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Paul Begala: "Trump has a strategy: undermine any independent check on him:" (Original Post) CousinIT Jan 2017 OP
Glad he noticed. So what do we do now Paulie? hedda_foil Jan 2017 #1
Trump is the ultimate extension of hubris - thinks his wealth and power make him untouchable NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #2
I'm pretty sure he's not nearly as wealthy as he claims NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #7
Yep. n/t Lucinda Jan 2017 #3
Well, did he just figure that out? pangaia Jan 2017 #4
Noticeable that you are an excellent poster. n/t UTUSN Jan 2017 #5
In other news water is wet. What are we to do about it onecaliberal Jan 2017 #6

NRaleighLiberal

(60,021 posts)
2. Trump is the ultimate extension of hubris - thinks his wealth and power make him untouchable
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 10:50 PM
Jan 2017

and who knows if he truly has the wealth he brags about. And power - that can go pretty quickly. Fingers crossed that he has already begun his undoing.

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
7. I'm pretty sure he's not nearly as wealthy as he claims
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 11:13 PM
Jan 2017

especially if you subtract out the debts he owes so many people.

Remember the big news that he had not paid taxes in 20 years because he had a nearly $1 billion loss 20 years ago that he was using to offset his earnings? You're only allowed to offset what you earn - so, once you exceed that $1 billion loss, you no longer have any loss deductions (unless you lose big again) In other words, Trump's combined income these past 20 years has not been enough to offset that nearly $1 billion loss. $1 billion over 20 years is $50 million/year. Great money and 1% money for sure. But he's more in league with a Kardashian or a top pro athlete with endorsements than the elites of the financial world like Warren Buffet or some hedge fund titans.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
4. Well, did he just figure that out?
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 10:58 PM
Jan 2017

This is the destruction of the United States as a functioning democracy.
It is now a puppet/dictatorship with the disgusting assistance of the republican party.

They are all, every one of them, along with most of the media, real traitors to the country.

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