The billionaires thought they were so smart.

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It was a no brainer. Install Trump into office by hook or crook. So then they pay ZERO taxes, have NO regulation, and get lucrative federal handouts.

What could go wrong?

They found out the hard way.

All the things that made the US a great place to get rich and run a
business are being destroyed.

-A stable government with rule of law.
-Contracts and disputes settled peacefully in court.
-Predictable economy run with a steady hand.
-Educated workforce with their schooling paid for by the US taxpayer via public schools.
-A stable society held together by federal and state governments.
-Science, healthcare, education, rule of law. All funded by the US taxpayer.
-Calm, peaceful, prosperous society where people are happy, secure and spend money on products and services.
-All make a stable and predictable setting to run a corporation and get very rich.

They couldn't fathom that Trump would destroy it all.
And demand a share of their profits vis extortion and threats.
In addition people are becoming more angry at corporate greed
and their bending the knee to Trump. This puts them and their corporations
in harm's way. They are getting worried and afraid.

They were very foolish. If they had been paying attention they
would have known that this is the classic dictator move. Putin did the same
in Russia. Use the oligarchs to come to power. Then kneecap those
rich guys. Made them his dancing bears forced to hand over their profits.
Or else they run into problems when they stand next to a window.

The American billionaire and CEOs are victims of their own greed and corruption.

Their downfall is of their own doing and frankly a delight to see.
It couldn't happen to a nicer group of thugs. Because they are also traitors
who betrayed their own country for cash and power. And destroyed
the consumers who made them rich.

Unfortunately they take down the rest of us with them.
It is almost worth it to see the rich bastards circle the drain.

And to those who rightly point out that the bastards will always have a
roof over their heads and food on the table, yes this is true.
But make no mistake, these SOBs have a money addiction and
are money hoarders.

Their drugs of choice are money and power but the supply is being sharply curtailed.

This is going to hurt them where it counts. Their bank accounts.
And ongoing public humiliation also hurts a group who is used to being revered.

A severe narcissistic injury to the money addicts and traitors.