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Billionaires are endorsing Trump – but is that a bad bargain for them?

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Business school professors and historians are issuing stern warnings about this business support for Trump .

They say backing him could backfire badly for business and endanger America ’s democracy.

Many billionaires have donated to Trump because they are eager for big tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy that he is promising.

Harvard political scientist Daniel Ziblatt warns business leaders that authoritarianism often stunts economic growth.

Trump ’s business and billionaire backers support him for numerous reasons.

Business leaders who fund or endorse Trump might face a backlash coming from employees, customers, or the public, so they are taking a big risk.

Historian Timothy Ryback warns business leaders that they should be mindful of what happened in Germany in the 1930s .

Ryback: “If there is any lesson here for the American business titans queueing up to invest in Trump it would be to take the man at his word, including his plan for a day one dictatorship.

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