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ffr

(22,670 posts) Wed Jan 9, 2019, 12:44 AM Jan 2019

We were told he'd run America like a business. What successful business shuts down like this?

Not Apple.

Not GM.

Not Standard Oil nor AT&T nor Google, nor your local produce store.

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We were told he'd run America like a business. What successful business shuts down like this? (Original Post) ffr Jan 2019 OP

Note this is from LAST January... FormerDittoHead Jan 2019 #1

lol ffr Jan 2019 #9

I guess Enron is his ideal. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2019 #2

He meant like his businesses. MrsCoffee Jan 2019 #3

GMTA EffieBlack Jan 2019 #5

He's not running like A business. He's running it like HIS business EffieBlack Jan 2019 #4

Sears? Orangepeel Jan 2019 #6

Martin Shkreli ran a business, too DFW Jan 2019 #7

to be fair it was about how TRUMP ran his businesses and they all do pretty much shut down JI7 Jan 2019 #8

FormerDittoHead

(5,155 posts)

1. Note this is from LAST January...

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 12:49 AM

Jan 2019

ffr

(22,670 posts)

9. lol

Reply to FormerDittoHead (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 07:34 PM

Jan 2019

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)

2. I guess Enron is his ideal.

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 12:50 AM

Jan 2019

MrsCoffee

(5,801 posts)

3. He meant like his businesses.

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 12:52 AM

Jan 2019

All corrupt failures.

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)

5. GMTA

Reply to MrsCoffee (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 12:52 AM

Jan 2019

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)

4. He's not running like A business. He's running it like HIS business

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 12:52 AM

Jan 2019

A big difference, but it explains everything ...

Orangepeel

(13,933 posts)

6. Sears?

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 12:58 AM

Jan 2019

A lot of history, run into the ground by a changing landscape and a terrible nutcase CEO.

DFW

(54,379 posts)

7. Martin Shkreli ran a business, too

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 01:36 AM

Jan 2019

There is a difference between running a business and running it into the ground.

JI7

(89,249 posts)

8. to be fair it was about how TRUMP ran his businesses and they all do pretty much shut down