Posted on 03/07/2016 6:34:27 PM PST by bryan999
The implication from the Times is that the rating was specific to Trump University.
The information that I found had reasons listed and the only reason given was “Reason for this D- rating include: BBB concerns with the industry in which this business operates”.
There were 13 claims out of thousands of participants and all had been settles. I think the NY Times article is a hit piece.
Which means we can assume it's all lies...
Nice deflection, but it doesn’t hold water. Trump University is not being sued because the students were not successful. They are being sued because, among other things, they marketed the course with specific representations of fact that were material to the decisions of the victims to purchase the product, when the facts that were represented were, and were known to be, false on their face. That is known as fraud.
Even Trump admitted that many of the facts in the marketing materials, including statements he made himself in the videos, were false.
The copy Trump presented at the debates is from their court docs related to the suit filed by the NY AG.
Ratings fluctuate according to how disputes are resolved as mediated by BBB. There’s a three year look-back which has lapsed thus the no current rating.
Just what I was thinking.
HERE's a Ben Shapiro video you want to see, called "Donald Trump Is A Liar "
Watch how quickly Trumpeters try to kill the messenger, while they ignore the facts.
Right before this, he was probably saying, "Believe me."
(Hint: It's a "tell.")
Your link warning of the pitfalls of "get rich quick schemes in real estate", closes with this…
"Warren Buffett: This new technology is a "real threat" At the recent Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Warren Buffett admitted this emerging technology is threatening his biggest cash-cow. Buffett's fear can be your gain. Only a few investors are embracing this new market, which experts say will be worth over $2 trillion. Find out how you can cash in on this technology before the crowd catches on, by jumping onto one company that could get you the biggest piece of the action. Click here to access a free investor alert on the company we're calling the brains behind the technology. "
I guess get rich quick stock endeavors are A-OK !!
Donald cannot and will not beat Hillary.
Most people who are screwed over by fake schemes don’t sue or protest. For one thing, people don’t have the money to sue like The Donald does. He has special lawyers just for suing people.
Ben Shapiro (2011)- “The Magic of Donald Trump.”
“For well over a year, I, along with the rest of the conservative base in America, have lamented the lack of decent possible Republican presidential candidates
-snip-
In the last several weeks, that ideal Republican candidate has materialized.
His name is Donald Trump. His slogan is ready-made: “You’re Fired.” He does not give a damn what the media thinks of him — he steamrolled Meredith Vieira during his NBC interview with her last week. He can self-fund to the tune of $1 billion.
And what’s more, he can win.
-snip-
Is Donald Trump the best Republican candidate for president out there? It would be tough to argue otherwise.”
“Most people who are screwed over by fake schemes don’t sue or protest.”
Fortunately in this case they could simply ask for a refund.
The last known rating can be obtained through the Wayback Machine and was a D- rating.
https://web.archive.org/web/20100420184236/http://www.bbb.org/new-york-city/business-reviews/training-programs/trump-university-in-new-york-ny-97075/
I'll type this S-L-O-W-L-Y, so you can follow.
While Trump University {A.K.A., Trump Entrepreneur Initiative} was open, it had a "A" RATING.
Yes, Trump University is now closed / out of business, thus Guess what, the BBB (That would be the Better Business Bureau) presently can not access (that would mean offer / give a "grade") said {Trump University a.k.a.,Trump Entrepreneur Initiative} business.
Just in case you don't know, A.K.A. = Also Known As.
Please stop lying.
The Trump ‘university’ was most certainly not a ‘university’ by any measure.
While it may have briefly had an A rating, that rating clearly fell off and was a D-.
In any case, the business is defunct now.
Neither do I.
The articles I have read said that the program was a scam.
So Trump is lying to us.
Starting in 2005, the company was in the business of selling the masses what they needed to know to make money in real estate.
It wouldn’t be surprising that the company’s students were very successful right on up until the crash in 2008, and, by 2010, still in the aftermath of the crash, disillusioned with their ability to cash in on what had been taught.
How. Many. Students. Of. Big. Money. Colleges. Went. On. To. Be. As. Successful. As. Promised? You aren’t answering my question.
Deflection? No.
I speak from my own experience.
And yes, people came in talking about how to make money and how they did.
For that matter, Tony Robbins and others who come around with their “how to get rich in ________” charge thousands.
As a poster said below, the problems came after the 2008 crash. That was to be expected.
It didn’t work for all. However, how does a woman who paid $15,000 incur and carry $800,000+ in legal fees? Who does that? A pawn in someone else’s game.
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