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Jspur

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7. I remember

Reply to titaniumsalute (Original post)

Fri Dec 15, 2017, 01:12 PM

Dec 2017

I was in college around the time the apprentice was coming on. I was taking an accounting class and I will never forget the professor at the time saying "There's been a lot of hype about a reality show called the Apprentice and how Donald Trump is a great businessman. Today I'm going to show you why he's actually a crappy businessman." We were actually learning about bankruptcy in that lecture. I will never forget that lecture and how the professor broke it down in accounting terms to show that Trump didn't know shit about running a business.

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This is the problem with a CEO as a President [View all] titaniumsalute Dec 2017 OP

Uh, he is a horrible CEO, it is why he doesnt go public, the one time he did it was a DISASTER Eliot Rosewater Dec 2017 #1

He's built a career out of stiffing vendors titaniumsalute Dec 2017 #3

and employees, and lenders, and partners, and customers! unblock Dec 2017 #8

And a piss poor CEO. Let's face it, that clown has a company that collects rents and license fees. The_Casual_Observer Dec 2017 #2

It's worse than that. Trump isn't even a real CEO. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #4

there are many types of businesses and many types of ceos unblock Dec 2017 #5

Trump is a lousy example PJMcK Dec 2017 #6

I remember Jspur Dec 2017 #7

but he knew a lot about extracting wealth from his bankrupt entities! unblock Dec 2017 #13

I read once that Trump called his Cabinet meeting room--the Boardroom. Says a lot IMHO. riversedge Dec 2017 #9

But the right believes that government should be run like a business. CrispyQ Dec 2017 #10

He never did deals with big businesses like Hilton, JW Marriot. muntrv Dec 2017 #11

His voters also never understood that Trump is a fraud, a lowbrow stage act. procon Dec 2017 #12

The orange anus was a CEO of a private corporation Brother Buzz Dec 2017 #14

Even a "corporate" CEO would be better. moondust Dec 2017 #15

Like Tillerson? Retrograde Dec 2017 #18

CEO's never make good non-business leaders. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #16

The problem with the notion that government ought to be run like a business PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #17

no sure why anyone seeing how fucked-up most businesses are would want the govt run like one. KG Dec 2017 #19

He would have long been fired HipChick Dec 2017 #20