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Donald Trump and One Topic

I'm sure that you think you do.

I'm also sure that at some point over the past couple of weeks you would have been telling me that you'd have bad news for me by New Hampshire, or by Super Tuesday, or by the time the polls closed on March 15th.

Like many people you apparently believe the narrative that it's only "uneducated racists" who support Trump and have absolutely no idea how deep his support, exactly for the reasons I mentioned, actually runs.

So sure, let's wait and see what happens in November.

Tic, tic, tic...

Have I? I must have slept since.
Yes, I have no problem waiting for Nov, America loses no matter who wins, now there is a prediction you can take to the bank, or better yet put your money someplace safer.
 
Leadership.

Management.

Placing the right people in the rights jobs.

Running a business and coming out ahead in a very competitive industry in, arguably, the most competitive market in the world.

But what he's absolutely best at is not being the same old glad handing, career politician scumbag.

The problem here is that you're used to listening to politicians whose only real expertise lies in pulling the wool over your eyes.

Sure, they can talk a great game because they've memorized a set of talking points handed to them by actual experts.

But what real expertise do they actually bring to the table?

Zero as far as I can tell, and judging by the condition this country is in (hemorrhaging jobs, on the losing end of every trade deal we've made since WWII, an evaporating middle class and more and more Americans falling in to a state of virtual penury every day, the collapse of the "American Dream", the exponential rise of an entitled minority who believe it is the governments' job to feed, clothe, house, and care for them, threatened by cave-dwelling Islamic savages to the point where my three-year-old has to walk through a metal detector to board an airplane, the continual erosion of Constitutional liberties, a veritable invasion by ignorant, uneducated, and impoverished illegal aliens, etc...) we really can't afford any more of the same.

The politicians you like can talk all day long about anything under the sun as long as their team briefs them about it hard and long enough.

They can put snake oil salesmen to shame.

But they've never actually done anything other than run for office and then promise you exactly what their focus group testing tells them you want to hear.

They'll shake your hand, kiss your baby, and promise to make everything right by giving you pork, or entitlements, or a tax break, or something, but they'll continue leading us down the same old road.

Do I think that Trump is the answer to all of our problems?

No. Absolutely not.

Do I like all of his stated policies, such as they are?

No. Absolutely not.

Do I think that Trump is actually going to be able to fulfill even half of his campaign trail promises, knowing that as president he'll have neither the power to unilaterally enact legislation nor to finance his many schemes?

No. Absolutely not.

Do I think that he represents a break from the entrenched class of political royalty, beholden to big money interests and party hierarchy, which has been destroying this country from the inside out?

Yes. Absolutely.

He's an absolute expert at not being a career politician, and for that reason he's got my vote and by all appearances the votes of enough other Americans that he's going to become our next president.

You seem to have largely ignored the question.

We're not talking about what someone has accomplished on his behalf, we're talking about an instance where Trump actually demonstrates personal expertise.

None of your post actually cites a single example as such.
 
Eh. Now that I see where this is going, I'm not sure how anything I might offer would be worth the effort. I think the jury has already be paid for.

So you concede defeat then ?
 
corporate inversions
the donald understands it, and what drives it
his solution is absurd
but he does understand the 'problem' of corporate inversions
[video]http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/casual/donald-trump-on-marco-rubio-hes-an-overrated-person/vi-BBmKEfD?refvid=BBmKPzP[/video]

I'm not clear if this video qualifies. It certainly is the best evidence from this thread i've seen so far.

Tax laws aren't really the reason... When you can pay someone in the Philippines $7/day, that's a big reason not to keep your business in the states where you have to pay more than that per hour plus healthcare.

Almost all countries have a corporate income tax and the countries that don't aren't exactly where all businesses flock to.
 
So I ran across this article, published in the Atlantic, entitled Why Sarah Palin Knows More Than Trump, and one of the central arguments was actually supplied by a reader who made this comment:



So I am opening the quest up for DP. I want one topic, just one, where you could reasonably walk away from that interview or discussion with the impression that Trump has studied the topic to the point of being an expert. A topic where he has really explored, and discusses, the nuts and the bolts and the nuanced details. A topic where you can at least tell he has studied the issue to a large extent because it is an area of personal interest.

If you can think of such a topic, then I would prefer that you note in your response some sort of evidence. It is OK if you are not able to find the actual video or transcript - a general description of the topic and when/where you believe it took place will suffice.

I will note, as a final point, that I will not consider a posting of policy from his website as a valid example. I need to see some direct evidence to suggest that Trump, himself, was the author or original point person for the discussion.

He probably has a solid understanding of how to negotiate a deal with mobbed up cement contractors and union bosses. I imagine he would be well versed in tits and ass as well.
 
He understands trade, trade deficits and what drives them. He spoke about it in one of the debates and at least one news conference.
 
I'm not clear if this video qualifies. It certainly is the best evidence from this thread i've seen so far.

Tax laws aren't really the reason... When you can pay someone in the Philippines $7/day, that's a big reason not to keep your business in the states where you have to pay more than that per hour plus healthcare.

Almost all countries have a corporate income tax and the countries that don't aren't exactly where all businesses flock to.

but that's not THE issue surrounding the reasons for corporate inversions
there are two nations in the world that impose taxes on corporations based within their borders, where a tax is imposed not only on the income realized within that country's borders, but also a tax on ALL earnings world-wide. the other country with such a tax policy is Eritrea
why would a corporation making megabucks off-shore continue to pay the USA tax on those off-shore earnings when to avoid such taxes they could move their headquarters outside of the USA
the donald understands that tax disincentive to remain a USA based multi-national corporation

i believe there is another topic that trump understands better than everyone running - except for Bernie: our 'free trade' treaties. those treaties are NOT fair trade agreements. they provide a comparative advantage to businesses on the basis of wage rates, labor restrictions, and environmental limitations to those concerns that operate in environments where those factors are under-regulated
 
He probably has a solid understanding of how to negotiate a deal with mobbed up cement contractors and union bosses. I imagine he would be well versed in tits and ass as well.

not sure of that. have you seen the size of his hands
trumps little hand.jpg
 
MrT, you misspelled "I hate Trump".
 
Leadership.

Management.

Placing the right people in the rights jobs.

Running a business and coming out ahead in a very competitive industry in, arguably, the most competitive market in the world.

But what he's absolutely best at is not being the same old glad handing, career politician scumbag.

The problem here is that you're used to listening to politicians whose only real expertise lies in pulling the wool over your eyes.

Sure, they can talk a great game because they've memorized a set of talking points handed to them by actual experts.

But what real expertise do they actually bring to the table?

Zero as far as I can tell, and judging by the condition this country is in (hemorrhaging jobs, on the losing end of every trade deal we've made since WWII, an evaporating middle class and more and more Americans falling in to a state of virtual penury every day, the collapse of the "American Dream", the exponential rise of an entitled minority who believe it is the governments' job to feed, clothe, house, and care for them, threatened by cave-dwelling Islamic savages to the point where my three-year-old has to walk through a metal detector to board an airplane, the continual erosion of Constitutional liberties, a veritable invasion by ignorant, uneducated, and impoverished illegal aliens, etc...) we really can't afford any more of the same.

The politicians you like can talk all day long about anything under the sun as long as their team briefs them about it hard and long enough.

They can put snake oil salesmen to shame.

But they've never actually done anything other than run for office and then promise you exactly what their focus group testing tells them you want to hear.

They'll shake your hand, kiss your baby, and promise to make everything right by giving you pork, or entitlements, or a tax break, or something, but they'll continue leading us down the same old road.

Do I think that Trump is the answer to all of our problems?

No. Absolutely not.

Do I like all of his stated policies, such as they are?

No. Absolutely not.

Do I think that Trump is actually going to be able to fulfill even half of his campaign trail promises, knowing that as president he'll have neither the power to unilaterally enact legislation nor to finance his many schemes?

No. Absolutely not.

Do I think that he represents a break from the entrenched class of political royalty, beholden to big money interests and party hierarchy, which has been destroying this country from the inside out?

Yes. Absolutely.

He's an absolute expert at not being a career politician, and for that reason he's got my vote and by all appearances the votes of enough other Americans that he's going to become our next president.

He's an expert at not being an expert in another field? Holy ****, I may just possibly be the world's most qualified human. In fact, we all may be.
 
He understands trade, trade deficits and what drives them. He spoke about it in one of the debates and at least one news conference.

I've also spoken about retirement plans and the stock market at length. Believe me, you don't want me handling your sep-ira.
 
He is an expert in demagoguery and getting the closet racist vote.

As to issues, he is right about companies abusing the H1B visa program.
 
there are two nations in the world that impose taxes on corporations based within their borders, where a tax is imposed not only on the income realized within that country's borders, but also a tax on ALL earnings world-wide. the other country with such a tax policy is Eritrea

That is untrue.

The majority of countries tax income earned abroad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_taxation
 
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