Children are central to our success: Politics Trump, CEOs promote savings plans for newborns Published Mon, Jun 9 202511:34 AM EDTUpdated 33 Min Ago thumbnail Kevin Breuninger @KevinWilliamB Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email Key Points CEOs attended President Donald Trump’s roundtable event touting a program that would deposit $1,000 in investment accounts for newborn Americans. Dell Technologies pledged Monday to provide the same amount for so-called Trump accounts for new children of its employees. Other executives at the event included Dell’s Michael Dell, Dara Khosrowshahi of Uber, Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon and Vladimir Tenev of Robinhood. In this article HOOD -0.15 (-0.20%) After Hours NOW UNCH After Hours CRM UNCH After Hours ARM +0.15 (+0.10%) After Hours GS UNCH After Hours DELL +0.03 (+0.03%) After Hours UBER +0.07 (+0.08%) After Hours Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dell Technologies pledged Monday to provide $1,000 for so-called Trump accounts for new children of its employees, matching what the government would contribute if the savings program for newborns delivered in the United States becomes law. CEO Michael Dell vowed to match the government’s seed money “dollar for dollar” for his employees’ kids during a roundtable event at the White House with President Donald Trump. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Goldman Sachs chief David Solomon also expressed support for the savings account plan, which is part of the massive Republican-backed budget bill moving through Congress. But they did not make the same commitment at the event that Dell did, even though a White House official told CNBC earlier Monday that the attending CEOs would collectively announce billions of dollars of investment into their employees’ Trump accounts. Once the bill is signed into law, “Goldman Sachs would be excited to further support” the initiative, said Solomon, without providing details. The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for clarification. More than half a dozen corporate leaders were on the list for the “Invest America” roundtable at the White House. They include: Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Technologies Brad Gerstner, founder and CEO of Altimeter Capital Rene Haas, CEO of Arm Holdings Parker Harris, CTO of Slack and cofounder of Salesforce Bill McDermott, CEO of ServiceNow Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber David Solomon, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs Vladimir Tenev, cofounder and CEO of Robinhood The provision to create the accounts passed the House last month as part of the major tax-cut bill that Trump is pushing Republicans to send to his desk before the Fourth of July. The bill is pending before the Senate, where it faces strong pushback from some fiscally conservative Republicans who are demanding significant changes. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., were seated alongside Trump and the CEOs at the event Monday afternoon. The program — previously referred to as “Money Accounts for Growth and Advancement” or “MAGA Accounts” — would seed index fund accounts with $1,000 in government funds for U.S. citizens born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028. 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Funds can be distributed once the beneficiary turns 18. The pilot program is similar to other savings account options that already exist, including 529 college savings plans, which have higher contribution limits. Some financial advisors say that the Trump accounts may not offer the best investment incentives. “The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill will literally change the lives of working, middle class families across America by delivering the largest tax cuts in history, increasing the child tax credit, and by creating this incredible new ‘Trump Account’ program, which will put the lives of young Americans on the right financial path!” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNBC in a statement. — CNBC’s Megan Cassella and Jessica Dickler and NBC News’ Garrett Haake contributed to this report.
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AntisemitismCanada In 2026, Tulsa And Panama Are Courting Canadian Jews As Antisemitism Redefines The Cost Of Staying As antisemitism reaches unprecedented levels across Canada, Jewish families and professionals are quietly reassessing their futures, and some are being actively courted elsewhere. Ron East By: Ron East December 31, 2025 SHARE A growing number of Canadian Jews are exploring relocation options A growing number of Canadian Jews are exploring relocation options as antisemitism intensifies and confidence in public protection erodes. (Image: Illustration.) TORONTO — For generations, Canada sold itself as a country where Jews could thrive without constantly looking over their shoulders. That assumption no longer holds for a growing number of Canadian Jews, particularly in the aftermath of October 7 and the months that followed. What has changed is not only the number of antisemitic incidents. It is the atmosphere. Public hostility has been normalized. Jewish schools, synagogues, and community centres operate under permanent security protocols. Anti-Jewish intimidation is increasingly framed as political expression. Enforcement is inconsistent. Accountability is rare. When Jewish life requires constant risk assessment, mobility stops being a luxury. It becomes a rational act of self-preservation. That reality helps explain why, in 2026, two very different destinations, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Panama, are appearing with growing frequency in serious conversations among Canadian Jews who have the means and flexibility to move. This is not a panic migration. It is a strategic recalculation. Canada’s new warning lights Jewish Canadians represent a small fraction of the population, yet account for a vastly disproportionate share of reported hate crimes. This is not a perception problem. It is a documented pattern. More troubling than the statistics themselves is the message many Jews hear in response: concern, sympathy, and context, but little deterrence. Protests that spill into harassment are tolerated. Jewish institutions are targeted repeatedly. Antisemitism disguised as antizionism is parsed endlessly rather than confronted directly. The result is a slow erosion of confidence in the state’s willingness or ability to enforce equal protection. When a community moves from assuming it belongs to hoping nothing happens today, the social contract has already been fractured. It is within this context that Tulsa and Panama are not merely attracting attention but actively courting. Lech Le’Tulsa and intentional Jewish welcome Tulsa is not presenting itself as a refuge city. It is presenting itself as a place that wants Jewish life to grow. In 2026, that effort has taken concrete form through Lech Le’Tulsa, a Jewish-focused relocation initiative designed to attract Jewish families, professionals, and entrepreneurs to the Tulsa area. The program combines relocation assistance with intentional community building and access to Jewish infrastructure. The name is deliberate. Lech Lecha, the biblical call to go forth and build a future, is not branding by accident. It speaks directly to a Jewish historical instinct that understands movement not as retreat, but as agency. Lech Le’Tulsa offers what many Canadian Jews increasingly feel is missing at home: A clear signal that Jewish presence is welcomed, not merely accommodated Immediate access to synagogues, schools, and Jewish communal life A civic environment where Jewish identity is not treated as a liability The financial incentives matter, but the social architecture matters more. Tulsa is offering a landing ramp. It is saying, we are prepared for you to arrive. That clarity stands in stark contrast to the ambiguity Canadian Jews experience when their safety concerns are acknowledged but endlessly deferred. Panama and the appeal of optionality Panama represents a different but equally rational response to insecurity. For Canadian Jews with international mobility, Panama offers residency pathways tied to investment, business activity, or long-term economic contribution. It also offers something increasingly valuable: optionality. Panama has an established Jewish community, a comparatively lower cost of living, and an immigration framework that openly courts skilled and capital-carrying residents. For some, it is a permanent relocation. For others, it is a second base, a contingency plan, or a future passport pathway. What matters is not the destination itself, but the logic behind the choice. When Jews seek second options, they are not rejecting diaspora life. They are applying historical lessons. Jewish continuity has always depended on redundancy, resilience, and the ability to move before crisis becomes catastrophe. The Zionist lens Canadians prefer to ignore Zionism does not deny the legitimacy of diaspora life. It insists that Jews must never be dependent on the goodwill of others for safety or equality. That lesson was written in blood long before the modern State of Israel existed. Israel institutionalized it at a national level. Individual Jews apply it on a personal level. When Canadian Jews explore Tulsa or Panama, they are not abandoning Canada in anger. They are responding rationally to warning signs. They are building leverage. They are ensuring their children have options. This is what Zionist consciousness looks like outside Israel. It is quiet, pragmatic, and unsentimental. An indictment Canada should take seriously Tulsa and Panama are not superior societies. They are intentional ones. Tulsa is saying, we want contributors, and we are prepared to integrate them. Panama is saying, we want residents and investment, and we have clear legal pathways. Canada, too often, is saying something else entirely: we are sorry you feel unsafe, but the politics are complicated. A serious country does not treat antisemitism as a public relations challenge. It treats it as a threat to civic order. That requires enforcement, deterrence, and moral clarity, including the willingness to name antisemitism even when it hides behind fashionable political language. Until that happens, Canada should not be surprised when Jews quietly explore exit ramps. The bottom line In 2026, the fact that Tulsa and Panama can plausibly court Canadian Jews is not an oddity. It is a warning. When antisemitism reaches levels that fundamentally alter how Jews calculate their futures, movement becomes strategy. History teaches Jews to act before apologies arrive too late. Canada still has time to reverse this trajectory. But time matters. And Jews, having learned this lesson repeatedly, are no longer inclined to wait.
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