Horns11
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Sorry, been doing the family stuff during the holiday weekend and didn't get back to a computer until very recently.
Before I even venture a guess into what you think I should answer, I doubt anything I type will get you to rethink how you feel about the current political situation, especially considering you stated you don't even like Trump. My guess is that what I think the average American needs probably doesn't line up with yours.
I think a family of four making $54K/annually (average 2014-15 family from Cheatsheet, CNN, and Quora) needs economic advantages like cheaper health care. Trump's plan to allow for cheaper prescriptions will try to address this, but dismantling things like Medicaid to states just because it saves dollars is going to harm those who need it the most. You can probably guess which states will take advantage of the "let's block free money" platform. Maybe I'm just more of a "that which you did for the least of these" kind of person, and it doesn't seem like Trump (or most conservatives by any Congressional estimates) is willing to force taxpayers to pay for something that hardly anyone uses. This flies in the face of accomplishments that Reagan and Bush II championed. But the times have changed.
I got it from a Washington Post article, but if you google "Business Week Trump," about 20 articles come up questioning how much he's worth. I think the point is that his business acumen, which is basically what gives him the ability to run for the most powerful position in the country, is either on par or worse than how well the average "$100-millionaire" fared from the 1970s to today. His claims of being self-made ring true and deep with many who will vote for him.
Forbes and Bloomberg had his wealth at $4.5B and $2.9B. Forbes actually indexed it here. The closest estimate to what Trump says his wealth is was still about $1.7B below Trump's claim ($8.3B instead of $10B). But I don't think his claims about his wealth is what would make him a bad president.
No facts or logic? He's literally a failed sports team owner who allowed his team to flounder with the ill-fated "let's move our games to the fall to compete with the NFL" crap so that he could liquidate. I figured sports fans already knew that about him.
I should have been more clear. I think when people started questioning what Romney was doing at Bain during the 2012 election cycle, it ended up being part of his undoing. He was basically the Steve Patterson of the business world, or so they would have us believe. I don't think Romney and Trump have the same experiences or policies, but I know that when the media wants to take something far enough, they'll get people to question Trump. So far, it appears that "being Trump" has been enough to overcome a lot of his flawed statements or failed ventures in the past, but if politicos want the information to come out, like why he's reluctant to reveal certain figures while Romney wasn't, then it'll probably happen between now and November.
Like I said, this isn't about how much he's worth. It's about translating what he's learned on the path to what would make him a good president. I think what he's learned is a lot of corporate gamesmanship that keeps him from paying a lot of taxes and affords him opportunities to talk about how great he is. I think that pales in comparison to actual policy making. Think about all of the policy that Rubio, Cruz, Kasich, Walker, etc. have had their hands on. Not that they're the best candidates ever, considering they lost to him, but at least they understand what it takes to create it. I think Trump and his voters just believe that he'll surround himself with people who will create policy, but Trump has never been one to let others do the work.
In reality is means Clinton is up by 4-6 points.
-Explain what the average American needs for his/her family
-Explain why Trump's business decisions should ever be dependent on what the Average American needs
Before I even venture a guess into what you think I should answer, I doubt anything I type will get you to rethink how you feel about the current political situation, especially considering you stated you don't even like Trump. My guess is that what I think the average American needs probably doesn't line up with yours.
I think a family of four making $54K/annually (average 2014-15 family from Cheatsheet, CNN, and Quora) needs economic advantages like cheaper health care. Trump's plan to allow for cheaper prescriptions will try to address this, but dismantling things like Medicaid to states just because it saves dollars is going to harm those who need it the most. You can probably guess which states will take advantage of the "let's block free money" platform. Maybe I'm just more of a "that which you did for the least of these" kind of person, and it doesn't seem like Trump (or most conservatives by any Congressional estimates) is willing to force taxpayers to pay for something that hardly anyone uses. This flies in the face of accomplishments that Reagan and Bush II championed. But the times have changed.
-Provide a link
-Is the $6 billion before or after tax?
-Did BusinessWeek use the best returning index fund? Are they saying Trump should have known in 1978 what the fund would return over a 38 year period? If BusinessWeek had picked a fund that no longer existed, and Trump would have lost half of his money before selling his position in that fund, would they now be arguing that Trump is a genius?
I got it from a Washington Post article, but if you google "Business Week Trump," about 20 articles come up questioning how much he's worth. I think the point is that his business acumen, which is basically what gives him the ability to run for the most powerful position in the country, is either on par or worse than how well the average "$100-millionaire" fared from the 1970s to today. His claims of being self-made ring true and deep with many who will vote for him.
-Please provide a list of "most estimates", and let us check their sources for Trump's worth
Forbes and Bloomberg had his wealth at $4.5B and $2.9B. Forbes actually indexed it here. The closest estimate to what Trump says his wealth is was still about $1.7B below Trump's claim ($8.3B instead of $10B). But I don't think his claims about his wealth is what would make him a bad president.
Ad hominem attack. No facts or logic to support the argument.
No facts or logic? He's literally a failed sports team owner who allowed his team to flounder with the ill-fated "let's move our games to the fall to compete with the NFL" crap so that he could liquidate. I figured sports fans already knew that about him.
Baseless, political attacks on Romney's business acumen is the same as asking questions about his business acumen?
Trump and Romney are the same people with the same experiences and same policies? I wonder why they dislike each other so much?
I should have been more clear. I think when people started questioning what Romney was doing at Bain during the 2012 election cycle, it ended up being part of his undoing. He was basically the Steve Patterson of the business world, or so they would have us believe. I don't think Romney and Trump have the same experiences or policies, but I know that when the media wants to take something far enough, they'll get people to question Trump. So far, it appears that "being Trump" has been enough to overcome a lot of his flawed statements or failed ventures in the past, but if politicos want the information to come out, like why he's reluctant to reveal certain figures while Romney wasn't, then it'll probably happen between now and November.
Horn11, If it was that simple in what Trump did then there would be a lot more Millionaires that are now Billionaires. There are only about 1800 billionaires in the whole world. I wonder what the percentages are of 1800 vs the world population? So much more to it than you state.
Like I said, this isn't about how much he's worth. It's about translating what he's learned on the path to what would make him a good president. I think what he's learned is a lot of corporate gamesmanship that keeps him from paying a lot of taxes and affords him opportunities to talk about how great he is. I think that pales in comparison to actual policy making. Think about all of the policy that Rubio, Cruz, Kasich, Walker, etc. have had their hands on. Not that they're the best candidates ever, considering they lost to him, but at least they understand what it takes to create it. I think Trump and his voters just believe that he'll surround himself with people who will create policy, but Trump has never been one to let others do the work.
The TrumpHaters are just upset that Clinton is only up by 2-4 points, which in reality means Trump is likely tied.
In reality is means Clinton is up by 4-6 points.