“Trump made something of himself while the ‘heavy thinker’ only wasted paper and ink.”
Trump himself made that distinction in the book. At least 30 years ago, he felt that while a lot of corporate CEOs went to Harvard, the real innovative entrepreneurs were going to Wharton. This is an important distinction. The anger at capitalists who pay themselves huge salaries while paying low wages for workers is different than what happens with entrepreneurs who take risks with their own time and money. Trump, for example, said then that he avoided going corporate because he did not want investors suffering for his mistakes. Does anyone know if that is still true? Thus he has won big, and lost big, but recouped and won again, but never a stockholder to suffer. I was outraged in 2008 when I saw my GE stock drop from $50 to $5, but saw that the 7 top GE executives continued to pay themselves wages ranging from $11 million to $22 million. Disgusting!!! Like when the begging auto executives flew to DC in their luxurious corporate jets. No shame AND no sense of responsibility.
Just my take
Knew a very successful businessman was a starting defensive player at a military academy on his way in, took engineering but was a natural salesman. Knew all about deals. Compared life and business to football. Can’t really score unless you can play. The only way to cheat is to throw the game
Know two guys from Wharton one I grew up with the other an in law. Both successful in life family connections socially and can converse with a sister in law as easily as a 10 year old nephew. Loaded. Very successful
Not the kind of guys that add on a flight to a schedule treating a united airlines jet like its a private Lear jet like what happened last week with the outgoing UAL prez.
Trump might turn out to be a disaster for all I know. But he’s like the Wharton guys I know. Very involved with people and with life ditto the naval academy guy