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IM5688 · 61-69, M
For decades I've been saying that we need a businessman for president as politicians just can't seem to handle the country's finances. Well, now we have one and despite all the hatred and the obstacles they've thrown at him, he seems to be doing quite well for the country and the American people.
As a person, I think he is super egotistical and can be brash and brazen at times, but he is doing a tough job and succeeding. His agenda makes sense and he is one of the few that actually are trying very hard to keep his campaign promises and get the country on the right track.
As a person, I think he is super egotistical and can be brash and brazen at times, but he is doing a tough job and succeeding. His agenda makes sense and he is one of the few that actually are trying very hard to keep his campaign promises and get the country on the right track.
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sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
IM5688 · 61-69, M
@BohemianBabe It's all you democrats that hate America. Allowing illegals in by the millions, funding foreign wars before taking care of our own people first, etc.
And Trump is not a failure as a businessman. Failed business people are not usually millionaires/billionaires. If you are referring to his bankruptcies, bankruptcy was put in place by the federal gov't. It's a business tool just as tax loop holes are.
And Trump is not a failure as a businessman. Failed business people are not usually millionaires/billionaires. If you are referring to his bankruptcies, bankruptcy was put in place by the federal gov't. It's a business tool just as tax loop holes are.
BohemianBabe · M
BohemianBabe · M
@IM5688 I'm not a Democrat.
It's not just that he went bankrupt over and over, it's that every business he ever had failed. The only reason he's still rich is because the government gives rich people subsidies in order to keep them rich. There's no meritocracy under Capitalism, just a system that treats people like some kind of master race that must be kept rich if they were born into wealth.
But business failures aside, Trump's first presidency was an undeniable disaster. He was the second worst jobs president ever.
It's not just that he went bankrupt over and over, it's that every business he ever had failed. The only reason he's still rich is because the government gives rich people subsidies in order to keep them rich. There's no meritocracy under Capitalism, just a system that treats people like some kind of master race that must be kept rich if they were born into wealth.
But business failures aside, Trump's first presidency was an undeniable disaster. He was the second worst jobs president ever.
IM5688 · 61-69, M
@BohemianBabe No one knew how to handle covid. And if you remember, when covid first hit, it was people like Pelosi who were urging people not to lock down until they changed their minds about it. Also, trump offered and sent help to NYC during covid and they turned him down purely out of Trump hatred.
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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@IM5688 please tell me what he has done well for me? My investments rose dramatically during POTUS 46, by any measurement, the US economy was the best in the world, the highest GNP, lowest inflation, lowest unemployment. In less than 100 days the US has become the world's pariah, has lost the respect of the world, has been plunged into a stock market crash likely to lead to a recession at least. Are you better off now than on January 19?
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@IM5688 unfortunately the country chose a businessman that drove his companies into bankruptcy 6 times!
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@samueltyler2 And over 320 of his developmants succeeded, which is pretty good odds in anybody's game
IM5688 · 61-69, M
@samueltyler2 Bankruptcy does not equal a failed businessman. Bankruptcy is a business tool put in place by the federal gov't.
Example: You buy/build a casino because it's the new "in" thing that everyone wants to spend money on. It takes off and you're doing very well. Then, the novelty of it starts wearing off. Less people are going probably because the next new "in" thing has come along. So you're business starts to tank.
It's not your fault that people aren't attending. Add to this picture the fact that the economy changes also. if people can't afford to go out and spend money, your business will suffer and again, it's not your fault.
Bankruptcy was put in place to protect you so you would not be in debt for the rest of your life just because your business failed due to no fault of your own.
Example: You buy/build a casino because it's the new "in" thing that everyone wants to spend money on. It takes off and you're doing very well. Then, the novelty of it starts wearing off. Less people are going probably because the next new "in" thing has come along. So you're business starts to tank.
It's not your fault that people aren't attending. Add to this picture the fact that the economy changes also. if people can't afford to go out and spend money, your business will suffer and again, it's not your fault.
Bankruptcy was put in place to protect you so you would not be in debt for the rest of your life just because your business failed due to no fault of your own.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@IM5688 Ask he/they/it how he/they/its solindra stock is doing
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@samueltyler2 And over 320 of his developmants succeeded, which is pretty good odds in anybody's game
Heartlander · 80-89, M
@IM5688 Yep! I can inly imagine the challenges to developing a hunk of real estate in NYC. The politicians who have to be coddled or handled, the bankers, the unions? What a great practice environment for later becoming president. What a great practice experience before doing it again.
BohemianBabe · M
@IM5688
Name some. Which of his business projects were successful?
He does have successful businesses.
Name some. Which of his business projects were successful?
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