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[Guevara]

A window into the world:

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin joined Axios' Mike Allen this morning at the debut of his News Shapers event series to talk about his new role in the Trump Administration.

On AI supplanting human jobs: "it's not even on our radar screen.... 50-100 more years" away. "I'm not worried at all" about robots displacing humans in the near future, he said, adding: "In fact I'm optimistic."

Other big ticket items:

Trump:

• Trump's stamina: "He's got perfect genes. He has incredible energy and he's unbelievably healthy."
• Trump's diet: Mnuchin claimed Trump no longer eats KFC or McDonald's, as the White House food is "great."
• The dollar bill: "I think we should look at putting President Trump on the thousand dollar bill."
• Trump's views evolving: "He's the negotiator-in-chief... he wants big deals."
• Trump's leadership style: "He has an open door. People are coming and going, and he thinks about something and calls somebody on the phone... this is not a formal, scheduled president."

Tax reform:

• "Much simpler" than health care reform, saying the Trump administration will do it comprehensively. Not going to break it up into more passable pieces.
• Corporate tax rate: Mnuchin declined to reiterate Trump's goal of a 15% corporate tax rate, vs. Ryan's 20% plan.
• Carried interest loophole: Mnuchin said the loophole will be closed in our tax plan. But that's for hedge funds. No commitment on real estate, etc.
• Border adjustment tax: It has certain aspects that are VAT-like, which much of the rest of the world uses.
• The focus of tax cuts: Mnuchin said the Trump administration's focus is on tax cuts for the middle class, not upper.

The global economy:

• Renegotiating trade deals: "So long as we can renegotiate [trade] deals that are good for us, we won't be protectionist. Otherwise we will."
• The one bad thing: We don't know how to predict the next bad thing.
• Trump's big objective: Keep people safe, per Mnuchin.
• Does Mnuchin worry about who is calling Trump? "No. Do you?"

https://www.axios.com/treasury-secretary-mnuchin-interviews-with-axios-live-updates-2327865447.html

I'm not worried at all, in fact I'm optimistic. If old.

 

[Stinkles]

A lot of Trump people think about genetic superiority, huh?

Sounds eerily familiar.

 

[Alcotholic]

Praise be Trump and his immaculate jeans!

 

[LordOfChaos]

You can tell he's healthy by the healthful shade of cheeto.

 

[Regiruler]

You have got to be kidding me.

 

[mjc]

"Unbelievably healthy"

 

[RaidenZR]

I just threw up.

 

[Guevara]

"Unbelievably healthy"

This is the ideal male body.

You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

 

[Wanda/Wander]

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[UpDownLeftRight]

A lot of Trump people think about genetic superiority, huh?

Sounds eerily familiar.

They sure know their audience. I wasn't aware though that perfect genes makes you incapable of stringing together a coherent sentence. Perfection looks weird to me I guess. ¯_(&#12484_/¯

 

[Capra]

If that's the image of perfect health then I must be motherfucking Superman.

 

[jack_package_200]

"it's not even on our radar screen.... 50-100 more years" away. "I'm not worried at all" about robots displacing humans in the near future, he said, adding: "In fact I'm optimistic."

You fucking idiots. Just gotta keep shooting yourselves in the dick by continually voting for these chumps.

 

[RuGalz]

incredible genes that needs vacation every week

 

[Gnome Scat]

Glad to hear that Dear Leader is the pinnacle of health!

 

[caliph95]

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin :

 

[Bronx-Man]

Truly, the Ubermensch.

 

[Dr_Boris_Goltz]

"Unbelievably healthy"

I see he's rocking his patented "power pleats".

 

[Trojita]

And I'm Eric

 

[HStallion]

Truly, the Ubermensch.

Its like a bull frog had a kid with a football

 

[Anion]

Forget Dad bods. Get the #TrumpBod

 

[Zips]

Really slobbing on his rod, huh.

So pathetic.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Didn't even wait 100 days before going full genetically superior huh?

 

[VaultBoy101]

The best genes. Lots of people are saying it.

 

[Syf]

Incredible energy. Perfect genes. This is such a clown show administration.

 

[jack_package_200]

And I'm Eric

Why did someone put the villains from Wrong Turn in business suits?

 

[rjinaz]

Truly, the Ubermensch.

I think that's the altered one, but the real one isn't much better.

Lol at putting Trump on American money. The gene comment is disgusting to me. Good genes fine, not that I agree. But perfect genes?

 

[GreenMonkey]

It isn't just robots.

You know how many stories I've read on Reddit of people spending a week writing a good PowerShell script that gets rid of the need to do a repetitive office job?

It isn't my space (I'm in security, and sysadmin before that) but I've seen some great scripts speed things up myself.

Even some IT hardware jobs have gotten harder to come by (more virtualization of servers).

 

[Shadow Puppetry]

"Unbelievably healthy"

Believe me.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

And I'm Eric

They look like they're a couple out of The Following who take pleasure in skinning people alive (the one on the right likes to have sex with them after they're dead).

 

[Savitar]

Got to do that ass kissing

 

[Dude Abides]

Just because Trump talks like an obvious lying idiot doesn't mean you have to as well, dickhead. Trump's very overweight.

 

[Akuun]

He's even using Trump's own vocabulary.

This guy is the MLG champ of bootlicking.

 

[Wag]

The man is a billionaire. Why does it take the White House for him to eat properly? He can eat whatever the fuck he wants.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

"Unbelievably healthy"

That's muscle gut. The man has thighs the size of tree trunks (pictured).

 

[Slayven]

That is creepy as shit.

 

[Dude Abides]

So much stamina that he was fatigued for a 5pm phone call and created an international incident. The best stamina.

 

[Do Better]

"Unbelievably healthy"

Believably unhealthy

 

[wisdom0wl]

Truly, the Ubermensch.

Genetically superior

 

[Clydefrog]

Ivanka tho

 

[LookAtMeGo]

The best genes.

Ivanka tho

She got it from her momma.

 

[Foffy]

The automation thing triggered me this morning.

50-100 years away? Are they ignoring Obama's cabinet reports..?

 

[Knuckle Sandwich]

Hmm yes a morbidly obese 70 year old with a fast food habit and severe emotional issues is the picture of good health.

 

[Kifimbo]

His father died at 93 years old, so there might be some truth to the gene comment.

Th AI comment...lol.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

As a graduate science student, I never heard or used the term "perfect genes" in any type of scientific literature. Well besides hearing it from white supremacist.

 

[adj_noun]

Trump's stamina: "He's got perfect genes. He has incredible energy and he's unbelievably healthy."

The dollar bill: "I think we should look at putting President Trump on the thousand dollar bill."

If there's one thing this administration needed, it's more breathlessly fawning sycophancy.

 

[mjc]

That's muscle gut. The man has thighs the size of tree trunks (pictured).

Do you think I could poke a dent in that gut? Or are we talking a firm bowling ball situation?

 

[LookAtMeGo]

Has a current president ever been put on a bill?

 

[buy teh haloz]

Hmm yes a morbidly obese 70 year old with a fast food habit and severe emotional issues is the picture of good health.

To be fair his obesity has nothing to do with genetics

 

[TheOfficeMut]

The automation thing triggered me this morning.

50-100 years away? Are they ignoring Obama's cabinet reports..?

"Black people look for any reason not to work. Now it's automation."

I wouldn't put it past Trump to believe that. After all, he still called for the death penalty for the Central Park Five after they were found not guilty.

 

[fauxtrot]

It's almost like they're trying to get compared to Nazis / North Korea now.

I'm fully expecting to hear about them coming out with little red armbands "to match the hats" within the year.