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Ilsa

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12. I wonder how much Trump is leveraged and how

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 09:11 AM

Aug 2015

another downturn in the economy would affect his hotels, casinos, golf resorts, etc. I realize that those places are for the elite, but I would imagine that the middle class spenders on vacation help put those facilities in the black. The middle class gets laid off with recessions. The cash flow dries up. The Trump projects go under.

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Mark Cuban says Trump doesn't have much money. [View all] Are_grits_groceries Aug 2015 OP

I think Trump isn't all that "liquid". n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #1

doesn't he get paid for use of his name on buildings and things ? JI7 Aug 2015 #2

His Trump Tower penthouse alone is worth much more than five million, BUT I don't know how much merrily Aug 2015 #4

IIRC licensing of the "magic" TRUMP name is responsible for 40 percent of his income jmowreader Aug 2015 #5

Yeah... TreasonousBastard Aug 2015 #6

Priceless! Suich Aug 2015 #3

Trump's FEC filing is a joke Gothmog Aug 2015 #7

Wasn't there a story last week about Skidmore Aug 2015 #8

Literal "money"? Probably not. Recursion Aug 2015 #9

Bloomberg just estimated his worth at about 3 billion cali Aug 2015 #10

Unlike Trump, Mark Cuban made his fortune from scratch. DinahMoeHum Aug 2015 #11

I wonder how much Trump is leveraged and how Ilsa Aug 2015 #12