The future that #Trump’s Cabinet anticipates for most Americans is grim…

“It’s time to train people not to do the jobs of the past but to do the great jobs of the future,” #Lutnick said, arguing that fewer people should be aspiring to bachelor’s degrees and should expect to occupy themselves in lower-skill factory work instead.

“This is the new model, where you work in these kind of plants for the rest of your life, and your kids work here, and your grandkids work here.”

Doing mind numbing #shitwork putting tiny screws in little holes making iPhones you can no longer afford... no less the service. Also note this fascist says: "You" not Us.

"#Lutnick: It's time to train people not to do the jobs of the past, but to do the great jobs of the future. This is the new model where you work in these kinds of plants for the rest of your life, and your kids work here and your grandkids work here"

Video above the fold. #useconomy #wageslaverynormalization #wageslavery

@Daojoan

>> can Twitter economists who earned their MBA in comments section please explain how America is gonna conjure a billion-dollar #iphone factory out of topsoil and masculine vibes?

#LUTNICK: The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones — that kind of thing is going to come to America.

REPORTER: …if your big vision is turning Ohio into a low-wage iPhone screw farm, maybe it’s time to update your economic software

https://x.com/Last_DayWithYou/status/1908911313419378762

@chad

First of all the EU prohibits the use of substances having a hormonal action for growth promotion in farm animals! In other words they think USA Beef is crap. Secondly no one produces a better steak than the Florentines: La Fiorentina!

And Organic Grass Fed Alberta Beef and Bison are world class! And under Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) these are exported to Europe! EU knows quality!

#Lutnick knows squat!

Here is a clip (c/o Forbes, YT)

Such incredible hubris.

@PDFlynn But, #lutnick said #Americans won't mind missing a #SSA check as long as the money is going to a good cause like tax breaks for him and his BFF.

Billionaire Trump Official Says Missing Social Security Checks Are No Big Deal

Howard #Lutnick suggested that anyone who would actually complain about a missing benefit is a "fraudster"
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/howard-lutnick-missing-social-security-checks-1235301307/

"Lutnick’s comments come as #ElonMusk & his minions from the so-called Dept of Govt Efficiency ( #DOGE) have invaded the #SocialSecurity Administration, implementing big changes & leading #Americans to worry that their #benefits could be in danger."

White House Press Sec. Goes on Bonkers Rant When Asked About Tesla

Karoline Leavitt stumbled when asked about Commerce Sect Howard #Lutnick shilling for #ElonMusk.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192985/donald-trump-karoline-leavitt-commerce-tesla

"While #DonaldTrump, who held a surreal press event for #Tesla at the #WhiteHouse... may be exempt from federal #conflict of interest laws, #Lutnick probably isn’t. And the Code of Federal Regulations specifically prohibits #public officials from using their office for #private gain"

"Incredible blunders": Cybertruck recall shows same slapdash approach Musk brings to #DOGE

Musk's corner-cutting has hurt Tesla's reputation. He's bringing that same outlook to the federal #government
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/20/endless-incredible-blunders-cybertruck-recall-shows-same-slapdash-approach-musk-brings-to-doge/

"Hours after Commerce Sect Howard #Lutnick used an interview slot with Fox News... to urge Americans to buy #stock in #Tesla, the company was forced to issue a #recall on every single #Cybertruck it has sold to date."

#Tesla falls after Commerce secretary recommends buying stock
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/20/tesla-musk-lutnick

"Cabinet secretaries don't typically recommend individual #stocks, much less those linked to the president's closest adviser...

The #stock is down 5% in the last five days, 35% in the last month and 42% so far this year.

"We struggle to think of anything analogous in the #history of the automotive industry, in which a brand has lost so much value so quickly,""

“Trump tried to shore up the brand with a sales pitch for Teslas at the White House…and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick…urged the…audience to buy Tesla stock, an endorsement that violated federal ethics rules but did nothing to prop up the stock price.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 21, 2025
#trump #lutnick #tesla #teslastock

"Real America' Won't Mind If They Miss a #SocialSecurity Check—#Lutnick"
https://www.newsweek.com/howard-lutnick-social-security-real-america-2048911

"One of President Donald Trump's closest advisors [Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick] is now suggesting that most of the tens of millions of Americans who rely on Social Security wouldn't be concerned if they didn't receive their benefits."

#Musk #Trump #Republicans #DOGE #fascism #destruction #chaos #SocialSecurity #Lutnick
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https://www.alternet.org/trump-official-social-security/

Why is Trump’s Commerce secretary urging the public to buy Tesla stock?

Howard #Lutnick told a national tv audience to buy a specific #stock tied to the sitting president’s top campaign donor.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/commerce-secretary-tesla-stock-lutnick-rcna197244

"I’m mindful that breaches of norms & ethical limits have become routine over the last 2 months, but this was an egregious display, even by 2025 standards...

If there’s a benign defense for all of this, I can’t think of it."