Gov. DeSantis unveils his economic agenda, interspersing a mix of traditional conservative talking points with pledges to use government power to go after large corporations that promote socially conscious investing or diversity initiatives.
for much of the year while the S&P 500 is up almost 20% since January, nearly hitting its all-time peak from the end of December 2021.
“We are a nation with an economy, not the other way around,” he said. “We are citizens of a republic. We are not cogs in a global economic empire.” “That ruling should apply across the board for our economy and the so-called DEI programs that many corporations have embraced,” he said, using the acronym for diversity, equity and inclusion. “Those are discriminatory programs. If they have you go through a training and say somehow you have white privilege, that is [as] wrong as judging somebody based on the color of their skin.”
DeSantis, as he mocked degrees in “Gender Studies” and “Zombie Studies,” also pointed to a wide-ranging education platform he tied directly to the economy, including a call for universities to be responsible for the student debt of graduates who are unable to find well-paying jobs.Charles Krupa / AP
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