and that is the deal breaker for me with Trump. So he is self-funding his campaign, so what?
He owes BILLIONS to banks in this country, do you really think he would be able to do anything independent of those banks desires?
Probably not.
Have you ever had a mortgage? Did the banks own you?
You really don’t have a clue. No offense. Saying banks own Trump because he’s used banks to finance some of his projects is like saying the bank owns you because you have a mortgage on your house. If you’re financially solvent, and you’re able to make your mortgage payments, then the bank doesn’t own you. Trump’s finances are solid. He borrows money to finance some of his projects because it makes financial sense to do so. Banks lend him money, just like they would with you and me, because they stand to make a profit doing so. Trump’s net worth is in the billions and he could easily pay off his loans any time if he chose to. Trump owes nothing to the banks except the interest on his loans. That’s all. It’s that simple.
I know this is likely a hard concept for you to grasp but business loans secured by valuable real estate is what big banks do. If they can’t loan money they go out of business. It has zero to do with politics or taking campaign donations from big donors.
Thanks for playing though. :-)