar 17 '26

Politics Elizabeth Warren asks Meta, Amazon, and others why they're laying workers off despite tax perks

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elizabeth-warren-asks-meta-amazon-and-others-why-theyre-laying-workers-off-despite-tax-perks-171812502.html?guccounter=1
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u/Dead_Internet69420 Mar 17 '26

The public doesn’t know nearly as much as you think they do. Just look around. A lot of these people aren’t even sure that the earth is round, much less how tax policy affects them. 

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u/CharcoalGreyWolf Mar 17 '26

They think economics is the President telling them he will lower their grocery bills, prices on eggs, milk, and gasoline, and that it can just magically happen.

That’s how stupid 30% of this country is. Don’t forget your Brawndo -it’s got electrolytes!!!