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And really, who are you folks kidding. Obama's Washington DC leaks like a sieve and John Koskinen is one of Obama's more odious weasels and nothing scandalous has leaked. I know you folks need the Russian fairy tale to get through the day and you believe as deeply as the birthers but I doubt his taxes are going to help...Rachel Maddow would've told us all ready.
Because he doesn't LEGALLY have to? You know, that pesky thing called the law... If you and others don't like the way the law is currently written then I'd suggest lobbying to change it.
He thought it was important when Romney didn't want to show his. Why? It was important to him then.
More garbage. I wonder why you people aren't demanding an investigation of the Clintons, and the Clinton Foundation?
Trump is a successful business man. When you buy a failing business, it's often smart to file bankruptcy (for that business). Almost anyone knows that. And it's a legal and legitimate way for a fresh start. Kind of like "flipping" houses.
More garbage. I wonder why you people aren't demanding an investigation of the Clintons, and the Clinton Foundation?
Trump is a successful business man. When you buy a failing business, it's often smart to file bankruptcy (for that business). Almost anyone knows that. And it's a legal and legitimate way for a fresh start. Kind of like "flipping" houses.
I know many successful business men and they NEVER filed bankruptcy. Trump is the master at that.
More garbage. I wonder why you people aren't demanding an investigation of the Clintons, and the Clinton Foundation?
Trump is a successful business man. When you buy a failing business, it's often smart to file bankruptcy (for that business). Almost anyone knows that. And it's a legal and legitimate way for a fresh start. Kind of like "flipping" houses.
Big difference; Clinton Foundation's records and books are wide open as it is required by law. That's why all you haters can site so many contributions from various sources to the Clinton Foundation.
Trump's international business dealings are of a magnitude larger than the Clinton foundation and not any information or transparency is available concerning it.
Clinton never got further than SOS. Trump is leader of the free world. There needs to be transparency for national trust to exist for that leadership. Trump has already proven to be a compulsive liar. Even his supporters acknowledge that much.
As far as being a successful business man, he's a successful carpetbagger. He's always been nothing more than a carpetbagger and always will be.
A stranger with a wagon full of elixir.
A salesman with 1/4 acre parcels in a Florida swamp.
A course that teaches you how to be him.
The guy's a buffon with too much money and too little taste.
We think he's in hock up to his nut sacks to Russian oligarchs.
Where's his money coming from?
Who holds the long tern notes on his shiny heini?
We, the American people want to know who the hell is this guy running our nation.
More garbage. I wonder why you people aren't demanding an investigation of the Clintons, and the Clinton Foundation?
Trump is a successful business man. When you buy a failing business, it's often smart to file bankruptcy (for that business). Almost anyone knows that. And it's a legal and legitimate way for a fresh start. Kind of like "flipping" houses.
Clintons have been one of the most investigated families in history, time to give up your infatuation. No defense of trump so it's the Clintons.
Big difference; Clinton Foundation's records and books are wide open as it is required by law. That's why all you haters can site so many contributions from various sources to the Clinton Foundation.
Trump's international business dealings are of a magnitude larger than the Clinton foundation and not any information or transparency is available concerning it.
Clinton never got further than SOS. Trump is leader of the free world. There needs to be transparency for national trust to exist for that leadership. Trump has already proven to be a compulsive liar. Even his supporters acknowledge that much.
As far as being a successful business man, he's a successful carpetbagger. He's always been nothing more than a carpetbagger and always will be.
A stranger with a wagon full of elixir.
A salesman with 1/4 acre parcels in a Florida swamp.
A course that teaches you how to be him.
The guy's a buffon with too much money and too little taste.
We think he's in hock up to his nut sacks to Russian oligarchs.
Where's his money coming from?
Who holds the long tern notes on his shiny heini?
We, the American people want to know who the hell is this guy running our nation.
Especially agree with bold! Although as long as both major parties have all but given up on representing the American people by adopting the 1980 Libertarian Agenda, i.e. both Parties resemble government of, by, & for the 1 %, we will unfortunately have folks like Donald Trump seeking office:
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What Do the Koch Brothers Want?
As a result of the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision, billionaires and large corporations can now spend an unlimited amount of money to influence the political process.
Perhaps, the biggest winners of Citizens United are Charles and David Koch, owners of the second-largest privately run business in America Koch Industries.
Among other things, the Koch brothers own oil refineries in Texas, Alaska, and Minnesota and control some 4,000 miles of pipeline.
According to Forbes Magazine, the Koch brothers are now worth $80 billion, and have increased their wealth by $12 billion since last year alone.
For the Koch brothers, $80 billion in wealth, apparently, is not good enough. Owning the second largest private company in America is, apparently, not good enough. It doesn’t appear that they will be satisfied until they are able to control the entire political process.
It is well known that the Koch brothers have provided the major source of funding to the Tea Party and want to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
In 1980, David Koch ran as the Libertarian Party’s vice-presidential candidate in 1980.
Let’s take a look at the 1980 Libertarian Party platform.
Here are just a few excerpts of the Libertarian Party platform that David Koch ran on in 1980:
“We urge the repeal of federal campaign finance laws, and the immediate abolition of the despotic Federal Election Commission.”
“We favor the abolition of Medicare and Medicaid programs.”
“We oppose any compulsory insurance or tax-supported plan to provide health services, including those which finance abortion services.”
“We also favor the deregulation of the medical insurance industry.”
“We favor the repeal of the fraudulent, virtually bankrupt, and increasingly oppressive Social Security system. Pending that repeal, participation in Social Security should be made voluntary.”
“We propose the abolition of the governmental Postal Service. The present system, in addition to being inefficient, encourages governmental surveillance of private correspondence. Pending abolition, we call for an end to the monopoly system and for allowing free competition in all aspects of postal service.”
“We oppose all personal and corporate income taxation, including capital gains taxes.”
“We support the eventual repeal of all taxation.”
“As an interim measure, all criminal and civil sanctions against tax evasion should be terminated immediately.”
“We support repeal of all law which impede the ability of any person to find employment, such as minimum wage laws.”
“We advocate the complete separation of education and State. Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children and interfere with the free choice of individuals. Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and colleges should be ended.”
“We condemn compulsory education laws … and we call for the immediate repeal of such laws.”
“We support the repeal of all taxes on the income or property of private schools, whether profit or non-profit.”
“We support the abolition of the Environmental Protection Agency.”
“We support abolition of the Department of Energy.”
“We call for the dissolution of all government agencies concerned with transportation, including the Department of Transportation.”
“We demand the return of America's railroad system to private ownership. We call for the privatization of the public roads and national highway system.”
“We specifically oppose laws requiring an individual to buy or use so-called "self-protection" equipment such as safety belts, air bags, or crash helmets.”
“We advocate the abolition of the Federal Aviation Administration.”
“We advocate the abolition of the Food and Drug Administration.”
“We support an end to all subsidies for child-bearing built into our present laws, including all welfare plans and the provision of tax-supported services for children.”
“We oppose all government welfare, relief projects, and ‘aid to the poor’ programs. All these government programs are privacy-invading, paternalistic, demeaning, and inefficient. The proper source of help for such persons is the voluntary efforts of private groups and individuals.”
“We call for the privatization of the inland waterways, and of the distribution system that brings water to industry, agriculture and households.”
“We call for the repeal of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.”
“We call for the abolition of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.”
I know many successful business men and they NEVER filed bankruptcy. Trump is the master at that.
They don't do what Trump does. How many failing businesses have they purchased? Not many people do what Trump does.
Bankruptcy is a legal tool, and when Trump buys a failing business, sometimes that is the best option for turning it around, just as it is often the best option for individuals (personal bankruptcy) for a fresh start.
Trump's success as a savvy businessman is without question.
Funny that you probably voted for Hillary Clinton, who is without a doubt much more controversial, and has far less credibility with having been embroiled in one scandal after another for practically her entire life, along with her husband. Yet you choose to make petty criticisms of Trump's business acumen. This seems very hypocritical.
In Trump, we have a real leader. Obama was a complete and utter failure, and Hillary has nothing to show that would lead us to believe she would have been an effective President.
He developed casinos, university, etc. and ran them into the ground.
Trump has bought businesses, and casinos are not his only business (How many casinos does he own? Do you know?). A lot of people lost money in Atlanta.
Do Trump's golf courses make money? What about his other real estate investments?
Can you name one achievement of Hillary Clinton? Barack Obama? The Clinton's paths are littered with scandals, dead bodies and raped women. Barack Obama was nothing but a "community organizer." He was a lawyer without a record except that both he and Michelle lost their law licenses. Yet you criticize Trump?
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You know, that pesky thing called the law... If you and others don't like the way the law is currently written then I'd suggest lobbying to change it.
Especially agree with bold! Although as long as both major parties have all but given up on representing the American people by adopting the 1980 Libertarian Agenda, i.e. both Parties resemble government of, by, & for the 1 %, we will unfortunately have folks like Donald Trump seeking office: