In a way you can understand this; from his narrow world-view, someone that has made a fortune would be a great person to put in charge of running the economy.
It's a bit like putting a shark in charge of beach safety. "They have been around a ton of accidents, they must know more about this stuff than anyone!".
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I'd really like to know who Trump considers poor. Cause that definition is rather critical to how much nonsense his statement was.
As much as I get the general logic of people who clearly have a history of successfully managing money being put in related positions, it's still a dangerous conflict of interest. We don't need a government that's run entirely by businessmen. (Any more than it already is...)
People who wouldn't consider a loan of a million dollars "small."
What a wonderful time to not be a blue collar worker in the rust belt.
Only farmers can connect with REAL America!!! Farmers in the FED now!!
Crazy idea, why don't we put an economist in charge of the economy?
Another example of Trump trying to look cool by association. It's pretty sad really.
Human progress isn't measured by industry. It's measured by the value you place on a life.
Just, be kind.
Still a better attempt at looking cool than this...
For more of this chump trying to be athletic...
http://deadspin.com/this-shitty-tenn...ent-1796344200
oh wow, Trump contradicting himself? golly at this point I would think it's a requirement he lies every other day to maintain his existence in the physical realm. but seriously the fact he said that shit so brazenly and that crowd of lemmings cheered at him makes me hope this country crashes and burns, we deserve this. we let this happen.
Yes, a pyramid scheme doesn't work, when you look at it upside down. In case I am being too obtuse, the concept of a pyramid scheme explicitly relies on ones belief in following the rich:
You are explicitly shown the top lever earner and told to follow. It doesn't work when you try to con people by saying follow the poor.
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Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
Its terrible fucking logic. It presumes that business people will be most adept at running the finance of government even though government isnt a business. It also presumes those individuals once in power wont run it in the interest of their class. Do you think steve mnuchin is watching out for the coal miner in west VA? Gtfo with this shit.. oligarchs shape policy for oligarchs and that just means at most theyll be best at watching their own interests not running the government
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Their gross hypocrisy is never ending.
Because in its nature, the trickle down theory, or the idea of following the wealthy, is a pyramid scheme. You are told that the person at the top of the pyramid is wealthy. If you join them, then you will get wealth as well. What ends up happening, much like with a pyramid scheme, the many end up contributing to the top. Where very few see the promised riches, but the closer to the top, the wealthier you are.
Couple that US's wealth inequality and you end up not with a pyramid, but more of a nail like this, when it sits on it's head:
It has a very slim top, with the end having a sharp tip. The bottom is large, making up a much larger circumference, than the tip of the nail. Our wealth is concentrated at the top and there is a very steep and narrow decline to a much wider population.
Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi