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Donald Trump picks Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn for chief economic adviser
washingtontimes.com ^ | 12/12/16 | S.A. Miller

Posted on 12/12/2016 2:37:54 PM PST by ColdOne

President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he would appoint Goldman Sachs President Gary D. Cohn as the president’s chief economic adviser and director of the National Economic Council.

Mr. Trump said that Mr. Cohn would be able to put his renowned business know-how to work for the American people.

“He will help craft economic policies that will grow wages for our workers, stop the exodus of jobs overseas and create many great new opportunities for Americans who have been struggling,” Mr. Trump said in a statement. “He fully understands the economy and will use all of his vast knowledge and experience to make sure the American people start winning again.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: draintheswamp; intrumpwetrust; itsokbecausetrump; maga
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To: 31R1O

These are NOT the peop,e who brought us the financial crisis, the DAMNED government brought us the financial crisis BILL CLINTON demanded the banks give home loans to people who DID NOT qualify or they would face consequences!!! It was Barney Frank and his ilk that felt EVERYONE should own a home!!! Banks DID what they were told to do by a DEM administration!!!!


41 posted on 12/12/2016 3:23:50 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: omega4412

Are you “concerned?”


42 posted on 12/12/2016 3:25:49 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: nopardons

“Would you rather have some IVORY TOWER, never done ANYTHING in the real world, in that post? If so, you’re not very smart”

They want Michael Savage, Dr. Laura, or just some random guy from the radio or a blog, that knows nothing on the subject, but will just say stuff to tick off liberals.

Because the task isnt to turn the economy around.....just to troll the left apparently.


43 posted on 12/12/2016 3:31:34 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: lexington minuteman 1775
Oh goodie....more splody head time for liberals with Trump Derangement Syndrome!

What do you mean liberals with TDS? It would seem that anyone that is put in Trump's stable from Goldman Sucks would upset his supporters more than any liberals.

Maybe you were not around when the Trump supporters here on FR were hammering Ted Cruz supporters because his wife was a board member or something high up the food chain at Goldman Sucks.

Possibly you need to do your homework before calling Trump supporters liberals

44 posted on 12/12/2016 3:40:52 PM PST by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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To: nopardons
Look where the IVORY TOWER BOYS have gotten us.

WTF!!!!! You were one of the biggest screamers out there when the line about Ted Cruz's wife working for GS was running around.

You condemned the Senator over and over again about leaning on the golden gate of GS.

Now the president-elect has named two of GS execs to his team and all is good.

What a bag of wind

45 posted on 12/12/2016 3:46:26 PM PST by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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To: bigtoona
I don’t love the pick, but think about who Jeb or Rubio would pick...or Cruz. Probably the same guy. So in the end, I’m most angry that Trump is acting like establishment on this particular pick.

All I can say is, 'what the heck is going on'??? Trump is picking the handlers of the GOPe for his cabinet...

46 posted on 12/12/2016 3:55:13 PM PST by Iscool
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

“BILL CLINTON demanded the banks give home loans to people who DID NOT qualify or they would face consequences!”

Precisely.


47 posted on 12/12/2016 3:56:00 PM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: Iscool

Yea. This is seriously getting to be a little worrisome.

Drain the swamp? More like develop the swamp.

Seriously. These guys that Trump is picking ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WITH OUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS! THEY ARE THE LOWEST SWAMP CRITTERS. FFS.


48 posted on 12/12/2016 3:58:52 PM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: Sacajaweau

He knows how to move paper around for his own ends, not sure about economics. Goldman Sachs is a destroyer of wealth. Financial weapons of mass destruction came from them.


49 posted on 12/12/2016 4:04:54 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: DoughtyOne

Does this mean GS now controls the White House...as it has over the last 40 years?


50 posted on 12/12/2016 4:06:14 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: nopardons

Yes, the killers of main street. Unleashed fiscal Armageddon on the US with derivatives and then got bail outs.


51 posted on 12/12/2016 4:06:57 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat
Wall Street created mortgage tranches and credit default swaps. Standard and Poors collaborated with them to keep them all triple AAA. So they did have a large role to play.
52 posted on 12/12/2016 4:08:44 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: Sam Gamgee

Connections, connections, connections!


53 posted on 12/12/2016 4:09:24 PM PST by Boardwalk
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To: VanDeKoik
Is it? A Goldman Sachs man only cares about stoking the stock market higher, which means more easy money policy, driving up inflation for the average smuck.
54 posted on 12/12/2016 4:09:55 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: bigbob

Not sure why people don’t get this. They are under the direction of Trump so I have no problem with this. Put the same people under a Globalist and we’d be concerned


55 posted on 12/12/2016 4:11:13 PM PST by wiseprince
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To: Sam Gamgee

I’m not convinced of it.

In time I may see evidence of it. Until then, I’ll withhold criticism.


56 posted on 12/12/2016 4:11:51 PM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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To: Sacajaweau

I wouldn’t mind Peter Schiff


57 posted on 12/12/2016 4:13:09 PM PST by wiseprince
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To: nopardons

FU.


58 posted on 12/12/2016 4:14:36 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Hey, New Delhi! What the hell were you thinking???)
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To: ColdOne
Set a thief to catch a thief...

Who better to tear down a corrupt system than one of the corrupted who doesn't want to go to prison?

59 posted on 12/12/2016 4:16:12 PM PST by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: Sam Gamgee

“Goldman Sachs is a destroyer of wealth.”

Yep


60 posted on 12/12/2016 4:17:50 PM PST by Carthego delenda est
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