2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump Change: Is Donald Trump Broke?
Ive just slogged through all ninety-two pages of Donald Trumps financial disclosure submission to the Federal Election Commission, and I cant make heads or tails of it.
I cannot tell how much Trump is worth, if anything. His empire, if he has one, is as mysterious as his haircut, and as impervious as his skyscraper in Chicago - a gigantic phallic mirror named after himself.
In terms of real, lasting assets - is Donald Trump worth roughly $10 billion?
The mainstream press erred horrendously by taking seriously Trumps disclosure to the FEC, by asking reporters to sit down with the document and try to understand it on its own terms, so to speak. This approach yielded nothing but exhaustion and bewilderment. No one dared speculate that Trumps purpose in disclosing so much was to disclose so little. It was a 52-Card Pickup, a maze of trees without a forest. The assets - some as small as the single-digit thousands - pile up like obsessive compulsive do-dads in the claustrophobic home of a hoarder. The range of projects goes beyond greed and passes into desperation. High rise buildings and golf courses are one thing, but the list of assets quickly degrades into obscure wineries, Israeli vodka and energy drinks, a mattress and clothing line, television shows, a pension from the screen actors guild, bottled water, book royalties, speaking gigs, and endless inchoate and impossible to value marks (i.e. trademarks) and positions in partnerships that have his own name.
http://www.thealphapages.com/content/trump-change-is-donald-trump-broke
Time For Trump To Put Up Or Shut Up
Many observers think the real-estate mogul may not be as outlandishly wealthy as he claims.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/437037/
People are asking.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)His real estate holdings are likely financed by sources outside of the US. This is more likely considering the frequency of his bankruptcies. US sources won't loan him money, but Russians will. His tax returns would show who he is paying interest to, and if any, who he is receiving interest from. Those tax returns would sink him with about 1/3 of his supporters. The rest are so racist and sick that they don't care.
relayerbob
(6,536 posts)Someone subpoenas for all relevant information, you bury them in paper and let them figure it out
Jarqui
(10,120 posts)His campaign hasn't bought any ads.
He's hiding something.
Could he be broke? Possibly. If one of his big deals had a personal guarantee and went south .. that could wipe him out.
He's not going to show his tax returns - no matter what. So all that's left is speculation.