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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: koan who wrote (7296)	1/21/2017 1:20:48 AM
From: Dracin72	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 363286

I would hope that if he fails to deliver positive change and if his agenda proves harmful that the 2018 elections would result in a shift in congress to prevent any further action via congress that would assist him. But even before then the Senate has a responsibility to act intelligently and appropriately to prevent harm. The GOP does not have a 60-40 majority as it is.

To: koan who wrote (7296)	1/21/2017 3:52:15 PM
From: Katelew	1 Recommendation Recommended By Dracin72 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 363286

For a con artist bent on graft and other ways of enriching himself, Trump has really gotten off on the wrong foot. I was just reading this morning a tally of what he has lost to date by running for POTUS. The highlights start with $66 million of his own money to finance his campaign. This is not "money loaned to his campaign" which would then theoretically get reimbursed back to him. This is his own money, permanently gone. Probably worse is that he gave up The Apprentice, a successful TV show and a veritable cash cow. It is falling now in ratings and will likely be gone by the time he leaves office. Macy's and other stores have dropped his merchandising lines. And he had to give two successful pageant franchises--Miss Universe to name one. On top of that, growth in his remaining business empire is likely to remain subdued, maybe even stagnant. Although his sons will keep things running, they have all pledged to to refrain from expansion efforts. If the world economy remains healthy, that alone represents a huge opportunity cost. Your side is convinced Trump already pays no taxes, so his tax cut plan isn't going to benefit him, so where exactly is this con going to take him? You say you object to Trump because you believe Jonathan Chait, but all Chait is offering is an opinion. So you object to Trump because somebody else objects to Trump?? The whole left is arguing one way or the other that Trump is in it for the money. Someone needs to tell Trump that, lol, because the poor guy is going in the wrong direction. An estimate was given that Trump could be down by $150 million.