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AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable” (arstechnica.com)
submitted 21 hours ago by Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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I mean, in what other way would he do it, than the single dumbest way imaginable?

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 17 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

"Guys, stock market is not going up much anymore and we aren't making money."

"OK fine, short the tech stocks and I will scare the markets with some random threat that may or may not happen some time in the future."

Starts talking about tax on data centers. Market starts to go down.

"Thanks, appreciate it"