Good Trump, Bad Trump

Apparently this comment from the CEO of Under Armor has set of a firestorm.

“To have such a pro-business president is something that is a real asset for the country,” Plank said. “People can really grab that opportunity.”

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Context: Plank is on the president's commission for expanding US manufacturing. Plank's comment was even prefaced by him mentioning that his statement would be made in this context.

Firestorm: His athlete spokespeople who promote his brand. Here's the gist of the bitch.

Stephen Curry responds to Trump love from Under Amour's CEO

Now, I look at all this and see the obvious--having a pro-business president is something that is a real asset for the country. We really should grab that opportunity.

That is the "Good Trump." It certainly is for me. I am a manufacturing manager. And, if there is one thing Don and I agree on, it is that we need to expand domestic manufacturing. I do not care how many regulations he strips, unions he weakens, oil wells he drills, and pipelines he lays---if it expands mfg, it is good.

My attitude is take the risk. If we loosen safety regs too far, lay bad pipe and pollute some water, and start working people to death again, we can adjust and change the laws. But, right now, we are too far the other way. We take no risks. And, that is bad.

Now, "Bad Trump."

Yeah, the guy is an ass. Curry dies have that part right.

"People can really grab that opportunity.”

Trump really knows how to grab an "opportunity"

Crovax said:

"People can really grab that opportunity.”

Trump really knows how to grab an "opportunity"

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Yep! Snatched it right from under Hillary's nose. Like taking candy, in a way.

joG said:

Yep! Snatched it right from under Hillary's nose. Like taking candy, in a way.

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calamity said:

My attitude is take the risk. If we loosen safety regs too far, lay bad pipe and pollute some water, and start working people to death again, we can adjust and change the laws. But, right now, we are too far the other way. We take no risks. And, that is bad.

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Really? Why then years later do the people of Flint still have no lead-free drinking water and more and more cities are popping up around the country with severe water issues? I'm all about beefing up manufacturing in the states, but cutting regulations to the point of putting our people in danger just to boost corporate profits is a terrible idea.

History shows such problems arising from neglect will not be promptly or justly addressed, so we need to have an eye on this now and oppose anything that would put Americans at risk. ****ty infrastructure kills far more Americans than terrorists do.

RabidAlpaca said:

Really? Why then years later do the people of Flint still have no lead-free drinking water and more and more cities are popping up around the country with severe water issues? I'm all about beefing up manufacturing in the states, but cutting regulations to the point of putting our people in danger just to boost corporate profits is a terrible idea.

History shows such problems arising from neglect will not be promptly or justly addressed, so we need to have an eye on this now and oppose anything that would put Americans at risk. ****ty infrastructure kills far more Americans than terrorists do.

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It is what it is. I suspect the good people of Flint sure wish GM was still there making cars and polluting their river.

calamity said:

It is what it is. I suspect the good people of Flint sure wish GM was still there making cars and polluting their river.

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Maybe not the ones with brain-damaged children.

Here's a little history:
https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-history

Too few regulations are at least as bad as too many. Too many tends to cost money and jobs. Too few tends to destroy property and kill people.

calamity said:

It is what it is. I suspect the good people of Flint sure wish GM was still there making cars and polluting their river.

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You really think we as a people are completely incapable of having successful companies that don't pollute the rivers? It's an either-or thing?

Porkuloss said:

Maybe not the ones with brain-damaged children.

Here's a little history:
https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-history

Too few regulations are at least as bad as too many. Too many tends to cost money and jobs. Too few tends to destroy property and kill people.

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Well, right now we are in the "too many" range of that equation.

calamity said:

Well, right now we are in the "too many" range of that equation.

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I realize that. The problem is that the Republican party wants to gut everything because it's the fastest way to maximum profit for their benefactors, and I'm afraid that Trump is too disconnected and too dumb to check them.

IMO Trump's bads far outweigh his goods. But as a business owner and real-estate investor you can bet I am going to take advantage of what goods I can.

RabidAlpaca said:

You really think we as a people are completely incapable of having successful companies that don't pollute the rivers? It's an either-or thing?

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In sum total, it goes way beyond regs on polluting rivers. Besides, I was mostly referring to the pipeline that everyone wants to stop.

BrewerBob said:

IMO Trump's bads far outweigh his goods. But as a business owner and real-estate investor you can bet I am going to take advantage of what goods I can.

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That's how I see it.