Posted on 07/24/2015 3:03:52 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Donald Trump is very adamant that he should be president in part because he is not financially beholden to anyone. "Im using my own money," he said during his campaign announcement speech. "Im not using the lobbyists. Im not using donors. I dont care. Im really rich." To prove his point, he held up a sheet of paper detailing his assets. Billions in real estate and stocks! Rich guy. Doesn't need donors.
It didn't take long, though, for people to point out the obvious. Entrepreneur Mark Cuban -- himself so rich that he has his own social network -- pointed out that there's a big difference between being worth billions of dollars because you own office buildings and being able to spend billions on a campaign. "Lets say you own a painting that gets appraised at $10 billion," Cuban said on "Cyber Dust" (his social network). "That gives you a net worth of 10 billion. But that does not mean you have a lot of cash. How much cash does Donald have? We dont know for sure."(continued)
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No he hasn’t.
More than enough to BUY the POTUS office. That's really all it's about.
Whistling in the dark. Trump can borrow money at low interest against those assets if he wishes to.
Probably a big reason he's running is it gives him an excuse to fly around in his wide-body.
Might even have some tax advantages when it comes to writing off the fuel he burns.
Heck, if he gets the nomination the Feds will pay for the gas anyway. Free hours, all you want, on your personal 757.
Excellent idea. Then he can say he actually created jobs.
More than enough to BUY the POTUS office. That's really all it's about.
Isnt Cuban a computer guy?”
Cuban can be a very snarky guy and his mindset and attitude and EGO is a mini-me of The Donald.
Yes this was from Trumps bank. Was just making a point that he unlike others will have absolutely no problem with financing
Found a story about how he’s spending $
In NH he rented a church parking lot (donation tax ride off) for those attending his event to park their cars. (Limited parking available) Then he provided vans to transport over a terrain they would have had to walk even if they could have found parking on their own. He had a tent and water available for the MSM as they waited to interview the attendees. IOW treated all like guests -— thinking of their needs
There was a thread yesterday that gave a virtual tour of the plane. Some ride!
Just think, he’s moved to double digits ahead of the rest of the candidates, without a prepared script, and without money.
Imagine if he starts spending a little.
So if Trump is TOO POOR to be running...then which candidate has enough personal wealth?
A 757 is a narrow body. Two or more aisles is a wide body.
Although Donald Trump was visiting Laredo, Texas, on Thursday afternoon to tour the border, Twitter appeared to be more concerned with the new hat he wore and where people can purchase it. "Make America Great Again!" is the billionaire's slogan for his 2016 GOP campaign.
Let them all keep poking the BLONDE BEAR.
I am laughing my ass off just watching the flyng monkey press pick up their little sticks and poke that bear.
Having a personal war chest without relying on donors from any source is the bone of jealousy for the rest of the RINOs. They won’t last too long.
Cuban’s just mad because Trump insulted his reality show.
Trump could get s signature loan for $1b tomorrow.
So could I, in Zimbabwe notes. LOL
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