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Originally Posted by Mat Sklansky
that doesn't help me. i actually might want want to have a private conversation with you about this.
but in keeping this thread on topic, do you think getting rid of zeno and/ or augie would have any meaningful impact, financially speaking? and i think you would have to have more information on the finances of this place before answering.
Well since what is cared about is clear, I would suggest that generally, having an inclusive space free from hatred is more profitable than having a cesspool of hatred. More people are going to go places they deem inclusive.
As far as the long term financial stability of twoplustwo, this is of course directly correlated with the popularity of poker, both live but especially online. There's speculation that Trump's class warfare against the poor, er uh I mean "tax reform", might do away with deductions that gamblers, both professional and recreational, rely on to make poker profitable. Perhaps Mason could openly lobby against this class warfare against the poor, er uh I mean "tax reform." It surely would not change the course of a ship that is on path to collide with an iceberg, but it would maybe have some positive impact.
Even if the relevant deductions weren't scrapped, the class warfare against the poor that Trump is wanting is going to be bad for poker, because the poor and middle class will end up paying significantly more taxes so the super rich can get all the help that they desperately need, and they will therefor have less disposable income.
And of course if the last Republican president's tax cuts to the wealthy are any indication, Trump is going to destroy the economy leading to fewer jobs, and also less disposable income for Americans.
Ultimately I think it will probably take another poker boom, spurred by positive legislation at the Federal level, to save twoplustwo. I'm sure Donald Trump will get right on that, because he listens to the best people ... like Sheldon Adelson, who we know is totally for online poker ...