The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: No smocking guns. - Page 4617 - Politics and Economics

Quiz for new guy: playful chihuahua or miniature giraffe?

Apple pie or vodka?

Medium rare beef or caviar?

Glenn Greenwald or Julian Asange?

Totinos pizza or steak well done with catsup?

New England Patriots or Cleveland Browns?

1. mini geraffe

2. caviar is overrated

3. greenwald

4. totinos duh

5. Browns, team of the proletariat

08-19-2018 , 06:46 PM

#115404

6ix

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Originally Posted by dlk9s

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EDIT: I just realized that, of all people, my elementary school-aged son has heard the n-word in public. A couple years ago, when he was around 7-years old (don't remember exactly when this was), he said a compound word of "n-word" + "f-word meaning gay" to me because he thought it was something funny. He obviously had no idea what he was saying - he probably just heard someone say it at school and that it was somehow supposed to be funny. I didn't yell at him, but I obviously was quite serious with him about it and explained why it was wrong. He was so upset that he said something that bad that he cried.

Yes, that's Donald Glover with his crew before all the fame.

08-19-2018 , 06:56 PM

#115405

ScreaminAsian

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08-19-2018 , 06:58 PM

#115406

ScreaminAsian

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Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Lawyer, Investigated for Bank Fraud in Excess of $20 Million

Federal authorities investigating whether President Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael D. Cohen, committed bank and tax fraud have zeroed in on well over $20 million in loans obtained by taxi businesses that he and his family own, according to people familiar with the matter.

Investigators are also examining whether Mr. Cohen violated campaign finance or other laws by helping to arrange financial deals to secure the silence of women who said they had affairs with Mr. Trump. The inquiry has entered the final stage and prosecutors are considering filing charges by the end of August, two of the people said.

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Federal investigators in New York are seeking to determine whether Mr. Cohen misrepresented the value of his assets to obtain the loans, which exceed $20 million.

They are also examining how he handled the income from his taxi medallions and whether he failed to report it to the Internal Revenue Service.

08-19-2018 , 07:02 PM

#115407

ScreaminAsian

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08-19-2018 , 07:05 PM

#115408

markksman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BeastBossNasty

1. mini geraffe

2. caviar is overrated

3. greenwald

4. totinos duh

5. Browns, team of the proletariat

One trick question where answer was neither otherwise you check out.

08-19-2018 , 07:07 PM

#115409

markksman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ScreaminAsian

Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Lawyer, Investigated for Bank Fraud in Excess of $20 Million

Federal authorities investigating whether President Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael D. Cohen, committed bank and tax fraud have zeroed in on well over $20 million in loans obtained by taxi businesses that he and his family own, according to people familiar with the matter.

Investigators are also examining whether Mr. Cohen violated campaign finance or other laws by helping to arrange financial deals to secure the silence of women who said they had affairs with Mr. Trump. The inquiry has entered the final stage and prosecutors are considering filing charges by the end of August, two of the people said.

...

Federal investigators in New York are seeking to determine whether Mr. Cohen misrepresented the value of his assets to obtain the loans, which exceed $20 million.

They are also examining how he handled the income from his taxi medallions and whether he failed to report it to the Internal Revenue Service.

And all these should be potentially harsh sentences but it will likely end up 30 day suspended sentence lol weed smokers.

08-19-2018 , 07:13 PM

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OmgGlutten!

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Trump is basing his presidency on Bane

08-19-2018 , 07:14 PM

#115411

ScreaminAsian

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08-19-2018 , 07:30 PM

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Trolly McTrollson

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New guy passes the mini giraffe test, seems ok.

08-19-2018 , 07:34 PM

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StimAbuser

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08-19-2018 , 07:38 PM

#115414

6ix

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CalledDownLight

One of the things that almost all billionaires (who didn't purely inherit their wealth) have is an absolute obsession with work. Bezos, Gates, Buffett, Musk, Zuck, etc. all work (or did in Gates' case) non-stop and are willing to let all other aspects of their life take a backseat. Their job is not only their 9-5, but also their primary hobby. Most people don't share this attitude and hate when they have to work 75 hour weeks or on weekends or over vacations. Don't those sort of sacrifices deserve to be rewarded when the lottery ticket they are working towards actually hits?

I personally feel that people who are willing to set everything else aside for their job should be able to reap outsized benefits. I also believe that if you hit on a business model that compounds your wealth by 50-100% then you should be able to keep those gains. When your business model fails you won't be given your initial capital and time back and when it succeeds but only compounds at 5-10% you're not going to have to distribute your equity to others either. We know these guys' names because they hit tail end outcomes. They were less than .01% to succeed as wildly as they did, but the tail end success of Amazon, Microsoft, Berkshire, Tesla, Facebook, etc. actually make up a very meaningful aspect of the EV of starting a business simply because the numbers are so big that they make up for the miniscule chance of occurring.

Even though these guys mostly come from middle or upper class backgrounds their parents were nowhere near as rich as they are. So yea, its hard to ascend straight to the top, but if your parents lived paycheck to paycheck maybe you can come close to the 1% and your kids can become worth tens or hundreds of millions and their kids can become billionaires if they all have a single-track mind that focuses on some sort of business or entrepreneurial track.

yo dog wtf is wrong with you

08-19-2018 , 07:40 PM

#115415

6ix

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The Highlander but real and for all socioeconomics

-CalledDownLight on ideal policy

08-19-2018 , 07:51 PM

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uDevil

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https://twitter.com/Popehat/status/1...627005952?s=19

08-19-2018 , 07:54 PM

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6ix

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sorry not sorry for replying to days old posts i do wat i want

08-19-2018 , 07:58 PM

#115418

6ix

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CalledDownLight

What’s the foundational text of my political philosophy?

This wasn't answered but it's Atlas Shrugged come on now don't be coy.

08-19-2018 , 08:34 PM

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ecriture d'adulte

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Originally Posted by uDevil

https://twitter.com/Popehat/status/1...627005952?s=19

Big fan of the freewheelin 0 prep lawyer.

08-19-2018 , 08:57 PM

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BeastBossNasty

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Originally Posted by markksman

One trick question where answer was neither otherwise you check out.

Sometimes you gotta make hard choices

08-19-2018 , 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CalledDownLight

I support UBI but I’m talking failed business ventures. If I put 50k into a startup and it goes to 0 am I going to be given money?

Often times the people who fail at a business are the ones who learned the valuable lessons needed to make their next try successful. But of course because they had a failure they're also seen as way more of an investment risk and thus far less likely to get the capital needed to get started.

08-19-2018 , 09:20 PM

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MrAdvantage

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Originally Posted by ih8ustfu

how do i read more when all i do is work, neglect my time with my kid?...

I lost a fifty $ bet w a 2+2er that u were a virgin .

08-19-2018 , 09:22 PM

#115423

6ix

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Originally Posted by rugby

Seriously?????

How the **** has this derail not been moved/banned.

4 ****ing god damn stupid ****ed up **** pages of this ****.

In here for Trump idiocy not boring tax arguments.

The weirdest part is we that we have a thread about this exact topic on the front page:

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/4...llion-1717705/