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Billionaire Donald Trump Has A Big Problem With Basic Math
Investor's Business Daily ^ | 2/4/2016 | John Merline

Posted on 03/05/2016 5:05:44 AM PST by IBD editorial writer

For a person who claims to be an incredible businessman, Donald Trump sometimes seems to have difficulty handling simple addition and subtraction.

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To: traderrob6

Yeah. Just like the expert analysis that supports Trumps plan.

http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/03/04/larry-kudlow-trump-tax-plan-will-bring-tremendous-movement-of-capital-and-labor-back-to-us/


41 posted on 03/05/2016 6:03:19 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: SubMareener

Donald’s always firmly opposed influence pedaling. LOL.


42 posted on 03/05/2016 6:03:26 AM PST by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution. Go Cruz.)
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To: traderrob6

I don’t agree with flat tax everybody pays something. It will cost more to collect and process low dollar amounts than the dollar amount collected. They will be revenue negative. Zero owed would be more efficient for the low income taxpayer.


43 posted on 03/05/2016 6:10:14 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: bert

I rest my case.


44 posted on 03/05/2016 6:12:11 AM PST by wny
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To: IBD editorial writer

Here is where Trump’s numbers are correct.

Obamacare is based on public utility model which guarantees that all authorized costs will be covered with revenues plus a rate of return on those costs.

So in San Bernardino, California, an Obamacare health organization is renting building space at $4 per sq. ft. in a market area where rent is $1 per sq. ft. They don’t care because Obamacare will pay the higher cost. This will lead to fraud as tenants will end up leasing from relatives who buy the buildings to get the 4 times higher rent.

Ever see an old Southern California Edison maintenance truck? No. Why? Because they get a higher rate base the higher they keep expenses. Same with Obamacare.

Here is another real world example. An “anger management counselor” (not licensed psychologist or social worker) applies to rent space in a business park. When the broker inquires who will pay the rent, the prospective tenant says Obamacare. So you can go into the business of being an “anger management counselor” with no training or credentials and Obamacare will pay for your rent. Of course, it helps if you also fall into a certain politically favored category.


45 posted on 03/05/2016 6:23:06 AM PST by WayneLusvardi (It's more complex than it might seem)
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To: IBD editorial writer

In Donald’s mind, arithmetic is negotiable, like everything else.


46 posted on 03/05/2016 6:27:58 AM PST by sphinx
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To: Hugin
"Why is it only Trump?"

Because Trump's plan is the only one that doesn't balance. The others get the basic math right.

47 posted on 03/05/2016 6:31:27 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones)
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To: dasboot
These guys just don’t grok

Sprechen Sie English? Was macht "grok"?

48 posted on 03/05/2016 6:35:45 AM PST by USS Alaska (Exterminate the terrorist savages, everywhere.)
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To: Redmen4ever
"I can’t say this for sure, but I think the $300 billion figure refers to........."

You have certainly nailed the fundamental issue with Trump. He often speaks in incomplete sentences and interrupted thoughts. Supporters then read their own ideas into his positions. He becomes all things to all people. Others have more derogatory words for this behavior.

49 posted on 03/05/2016 6:35:55 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones)
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To: central_va

Garbage in... garbage out.. just like obamacare and the cbo.


50 posted on 03/05/2016 6:40:33 AM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: central_va

“...pulling a figure out of your rectum. “

We can start calling that “brown math.”


51 posted on 03/05/2016 6:41:12 AM PST by PLMerite (The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: USS Alaska

Grok: to unnerstan sumphin’


52 posted on 03/05/2016 6:43:24 AM PST by dasboot
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To: IBD editorial writer

All politicians have a problem with math.


53 posted on 03/05/2016 6:43:35 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: ironman

100% sure trump does not personally handle payroll. So you have a failled analogy.


54 posted on 03/05/2016 6:43:45 AM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: USS Alaska

From the Heinlein novel “Stranger in a Strange Land.”


55 posted on 03/05/2016 6:45:15 AM PST by gogeo (Donald Trump. Because it's finally come to that.)
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To: sphinx

Donald is the pioneer of common core math.


56 posted on 03/05/2016 6:46:01 AM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: wny
-- Incredible businessmen don't go bankrupt 4 times. --

That depends on many factors. One factor is how many businesses they start or take over, another is just the general business climate for each business, and another is the skill of the businessman and "his team."

Bain Capital under Romney has many bankruptcies. Certainly more than 4. I'm not saying Romney is an incredible businessman, but he is generally considered to be a successful one.

57 posted on 03/05/2016 6:48:03 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: RKBA Democrat

It’s just a repeat of Wallace’s gotcha questions from the debate.

A moderator bringing power point slides and film clips to a “debate”. What an ass.


58 posted on 03/05/2016 6:48:05 AM PST by 2111USMC (Aim Small Miss Small)
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To: jimbo807
Where did you get that "fact" from. He went to Wharton for cripes sakes.

Your fact is total BS

Ask Bill Gates if he's bad at basic math. He should be really, really bad at it.

59 posted on 03/05/2016 6:48:21 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: IBD editorial writer

Trump the multi-billionaire is in the black and the Fed Govt has us in deep red $19 trillion in debt. Who gets an A on the math report card?


60 posted on 03/05/2016 6:49:11 AM PST by tflabo (truth or tyrrany)
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