Q: when this deal was announced, the previous admin was in power. Were both companies expecting a better outcome if Biden hadn’t won? Were both financial contributors to the RNC?
My guess is they probably felt the previous administration was at least slightly more accommodative than current, but felt either would approve. On that, they were wrong, but there’s no way we can be sure the previous administration would have approved this. And I’m sure Aon contributed and contributes to both parties.
Nah…nothing to do with contributions from either side. Aon and WTW were just smoking too much hopium.
The previous Administration may have been waiting to see how things played out internationally before weighing in. I don’t think the current Administration would have approved it either, but they may have pounced quicker to deflect attention away from the other anti-competitive companies.
Periodically the government will throw the public a bone. Until we see real crackdowns and monopoly-like companies being busted up, it’s all theater.
Currently, those companies yield a lot more influence and I’m sure contribute a lot more money. And their heavy support for the Democrats and Biden has so far kept the justice department at bay. And finally, none of them were involved in a HUGE anti-competitive merger.
I think the additional costs will be much higher. It will be interesting to see how all this plays out long-term.
The company should focus on its internal problems (staff retention, morale, workload, etc.) and organic growth. Executives had no problem blowing money on this FUBAR, but were the only MFer’s among their peers that cut their employee salaries because of the pandemic.
Q: when this deal was announced, the previous admin was in power. Were both companies expecting a better outcome if Biden hadn’t won? Were both financial contributors to the RNC?
My guess is they probably felt the previous administration was at least slightly more accommodative than current, but felt either would approve. On that, they were wrong, but there’s no way we can be sure the previous administration would have approved this. And I’m sure Aon contributed and contributes to both parties.
Nah…nothing to do with contributions from either side. Aon and WTW were just smoking too much hopium.
The previous Administration may have been waiting to see how things played out internationally before weighing in. I don’t think the current Administration would have approved it either, but they may have pounced quicker to deflect attention away from the other anti-competitive companies.
Periodically the government will throw the public a bone. Until we see real crackdowns and monopoly-like companies being busted up, it’s all theater.
Amazon, Google, Twitter, Facebook Microsoft…are basically monopolies so what’s the big deal here?
Currently, those companies yield a lot more influence and I’m sure contribute a lot more money. And their heavy support for the Democrats and Biden has so far kept the justice department at bay. And finally, none of them were involved in a HUGE anti-competitive merger.
I think the additional costs will be much higher. It will be interesting to see how all this plays out long-term.
The company should focus on its internal problems (staff retention, morale, workload, etc.) and organic growth. Executives had no problem blowing money on this FUBAR, but were the only MFer’s among their peers that cut their employee salaries because of the pandemic.