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Bernardo de La Paz

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23. Trump's "business acumen" is nothing special
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 04:00 PM
Mar 2016

(Based on his on claims) Trump has kept pace with the S&P 500 index from 1982 to present:

http://www.quora.com/Did-Donald-Trump-inherit-a-lot-of-money-and-then-increase-his-net-worth-at-an-unremarkable-rate

Nicely done, but not impressive.

Exposing How Donald Trump Really Made His Fortune: Inheritance from Dad and the Government's Protection Mostly Did the Trick: Inherited wealth from his father (who benefited from US government largesse), cushy education, bankruptcy protection, and tax money spent on regulating the stock market, among other things:

http://www.alternet.org/story/156234/exposing_how_donald_trump_really_made_his_fortune%3A_inheritance_from_dad_and_the_government's_protection_mostly_did_the_trick

Six Billion people on the planet. Wilms Mar 2016 #1
Seven, actually... Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #2
See!? Wilms Mar 2016 #9
???!!! Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #3
Yeah qwlauren35 Mar 2016 #36
Medgar Evers is spinning in his grave. LuckyLib Mar 2016 #4
W T F rurallib Mar 2016 #5
WTF? Faux pas Mar 2016 #6
He's 93 DavidDvorkin Mar 2016 #7
I agree. If he were younger, maybe. He might just be that confused. roguevalley Mar 2016 #8
Well dayum!!! Just, WTF?! Arazi Mar 2016 #10
There are in fact two groups calling for a revolution, and the real estate swindler's folks jtuck004 Mar 2016 #11
"Trump's Faith"??? DLnyc Mar 2016 #18
Hard to tell with him. It's somewhat like believing in one of those house-flipper people jtuck004 Mar 2016 #30
The latter is closer to the truth Liberal Unrelenting Mar 2016 #32
No proof of Rump being racist... SoapBox Mar 2016 #12
Ok so rtracey Mar 2016 #13
In other news, bitter irony just shot itself in the face. nt Mufaddal Mar 2016 #14
That made me laugh. redwitch Mar 2016 #27
"I think jobs are badly needed in Mississippi" FiveGoodMen Mar 2016 #15
I think education is badly needed in mississippi, as well as civil rights olddad56 Mar 2016 #28
WILL YOU STAND WITH CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CHARLES EVERS???? tabasco Mar 2016 #16
Lesson: if we don't reach out and talk to our elderly relatives and neighbors... Orsino Mar 2016 #17
Seen it ! Person 2713 Mar 2016 #35
as mentioned in the article, he also endorsed Reagan in 1980 JustinL Mar 2016 #19
This may be part of a cunning plan. Turbineguy Mar 2016 #20
The Old Fart has Foxheimers JunkYardDogg Mar 2016 #21
Longtime Republican erpowers Mar 2016 #22
Trump's "business acumen" is nothing special Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #23
Is he senile? Chicago1980 Mar 2016 #24
you all better watch it! we have been told time and again on DU that criticizing a black person m-lekktor Mar 2016 #25
LOL!!!! n/t Herman4747 Mar 2016 #34
That's sort of a WTF thing. NaturalHigh Mar 2016 #26
"business acumen?" Phlem Mar 2016 #29
Reagan supporter as well. So it's not his age, it's his politics. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #31
"I believe in him first of all because he's a businessman." WTF does that even MEAN?? arcane1 Mar 2016 #33
doesn't trump have less money in real terms than he inherited? greymouse Mar 2016 #37
Just wow. MBS Mar 2016 #38
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