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Without respect to what you think of Trump personally, he ran as the business candidate. And He brought in business people to run many aspects of the government.
Is the moral decay in Washington DC we are seeing perhaps in part because the ideas of "me first" and "the rules don't apply to me but do apply to you" are the virtues of American business?
It does not seem the case in history that our best presidents were business people.
Without respect to what you think of Trump personally, he ran as the business candidate. And He brought in business people to run many aspects of the government.
Is the moral decay in Washington DC we are seeing perhaps in part because the ideas of "me first" and "the rules don't apply to me but do apply to you" are the virtues of American business?
It does not seem the case in history that our best presidents were business people.
I would say that is part of the reason. One reason why a politician might do/say controversial things is because they know it is hard to have a congressional super-majority to remove them from office. So, it's "what I say goes since it's hard to remove me office". I apply the same thing to corporate execs.
Is the moral decay in Washington DC we are seeing perhaps in part because the ideas of "me first" and "the rules don't apply to me but do apply to you" are the virtues of American business?
We've seen how well government people run the government. I welcome letting "business people" try since the private sector does a better job of pretty much everything.
I would say that is part of the reason. One reason why a politician might do/say controversial things is because they know it is hard to have a congressional super-majority to remove them from office. So, it's "what I say goes since it's hard to remove me office". I apply the same thing to corporate execs.
Consider all the 50k tables and first class this and that from all his staff. Business people do not take back seats. Pardoning yourself for a crime would be considered completely acceptable to most CEO's.
Maybe people didn't understand what the values are of corporate America when Trump was saying those things, because how can you be upset with a former CEO wanting a 50k table? That's a third of what they would spend on cigars on a year.
We've seen how well government people run the government. I welcome letting "business people" try since the private sector does a better job of pretty much everything.
Yeah true. Just do not act surprised when tax dollars go to private sporting events, private airplanes etc.
They may also take away elderly and child services, because to them it's dollars and cents not going to productive assets.
I've never thought business people were right for Government because a business does not serve a social purpose at large. However, Mr Trump was very truthful in explaining he was a business person and he has run the joint as he said he would which is why I don't see how people can be mad at $400 dinners and trips to private 'sexacapdes'.
That's what these people do folks. It's how they live.
I llike that Trump has proven that a non-politician can attain high office. I also like that he brings a businessperson’s perspective to the office. What I don’t like is that any billionaire business tycoon is going to have Trump’s lavish lifestyle habits and that any New Yorker is going to have his brash arrogance.
But the bottom line is the choice was between Hillary and Trump and America chose the lesser of two evils.
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We've seen how well government people run the government. I welcome letting "business people" try since the private sector does a better job of pretty much everything.
Including the creation of places like Love Canal, PCBs, and flammable rivers. Oh Joy!
Private sector people are infinitely better than politicians. The only 2 I’ve seen in my lifetime were Reagan and now Trump and without a doubt those were the 2 best periods of economic growth and wealth creation. Clinton was OK too but he had a conservative legislature filled with private sector people. He governed more like a conservative than a liberal. The key during these times of growth is you can’t just sit around and wait for it all to come to you, you got to go out and get it. Invest, look for more lucrative jobs, start a business, etc.
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