Donald Trump " I Am 100% For Medical Marijuana"

[Restorium2]

 

Aren't we all equal stakeholders in the good ol' USA?

Thanks in large part to the discussions on this forum I have come to understand the most important metric to measure USA's citizens well-being is per capita net worth. That is, the total net equity of the U.S. divided by the number of citizens.

Likewise, from a market perspective the President functions as the CEO of USA, Inc.

So the question I ask myself about the current crop who aspire to be President, solely based on that criteria, who is best qualified to run our economy? And our country? And most importantly, who is most likely as president to maximize the future per capita net worth of the average citizen?

Who would you want running your business? Clinton or Bernie? Trump, Cruz, or Rubio? The Chicago community organizer or the rich Mormon guy who wears magic underwear?

Oh wait, we already chose between Obama and Romney in 2012 so stick with the first five and 2016.

And what is best for every citizen-shareholder in the USA, especially those who will follow us whose futures will be most impacted by our choices?

 

 

What happens if he bankrupts America like he did 4 times with his businesses?

Edited February 26, 2016 by Restorium2

[trichcycler]

meh, hardly a flip out

[Restorium2]

meh, hardly a flip out

My point was he bankrupts businesses. I don't care about the drama BS.

[trichcycler]

cool.

 

several presidents have filed banckruptcy, I don't see that as a mark on his record as president really, not in these days on wall street.

[Restorium2]

So he has no business sense and he has no respect for veterans. Do I need to go on or do you have enough to think about yet?

[Restorium2]

cool.

 

several presidents have filed banckruptcy, I don't see that as a mark on his record as president really, not in these days on wall street.

When you brag about his business sense you probably should have looked into it a little first. That's what we mean about not thinking. Just blow it off and make excuses for each thing as it comes up. When do you quit making excuses for these terrible traits he has?

Edited February 26, 2016 by Restorium2

[trichcycler]

Obama D suggested students across the country have Banckruptcy as an option for student loans\\

 

http://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-studying-new-bankruptcy-options-for-student-loan-borrowers-1426004272

[Restorium2]

Obama D suggested students across the country have Banckruptcy as an option for student loans\\

 

http://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-studying-new-bankruptcy-options-for-student-loan-borrowers-1426004272

Compare Trumps bankruptcies with a bankruptcy by a student for educational loans. Do some research instead of off the cuff excuses for a terrible guy.  

[trichcycler]

I make no excuse for any of the thugs actually. They're all ambitious rascals to me. I treat them all fairly.

[Restorium2]

I make no excuse for any of the thugs actually. They're all ambitious rascals to me. I treat them all fairly.

You just made two excuses for Trump right on this page.

Edited February 26, 2016 by Restorium2

[trichcycler]

I didn't hear anything mentioned about the amount of money that he saved with the proceedings only that he filed for them, as if bankruptcy was a black mark on his business savvy. Being as our own president has given students this savvy option I say the filing is not a black mark on their ability to lead a country.

[trichcycler]

You just made two excuses for Trump right on this page.

to be fair we're talking only about trump now, so think about it....

besides, I happen to know that what I say will influence a kabillion voters in our country, so we must be fair. start a crystal Methodist thread for Carson if you want, I'll troll you there if you want. he has good things about him too.

[Restorium2]

I didn't hear anything mentioned about the amount of money that he saved with the proceedings only that he filed for them, as if bankruptcy was a black mark on his business savvy. Being as our own president has given students this savvy option I say the filing is not a black mark on their ability to lead a country.

You didn't hear? Where you been listening? 

[Highlander]

My point was he bankrupts businesses. I don't care about the drama BS.

 

I can actually appreciate Trump's response to bankruptcies.  He more or less said that he used the laws of the country for the benefit of his businesses.  Who can blame him for that?  He took the opportunities as available to him.  But this maybe highlights a huge problem we have in the US with bankruptcy laws.  If you own multiple successful businesses and a couple of failures that you file BK for, maybe the "corporate veil" should be pierced, so the BK filer can't continue to own several successful businesses while avoiding financial responsibility for a few. 

 

I used to own a lot of common stock in K-Mart.  K-Mart used the laws of the country to file BK and then canceled all of their common stock.  But the shareholders of preferred stocks kept their interest.  The year after K-Mart emerged from BK, they posted $100 million in profit.   I was left with nothing but a Scottrade statement with a lot of zeros on it.

 

Filing BK might be a good business move for some businesses under our current system, but it is no way to run a country. 

[trichcycler]

Under Obama's country currently 12 cities(?) have filed bankruptcy and some 25 more are teetering now. that's pretty scary reality there.

[Restorium2]

I can actually appreciate Trump's response to bankruptcies.  He more or less said that he used the laws of the country for the benefit of his businesses.  Who can blame him for that?  He took the opportunities as available to him.  But this maybe highlights a huge problem we have in the US with bankruptcy laws.  If you own multiple successful businesses and a couple of failures that you file BK for, maybe the "corporate veil" should be pierced, so the BK filer can't continue to own several successful businesses while avoiding financial responsibility for a few. 

 

I used to own a lot of common stock in K-Mart.  K-Mart used the laws of the country to file BK and then canceled all of their common stock.  But the shareholders of preferred stocks kept their interest.  The year after K-Mart emerged from BK, they posted $100 million in profit.   I was left with nothing but a Scottrade statement with a lot of zeros on it.

 

Filing BK might be a good business move for some businesses under our current system, but it is no way to run a country. 

Exactly. 

[Restorium2]

Trump has been screwing the little guy over his whole life. But hey, he's a great candidate to go up against. 

[trichcycler]

I think during our current leadership lots of American work has been given to offshore interests, and lots of companies were allowed to leave America and build oversees too. this is a very bad precedent set, one we wont soon recover from. One day he would have us answering phones for the DTE of a foreign country if given enough years imo.   I wouldn't want my leader to be part of allowing this activity which undermines our country. but whaddoo I know, I could not run our country, into or out of the ground.

Edited February 26, 2016 by grassmatch

[t-pain]

Chris Christie just endorsed trumpo.

 

Chris Christie is 100% against all marijuana. Fought medical mj in new jersey, said as a campaign promise that he would end legalization in colorado.

 

dont let trump give christie any govt jobs especially AG...

[zaphod]

Untill he gets elected (i dont think he will)  alot of good people go into politics!  Alot worse come out!

 

they are all lying thieve's and they all have a price!

 

Peace

Bernie: NOT 4 Sale

[phaquetoo]

How come trump is rich  We paid him millions in his bankruptcies, and he inherited 200 million 

Ask obama=one big arse mistake again!

 

Peace

[phaquetoo]

And he's a Jewish socialist! Ya' know, those Trotsky-inspired commie wannabees, who infiltrated Hollywood and would have taken over America if not for the good Senator Joe McCarthy and...

 

oh wait, sorry bout the digression.

 

I find it SO interesting that no one is talking about the Jewish angle. I mean, the first Jewish president? It would be as historic as the first female president. But would the masses vote for a Jew? (They said the same about voting for a Black candidate.)

The jews voted for a black prez!

 

And Im betting they regret it now!

 

Peace

[phaquetoo]

How come trump is rich  We paid him millions in his bankruptcies, and he inherited 200 million 

How come you ask stupid questions?

[phaquetoo]

Nor would a Catholic ever be voted prez, lol.

 

never say never folks.

JFK was a catholic!

[outsideinthecold]

I am open to suggestions on ways to maximize the present and more importantly future net worth and viability of USA, Inc shares if anyone has them.

 

Likewise, I am really curious why the net worth peaked some years ago and is now declining.

 

In suggesting this metric I considered two extreme cases. One, where one citizen owns everything. The other where everyone has equal shares.

 

We have pretty close macro-economic real world examples of both. Enough to know neither case is ideal.

 

The likely answer is somewhere in between. Unless there is no future value.