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57. Theft of services IS a crime. nt

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Fri Sep 30, 2016, 04:17 PM

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Read What Donald Did To His Wedding Caterer, It Will Make You Sick [View all] Snarkoleptic Sep 2016 OP

he's basically a fly-by-night business. except instead of burning customers, he burns suppliers. unblock Sep 2016 #1

Just how loss prevention costs all shoppers at a store, deadbeats and other forms of theft do. TheBlackAdder Sep 2016 #53

No doubt about it madokie Sep 2016 #2

There is a case for a class action RICO type suit by everyone stiffed by Trump. It's a pattern. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2016 #3

Now that is an interesting idea. avebury Sep 2016 #68

what say we set up website and ask all those that were stiffed by trump to join in a class action KewlKat Oct 2016 #81

Hard way to find out Sophiegirl Sep 2016 #4

Good point PatSeg Sep 2016 #21

By not paying his taxes he screws us all. Hugin Sep 2016 #5

This is especially true of our legal system. Snarkoleptic Sep 2016 #7

Actually, it's not him that's screwing us, it's the congress critters who passed changes to napi21 Oct 2016 #79

There must be hundreds of stories like this mainer Sep 2016 #6

Hopefully mainstreetonce Sep 2016 #8

SOP Zoonart Sep 2016 #13

just as some banks are to big to fail some customers are to big to sue dembotoz Sep 2016 #30

SO TRUE Zoonart Sep 2016 #34

Furthermore, Trump and the banks are structured pretty similiarly notKeith Sep 2016 #47

Welcome to DU, notKeith! calimary Sep 2016 #52

I have noticed this behavior a long time ago They_Live Sep 2016 #38

He's a shit. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2016 #9

Its time for HIS secret service detail to disarm... Moostache Sep 2016 #10

Lesson learned: Tell TrumpleThinSkin it's CASH UP FRONT. . . DinahMoeHum Sep 2016 #11

This needs to get around treestar Sep 2016 #12

k and r..nt Stuart G Sep 2016 #14

This story, and others like it, would make great ads to coincide with the next debate. n/t Tarheel_Dem Sep 2016 #15

They should be lining up to make this ad. Line would be long. lonestarnot Sep 2016 #20

On top of being an unmitigated asshole lillypaddle Sep 2016 #16

Trump stiffs small businesses Gothmog Sep 2016 #17

Trump stiffs honest, hard-working people. JHB Sep 2016 #24

Its even more frightening that just drumph BSdetect Sep 2016 #18

You hit the nail on the head. spiderpig Sep 2016 #32

I agree with you 100%! maddiemom Sep 2016 #48

I agree with you too. MH1 Sep 2016 #73

God that makes me furious!! smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #19

not fit to be dog catcher....he's a pathetic excuse for a human being spanone Sep 2016 #22

It pisses me off no end that this isn't being covered 24/7 by CNN, MSNBC, etc. DLevine Sep 2016 #23

^^^^^ BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2016 #25

+2 treestar Sep 2016 #64

I know. How these stories - and I'm sure there are at least hundreds of them - aren't all over smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #67

#deadbeatdon duncang Sep 2016 #26

I like That! #deadbeatdon! Excellent! nt. druidity33 Sep 2016 #65

I long for the day when the worst a presidential candidate could do was strap their dog... LynneSin Sep 2016 #27

Everyone thought Romney's 14% effective tax rate was bad. tammywammy Sep 2016 #61

Romney just seemed in over his head. Beartracks Sep 2016 #74

Hillary Lefthacker Sep 2016 #28

Business as Usual Bear Creek Sep 2016 #29

And people cry about big gubmint, when it's the only thing keeping the wolves at bay! Snarkoleptic Sep 2016 #54

Wolves at bay Bear Creek Sep 2016 #56

At What Point Does Stiffing People Become A Crime? Yallow Sep 2016 #31

Stiffing is theft. Theft is a crime. n/t BeeBee Sep 2016 #51

Theft of services IS a crime. nt tblue37 Sep 2016 #57

Maples dress cost $100,000 PatSeg Sep 2016 #33

Typical rich bastard behavior. n/t HenryJ Sep 2016 #35

Yep. Not ALL rich people but... Phentex Sep 2016 #66

I am not sure of what percent of the wealthy don't feel that they need to pay. Diremoon Oct 2016 #88

What a disgusting POS. That amount of money wouldn't make even a small dent to him. raccoon Sep 2016 #36

cant these people send it to collections? CarrieLynne Sep 2016 #37

He stiffs hard working Americans but you can bet he pays his Russian mob 'lenders'. keithbvadu2 Sep 2016 #39

I really wish the caterer would make a statement on this and come up with an invoice to Trump ehrnst Sep 2016 #40

How can anybody ever vote for Trump? Botany Sep 2016 #41

Because they are of the same moral character. vinny9698 Sep 2016 #42

Trump's support = % of americans who don't like a black man as POTUS Botany Sep 2016 #44

Is there anyone he hasn't screwed over? Initech Sep 2016 #43

Is there homegirl Sep 2016 #45

That does make me sick Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #46

I just found out PatSeg Sep 2016 #49

Der Drumpenfuhrer is extremely litigious, so I'm sticking with it so long Snarkoleptic Sep 2016 #55

While looking for another source, PatSeg Sep 2016 #59

This story is taken directly from the author's fb page mnhtnbb Sep 2016 #62

Thank you! PatSeg Sep 2016 #63

No doubt he really does believe everyone should be HONORED that they can use his name... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #50

I wonder if he did the same to the florist? Ilsa Sep 2016 #58

Time for class action lawsuit jknudsen Sep 2016 #60

Wouldn't that make for an interesting tv commercial! Lars39 Oct 2016 #84

How a gangster wanabe operates. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #69

this may be a thing bora13 Sep 2016 #70

In the end GWC58 Sep 2016 #71

K & R Scurrilous Sep 2016 #72

You got to serve me, that should be payment enough ck4829 Sep 2016 #75

I know I'm naive oldtime dfl_er Sep 2016 #76

Because he has the $$ to have his lawyers drag out the lawsuits long enough that his opposition napi21 Oct 2016 #80

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Oct 2016 #77

I heard about this years ago and forgot Hamlette Oct 2016 #78

Cheap bastard, absolute scum of the earth... nt Raine Oct 2016 #82

Paging Mark Cuban... JBoy Oct 2016 #83

He's such a job creator! IronLionZion Oct 2016 #85

isn't that the ugliest....... mrmpa Oct 2016 #87

Absolutely! hamsterjill Oct 2016 #93

I got a Trump tale,too! BBbats Oct 2016 #86

Not true at all! loup222 Oct 2016 #89

Actually, it says Unproven, not false. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2016 #90

Snopes does NOT say it isn't true. Says it is unsubstantiated (but unrefuted by Trump) wishstar Oct 2016 #91

Unproven doesn't mean not true. Kingofalldems Oct 2016 #92

Welcome uppityperson Oct 2016 #94

Trump could end the speculation by providing proof he paid. Snarkoleptic Oct 2016 #95

That's how Trump operates Shankapotomus Oct 2016 #96