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Trump considering Goldman Sachs president for top budget post
Politico ^ | 11/30/2016 | Ben White and Jake Sherman

Posted on 11/30/2016 2:25:10 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 11/30/2016 2:25:10 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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Hard for me to believe he would give up that gig. That is a huge downgrade in salary.

Still waiting to hear why the founder, CEO and President of Fex Ex was meeting with Trump


2 posted on 11/30/2016 2:28:39 PM PST by RummyChick (Trump Train Hobo TM Rummychick. Example - Ryan Romney Kasich. Quit trying to Jump on the Train)
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To: SeekAndFind

Drain the swamp


3 posted on 11/30/2016 2:30:47 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I can imagine the left will go crazy, they seem to whenever they hear the words ‘Goldman Sachs’.


4 posted on 11/30/2016 2:31:05 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: SeekAndFind

WTH is going on?

First Bannon, then Mnuchin, now Cohn...

Is this going to be an all out Goldman-Sachs admin?

After Trump and his campaign criticized Goldman’s connection to the globalist cabal?

This is not a good sign.


5 posted on 11/30/2016 2:32:56 PM PST by SolidWood
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As does the Right.
Actually every decent person ought to be offended by GS.


6 posted on 11/30/2016 2:34:01 PM PST by SolidWood
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To: SeekAndFind; 2ndDivisionVet

This is impossible because ...

... oh, never mind.


7 posted on 11/30/2016 2:35:03 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (The Media were SuperPacs for Clinton. Throw them in prison.)
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To: SolidWood

I wonder why Trump never spoke to someone like Steve Forbes... he would have made a great Treasury Secretary.

As for Budget, Has anyone ever considered the man who developed the Penny Plan:

http://www.freedomworks.org/content/top-10-reasons-support-rep-connie-macks-penny-plan

He was Congressman Connie Mack.


8 posted on 11/30/2016 2:35:42 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: RummyChick

GOLDMAN SACHS.... SWAMP BUILDERS


9 posted on 11/30/2016 2:37:53 PM PST by ptsal
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To: RummyChick

Sounds like a great choice to me!


10 posted on 11/30/2016 2:40:31 PM PST by sipow
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To: RummyChick

“Hard for me to believe he would give up that gig. That is a huge downgrade in salary.”

There are a bunch of business magnates being drawn into this administration - it strikes me as a pattern, and as much more pronounced than is typical.

Perhaps Trump is rallying his peers in a patriotic effort, akin to the charity functions where they hobnob together.

Although the money may not be there (let’s hope its not), there is great prestige and opportunity to self-actualize for some of these super high achievers.

He may also be raiding the Democrat Party of some talent and wealthy supporters, which could mark a turning point, where it becomes acceptable (survivable) for NY financiers (and dare I say wealthy NY Jews) to openly become Republicans.


11 posted on 11/30/2016 2:42:01 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: SolidWood

If you want to hire the top finance people in the country, you’ll find them working at Goldman-Sachs.


12 posted on 11/30/2016 2:45:13 PM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: bigbob

The same place you find the top white collar criminals and conspirators.


13 posted on 11/30/2016 2:47:32 PM PST by SolidWood
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To: SeekAndFind

Well, I hope they know where the bodies are buried...and do something about them...ie, financial idiocy


14 posted on 11/30/2016 2:48:00 PM PST by goodnesswins (Say hello to President Trump)
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To: RummyChick

Gary Cohn is 55 years old, earns $8 million a year, and has exercised $18 million in options with who-knows-how-much-more in his portfolio. There comes a time when a man looks to accomplish more than making more money after he’s reached the top of his field, which is why many CEOs do other things after they and their families are set for life. Bill Gates would be an extreme example, I’d say Cohn is much more motivated by the opportunity to help make American great.


15 posted on 11/30/2016 2:48:41 PM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: SolidWood

OK, just sit around and whine about why Trump isn’t hiring his top finance people out of community college.


16 posted on 11/30/2016 2:52:13 PM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: SolidWood

Bannon is about as anti-globalist as they come. It was only one of many jobs the man has had.


17 posted on 11/30/2016 2:58:00 PM PST by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: bigbob

So all the qualified people work for GS?

You don’t drain the swamp by hiring the alligators.


18 posted on 11/30/2016 2:59:50 PM PST by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: bigbob

Childish little Bobby.

If you are happy about GS’s machinations, just say so.


19 posted on 11/30/2016 3:00:14 PM PST by SolidWood
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To: Hugin

But hey... at least these are top qualified alligators./sarc


20 posted on 11/30/2016 3:02:03 PM PST by SolidWood
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