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Mike Minogue heads to Mass GOP convention ready to take on Maura Healey: ‘She’s bankrupting our state’

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As the Massachusetts GOP gathers for its convention in Worcester this weekend, Airborne Ranger and former Abiomed CEO Mike Minogue appears to have the wind in his sails. 

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With a solid business background, he is positioning himself as the practical problem-solver and outsider, running in the primary against two veterans of the Charlie Baker administration.

Minogue, who ran a leading medical devices company for two decades, also benefits from a massive financial advantage over his two GOP rivals, Brian Shortsleeve, former chief administrator of the MBTA, and Mike Kennealy, secretary of Housing and Economic Development under Baker.

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Combat veteran-turned-CEO Mike Minogue on Wednesday launched a Republican campaign for governor in Massachusetts (Mike Minogue campaign)

«I am running as the political outsider, and because of that, I have the freedom and the ability to solve problems for our citizens,» Minogue said. «And I think that’s why I’m gonna win, and that’s why we’ve got the most momentum.»

Delegates will vote for the party nomination for governor and other statewide offices. According to party rules, candidates need 15% of the vote to qualify for the September primary ballot and 50% of the vote to receive an official endorsement from the party.

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The convention will be a test of Minogue’s ability to capitalize on a robust infrastructure and fundraising effort against two establishment candidates.

Minogue brings a compelling narrative to a campaign in which the GOP will face an uphill battle to unseat incumbent Gov. Maura Healey. 

He was awarded the Bronze Star for service during Operation Desert Storm and went on to a highly successful career in the medical device industry, ultimately guiding a deal that sold Abiomed to Johnson & Johnson for $16.6B. 

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«Well, I think that the campaign has had a message that it’s time for a new kind of governor. And so since I’m not part of the establishment, I’m coming in with a blueprint as a leader,» Minogue said. «So, first of all, people want a leader that has integrity, common sense and compassion. And they want to elect somebody that has a blueprint to bring accountability, affordability, opportunity and will keep our community safe. And so that’s really my platform. 

«And on the accountability, the audit that 72% of the voters acted for is something I was able to get involved in as a concerned citizen, and that needs to be done. And, so, that’s something around transparency and holding the one-party system accountable. And as a business person, as the only person who’s run and built the company, as a public company CEO for 19 years, I got audited every three months by an outside agency. That’s the accountability we need.»

Minogue brings a unique set of qualifications to the table, which are essential to his campaign message and its resonance with Bay State voters.

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«I’m not a political establishment person. The other two are. I also have the most experience from West Point to being a combat veteran, to running a business for 19 years, to also having several entrepreneurial private businesses and also being a leader in the nonprofit world around education, helping veterans, helping healthcare,» Minogue said. 

«So, I bring a skill set. … It’s more about my qualifications, less about policy. 

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Massachusetts’ Democratic Gov. Maura Healey is running for re-election in 2026. (Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

«But, again, people want someone to come in who will solve problems, doesn’t worry about the next election. And, so, I’ve got the most energy. I have more cash on hand, in fact, two times the cash on hand than the incumbent Governor Healey. And I am going to stop the overspending, the overtaxing and the overregulating because, as a business person, I know how to do that.»

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Massachusetts has long been dominated by the Democratic Party, except when it comes to the governor’s office. In fact, five of the last six governors prior to Maura Healey were Republicans. 

Nonetheless, the GOP nominee will face a challenge in a state in which only 8% of registered voters are Republicans.

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«So, I think what people don’t understand and why I’m gonna be the next governor is Massachusetts is not a blue state or a red state,» Minogue said. «In fact, we have low percentages for both parties, but people here have principles.»

«More people say they’re conservative as well than the numbers of the Republican Party, but people also want common sense. We’re a gritty group of people. We started the revolution. We endured in order to drive the British out of Boston in 1776. And that culture is still here. And I love that about it.»

Baker in June 2021

Mike Minogue faces two veterans of the Charlie Baker administration in the 2026 primary. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Minogue argues that Healey’s energy and fiscal policies have left the state and its business community in a precarious position.

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«I think the biggest issue with Governor Healey is two things. One is a failure to be a leader. She hasn’t stepped forward and driven the audit of the legislature that we voted for. In fact, she’s avoiding it,» Minogue said. 

«The second thing is she hasn’t solved the energy problem. She doesn’t invest in innovation. She keeps investing more and more tax dollars in green energy — wind and solar. And after two decades and over a billion dollars in tax money, we get less than 6% of our energy in Massachusetts from wind and solar. 

«Meanwhile, we get 20% of our energy from the nuclear energy facility in Seabrook, New Hampshire, that we don’t subsidize. And we have natural gas in America. We’re blessed with it. The pipelines need to come from Pennsylvania or New York. That will lower our energy. That’s safe, reliable, cheaper.»

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Minogue argues that Healey does not have a plan to address the exploding state budget, which is particularly feeling the pinch from skyrocketing health care costs. 

«So, first thing is the overall budget, $63 [billion]. Then I would drill in to the healthcare budget, which is 54% of our budget. It’s around $34 billion,» Minogue said. «I’ve been in all the hospitals, I’m an expert in healthcare. It’s what I’ve done for 30 years…It’s known that we are one of the top places for Medicaid, Medicare fraud. 

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We know our SNAP benefits and food stamps have massive fraud. Every time our U.S. attorney or state auditor looks at it, they find millions to tens of millions of savings. And we have to understand how this is impacting all the other businesses. Because if you drive health care costs up, and you have waste and fraud and the healthcare for entrepreneurs and for individuals is one of the most expensive in the nation and energy is one the most expensive in the nation, people leave. That’s why we got to do math.»

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The Massachusetts State House in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. (Thomas Kurmeier via Getty Images)

In a state in which 65% of the electorate is registered as «unenrolled,» Minogue is cognizant of the need to appeal to independents and Democrats.

«I will work with anyone to solve problems. I don’t care if it’s blue, red or independent. It doesn’t matter to me. But as the governor, there’s some things you can do,» he said.

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«So, on day one, you can declare that one third of the energy bills, the climate utility tax, is gone. So, that’s gonna help quality of life immediately. No. 2 is, I can bring in gas pipelines, and I can bring in nuclear energy by talking to companies. And I will do that. 

«The third is, I can opt into the federal scholarship tax credit, which immediately will be providing educational grants to about 80% of the parents that have kids. It gives them a choice on how they educate their kids.

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«We need a leader who loves the people more than they hate the other party. And that’s what I will do. I will solve problems. We are not political enemies. We are neighbors, and we just need to help people and understand that the goal is to make Massachusetts the best place to live, work, and raise a family, like I’ve had the blessing to do.»

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Progressive Talarico knifes Biden’s open border, tries moderating stance on key issues in Texas Senate race

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The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas torched former President Joe Biden’s open borders policies as he races to clean-up past comments amid criticism he is too radical to be elected in Texas.

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James Talarico hardened his stance on border security and pitted himself against the former president during a podcast interview on «Cogdell Law Uncensored» earlier this week.

The Democrat member of the Texas legislature has a far-left track record that includes calls to «tear down» Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE), an agency which he has called «secret police,» and claiming the border should act as a «welcome mat» for illegal immigrants.

He is now the Democratic nominee taking on Trump-backed Republican Ken Paxton in the race for a Senate seat in Texas in November.

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Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico addresses supporters at a rally in Houston. (F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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«I called out Joe Biden for failing to secure our southern border and I got a lot of heat from my own party for doing that,» he told podcaster and attorney Dan Cogdell. «But I remember talking with my colleagues in the legislature who represent border communities and they told me about the utter chaos caused by President Biden’s policies.»

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Those calls and his more moderate immigration stance emerged only after Talarico launched his Senate bid in the most populated U.S. red state where the most illegal immigration happens.

When asked repeatedly by Fox News Digital, Talarico’s campaign officials could not produce evidence to support the progressive candidate’s claims he was ever at odds with Biden on the issue of border security before his Senate campaign began and while Biden was still in office.

Millions of illegal aliens poured undetected into the United States during the previous presidency, while Talarico occupied his seat in the Texas House legislature.

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Talarico said in the podcast: «The Democratic Party, we’re the ones that should be about making government work for people and our immigration system is a prime example of government not working for people. So I’m a border security Democrat. I believe we’ve gotta have a sane, orderly process to ensure that we know who’s coming into our country.»

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President Joe Biden speaks during an official transition event to thank Ron Klain for his work and to welcome his successor Jeff Zients. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

While he has accused ICE of «terrorizing our country,» called for Americans to «stand up and fight back» and in 2019 slammed Texas Republicans for passing an «anti-immigrant bill» that funded President Donald Trump’s border wall project, Talarico said on the podcast this week that public safety should be a priority.

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«But I also think we need to keep out folks who want to do us harm, and public safety is the most important thing the government does,» he said.

Under Trump, ICE has been tasked with zeroing in on the «worst of the worst» illegal aliens for arrest and deportation, especially those with violent criminal records.

«James has never supported abolishing ICE and supports more border security — which is why he’s authored legislation to modernize our ports of entry and called for more Border Patrol agents,» Talarico’s press secretary JT Ennis told Fox News Digital.

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«Both parties have failed us on the issue of immigration, so James is running for Senate to keep our country safe by deporting criminals instead of hunting down moms, babies, and small business owners who have been contributing to our economy for decades.»

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a runoff election night event in Plano, Texas, on May 26, 2026. (Antranik Tavitian/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Speaking to Cogdell, Talarico also pitched himself as a defender of the Second Amendment while simultaneously calling for strict gun control methods.

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«I am a believer in the Second Amendment. I don’t pick and choose between the Bill of Rights. I believe in the Second Amendment just as much as I believe in the First,» he said. «We have a right to bear arms, to protect ourselves, our families. We have a right to own weapons for sport or for hunting, but like any freedom in the Bill of Rights, it’s not absolute.»

«We’ve gotta keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals. We’ve gotta make sure that we’ve got safe storage laws and background checks so that we’re keeping everybody safe,» the candidate qualified.

He positioned himself during the conversation as a moderate Democrat, chastising people on the political left who are «trying to take away people’s guns» and people on the political right who «don’t want to see any regulations.»

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But only a few months ago, Talarico said he favored «red flag laws,» which allow judges to order Americans to be stripped of their firearms if they think a person is a danger to themselves or others. Talarico also once accused Republicans of loving guns more than children.

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Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico speaks during a campaign launch rally in Round Rock, Texas, on Sept. 9, 2025. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

«You can’t be the party of freedom and control women’s bodies,» he said at a 2024 event with the Travis County Democratic Party. «You can’t be the party of family and love your guns more than our kids. You can’t be the party of faith and worship at the feet of Donald Trump.»

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Ennis said that the candidate has «always believed, like the vast majority of Texans, that we must protect the Second Amendment while also enacting popular, common sense measures like universal background checks that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals.»

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Talarico also distanced himself from child sex change surgeries, sometimes called «gender affirming care,» and said he does not support them despite often earning criticism for his comments regarding children who identify as the opposite of their biological sex.

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«I oppose gender reassignment surgeries for minors,» he told Cogdell, claiming «the people that are in power» are trying to distract from «corruption in our government.»

«So they’re gonna use a tried and true playbook to get out of this,» he said. «Distraction and division. That is how corrupt public officials stay in power.»

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Talarico’s emphatic support for transgender children has raised eyebrows since he’s entered the national spotlight.

He has said he loves them on multiple occasions, including on a podcast in 2023 when he was asked to name something that he loved other than his friends and family.

«I love, I’m just saying this because it’s all on my mind, the trans children who showed up yesterday at the state capitol to advocate for their humanity,» he said on the Superbloom Podcast.

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At the time, he had voted against a state bill to ban cross-sex hormones for minors.

Rep. James Talarico seated with Vanessa Fuentes and Jessica Weitz at SXSW conference in Austin Texas

Rep. James Talarico, Vanessa Fuentes and Jessica Weitz attend the Featured Session: State Of Being: How To Care in 2024 at the SXSW Conference and Festivals held at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, on March 8, 2024. (Jason Bollenbacher/SXSW Conference & Festivals)

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«I just want to say, I love you and so do a lot of people in this room, and so do a lot of people around this big state. I know it may not seem like it tonight, but you are loved beyond measure,» Talarico also said in 2023 on the Texas House floor, according to the Houston Chronicle.

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«James opposes gender reassignment surgery for minors,» said Ennis. «While billionaire-bought politicians like Ken Paxton spread lies to divide Texans, James will continue to stand up against both political parties to fix this broken, corrupt political system and support Texas families.»

Paxton’s campaign did not return Fox News Digital’s request for comment on Talarico’s apparent flip-flop on the border, Second Amendment or transgender youth

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El Ejército de Guatemala y la PNC activan el operativo Mercado Seguro en tres departamentos

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El Ejército de Guatemala y la PNC iniciaron el operativo conjunto Mercado Seguro en Guatemala, Sacatepéquez y Chimaltenango. (Cortesía: Ejército de Guatemala)

El Ejército de Guatemala y la PNC iniciaron este sábado el operativo conjunto Mercado Seguro en los departamentos de Guatemala, Sacatepéquez y Chimaltenango para reforzar la seguridad en centros de comercio que han sido golpeados por la delincuencia y por extorsiones, según la Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias.

La operación también incluye patrullajes de seguridad en distintos puntos y avenidas del Mercado Central y del Mercado Colón de la ciudad capital, a cargo de la Primera Brigada de Policía Militar Guardia de Honor, de acuerdo con el texto oficial difundido por la Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias.

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El despliegue fue presentado como una estrategia para fortalecer la presencia de las autoridades en mercados cantonales y centros de comercio de esos tres departamentos, con el objetivo de prevenir hechos delictivos y dar condiciones de seguridad para comerciantes y compradores, según la Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias.

El segundo comandante de la Brigada Militar Mariscal Zavala, Ángel Carrera Sandoval, explicó a la Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias que el inicio de estas operaciones busca mantener un entorno protegido para quienes trabajan y compran en esos espacios. En su declaración, sostuvo: “El Ejército de Guatemala y la Policía Nacional Civil llevan a cabo el inicio de las operaciones denominadas Mercado Seguro. Con esta operación, el Ejército de Guatemala continúa garantizando un entorno seguro para los comerciantes y visitantes, en donde puedan trabajar y comprar con total confianza”.

Mercado Seguro despliega patrullajes de seguridad en el Mercado Central y el Mercado Colón de la ciudad de Guatemala. (Cortesía: Ejército de Guatemala)
Mercado Seguro despliega patrullajes de seguridad en el Mercado Central y el Mercado Colón de la ciudad de Guatemala. (Cortesía: Ejército de Guatemala)

La respuesta central del plan es directa: Mercado Seguro consiste en acciones de verificación, monitoreo y patrullaje en mercados de Guatemala, Sacatepéquez y Chimaltenango que han sufrido ataques de la delincuencia y han sido objeto de extorsiones, en apoyo a las fuerzas de seguridad civil, según la Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias.

Carrera Sandoval agregó a la Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias que el acompañamiento de las fuerzas de seguridad civil busca “dar la certeza a todos aquellos mercados que han sufrido de estos embates de la delincuencia y que han sido objeto de extorsiones y han amedrentado a nuestra población”.

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Estas acciones se desarrollan en áreas de alta afluencia de personas y están orientadas a reforzar la vigilancia, proteger la economía local y devolver la tranquilidad a la población guatemalteca, según la Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias.

La misma información oficial remarca que el trabajo interinstitucional pretende sostener acciones permanentes de vigilancia y prevención para proteger a la población y garantizar espacios seguros, según la Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias.

El operativo busca reforzar la seguridad en centros de comercio golpeados por la delincuencia y las extorsiones. (Cortesía: Ejército de Guatemala)
El operativo busca reforzar la seguridad en centros de comercio golpeados por la delincuencia y las extorsiones. (Cortesía: Ejército de Guatemala)

La justificación del operativo parte del peso económico y social de estos espacios. Los mercados son presentados en el texto oficial como lugares de trabajo, encuentro y sustento para miles de familias guatemaltecas.

Bajo esa premisa, el despliegue en Mercado Central y Mercado Colón, así como en otros centros de comercio de los tres departamentos, busca que comerciantes y visitantes desarrollen sus actividades diarias con normalidad y que las comunidades mantengan su dinámica económica, según la Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias.

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En otra declaración recogida por la Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias, Carrera Sandoval afirmó: “Aunado con esto, las fuerzas de seguridad civil nos acompañan para dar la certeza a todos aquellos mercados que han sufrido de estos embates de la delincuencia y que han sido objeto de extorsiones y han amedrentado a nuestra población”.

El mando militar añadió en la misma intervención, según la Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias: “Estamos para servirles y cuando a un soldado se le pide una mano, tenemos dos para poder apoyar”.

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Elon Musk y un cambio silencioso en el capitalismo

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Los historiadores de la economía saben desde hace tiempo que cada innovación tecnológica relevante acaba por afectar la acumulación y la asignación del capital. Lo que ocurrió el viernes con la extraordinaria salida pública a la Bolsa de SpaceX, la empresa de Elon Musk, es el último indicio de ese proceso con la inteligencia artificial como su mascarón de proa.

Hace unas décadas, al describir la historia de lo que llamó con frase feliz “las máquinas del tiempo”, el italiano Carlo M. Cipolla mostró cómo la invención del reloj en la Edad Media cambió de raíz la vida laboral, la vida cotidiana y hasta la hora de las plegarias de aquellas gentes que -algo increíble para nosotros- a veces morían de viejos sin saber exactamente qué edad tenían. El episodio tuvo tanta proyección que, hacia 1338, Occidente comenzó a exportar relojes mecánicos a Asia por primera vez, revirtiendo la supremacía tecnológica que ostentaba Oriente hasta entonces. El avance en el mundo del nuevo artefacto -la “prodigiosa arte mechanica” como la llamaban- fue lento, pero ya anunciaba una nueva era.

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Siglos más tarde, se percibe un aire de familia con lo sucedido en Nueva York, oculto sin embargo bajo el fárrago de cifras que abruman. Y esto es así porque los cambios tecnológicos van de la mano con los ciclos largos de la economía, como si fueran su molde. Cada período suele girar en torno a un insumo: el algodón en la fase inicial textil de la revolución industrial; el carbón con la aparición del ferrocarril; el acero y la producción en masa sobre la cadena de montaje automotriz; la electricidad con la urbanización masiva en el siglo XIX; el petróleo, poco después; y hoy con el circuito electrónico del chip y esos minerales de curioso nombre, las “tierras raras”.

Pero el fenómeno de ahora es especial. Y éste es el primer elemento a considerar si se quiere entenderlo: nunca antes se necesitó tanto capital para sustentar la innovación. La carrera por la supremacía en la IA -que es el núcleo real de todo el asunto detrás el negocio de los cohetes- exige un ciclo de inversiones inéditas que puedan financiar centros de datos espaciales con energía solar, semiconductores avanzados, enormes redes satelitales. Y su valor se potencia porque, políticamente, son activos estratégicos.

Cuando el viernes pasado la empresa de Musk puso a la venta 555 millones de acciones a US$ 160 cada una, protagonizó la oferta pública más elevada de la historia con US$ 75.000 millones. La masiva compra de papeles, que otorgó a SpaceX un valor bursátil de US$ 2 billones, convirtieron a Musk en el único billonario del planeta; y a 4.000 de sus empleados con participación en el capital de la firma en millonarios de la noche a la mañana.

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El vértigo que causan semejantes números ya habla de una era diferente: antes de la venta del viernes, el Wall Street Journal cifró en 970.000 millones de dólares la fortuna del empresario. “Acumular esa cantidad a lo largo de su carrera de 31 años equivale a un promedio de 992 dólares por segundo. Un hogar con ingreso medio de EE.UU. (US$ 83.730 en 2024) debería trabajar más de 11 millones de años para juntar ese patrimonio”, explicó el diario que habla por un sector decisivo del capitalismo de la potencia.

Desde luego, estos números que dan escalofríos agudizan un debate ya existente sobre la concentración de la riqueza. Pero lo que implica este nuevo ciclo va aún más allá del crecimiento evidente de las desigualdades al plantear nuevos problemas para todo el sistema.

Por ejemplo, desde hace años se viene discutiendo sobre el riesgo que presenta un elevado déficit público que absorbe ahorros y desplaza a la inversión privada. Pero el fenómeno que surge ahora es distinto: la inteligencia artificial comienza a concentrar una parte cada vez mayor de capital privado disponible alrededor de un número muy limitado de empresas y sectores. El tema ya no es tanto cuánto invierten esas firmas sino cómo afecta ese proceso en la asignación global del ahorro.

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Los analistas subrayan el riesgo de que agentes del mercado, al percibir que ciertas empresas acaparan tecnologías revolucionarias, vuelquen masivamente el capital a esos sectores de manera desproporcionada. Esta dinámica ya se ha visto en Wall Street donde la concentración de la rentabilidad de las distintas tecnologías en pugna -los competidores de Musk- explican buena parte del ritmo de los índices bursátiles desde inicios del segundo mandato de Trump. Desde entonces, el crédito ha comenzado a orientarse a la financiación de infraestructuras tecnológicas -esencialmente ligadas a la IA- de un modo inédito. Y lo seguirá haciendo cuando el resto de los gigantes del sector (Anthropic y OpenIA) salten a la Bolsa en un futuro cercano.

Que todo ocurra en EE.UU. es fácil de entender: su supremacía no es solo técnica a partir de Silicon Valley. Ningún otro centro financiero puede mover tanto capital para financiar este proceso de innovación tecnológica. Y lo hace aspirando parte del ahorro del resto del planeta. La Unión Europea ha intentado armar un mercado de capitales propio para evitar que sus empresas lleven la plata a Wall Street. Hasta ahora fracasó, mientras China compite por el momento con su fuerte billetera estatal.

Al margen de eventuales burbujas especulativas que puedan complicar este nuevo giro, la operación de Musk ilustra que, en el fondo, el fenómeno parece reflejar una transformación más profunda del capitalismo contemporáneo.

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Desde aquella época fundacional en Europa encarnada en los relojes de los que habló Cipolla, las economías más avanzadas crecieron con sus agentes más poderosos (industriales, comerciales, financieros) ligados de alguna manera a los Estados. En este siglo asoma un patrón diverso con estructuras tecnológicas de escala global, ganancias estratosféricas y fortaleza para condicionar la dirección de los flujos de capital, la cadena de suministros y hasta las prioridades industriales de muchas naciones. No conforman un Estado, desde luego. Pero ya no son las empresas que veíamos hasta ahora. Se trata de actores sistémicos con capacidad de afectar ámbitos enteros de la economía global con el riesgo de que el ahorro deje de ofrecerse de modo diversificado para concentrarse en exceso sobre los grandes ganadores de la nueva era capitalista.

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