US Politics Thread

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Government in its purest sense exists to manage the interests and finances of a country, state, county, district, city, town, village, etc. There are many forms of government, some of which benefit the people more than others.

When you have people like Trump and his cronies coming up with policies that are purely transactional in the business sense, and for personal gain then it changes the entire political landscape. If Trump wins the vote in 17 days time, you can forget the people of the country. Trump being elected has never been about public service. He serves nobody who doesn't have something to offer him back.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Government in its purest sense exists to manage the interests and finances of a country, state, county, district, city, town, village, etc. There are many forms of government, some of which benefit the people more than others.

When you have people like Trump and his cronies coming up with policies that are purely transactional in the business sense, and for personal gain then it changes the entire political landscape. If Trump wins the vote in 17 days time, you can forget the people of the country. Trump being elected has never been about public service. He serves nobody who doesn't have something to offer him back.

Like any US politician that climbs the greasy poll that high he is bought and paid for by lobbyists. I suspect his friends are the petrochemical and fracking people from his policy pledges.
The arms dealers are probably backing the other side.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Like any US politician that climbs the greasy poll that high he is bought and paid for by lobbyists. I suspect his friends are the petrochemical and fracking people from his policy pledges.
The arms dealers are probably backing the other side.

The problem with Trump is, his 'lobbyists' appear to be foreign dictators.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

The problem with Trump is, his 'lobbyists' appear to be foreign dictators.

I doubt it. I'm sure the US security services would intervene if that were the case. Many of his promises around energy and food/agriculture seem to pander to those sectors so it would seem likely that is where his money is coming from.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I doubt it. I'm sure the US security services would intervene if that were the case. Many of his promises around energy and food/agriculture seem to pander to those sectors so it would seem likely that is where his money is coming from.

Trump Took $7.8 Million in Foreign Cash While in Office. He’d Do It Again.

Greed and financial conflicts of interest will certainly haunt the White House if the former president returns and better guardrails aren’t in place.

www.bloomberg.com

I suspect the 7.8 Million Dollars mentioned above is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to foreign influence finding its way into Trump's pocket.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Trump Took $7.8 Million in Foreign Cash While in Office. He’d Do It Again.

Greed and financial conflicts of interest will certainly haunt the White House if the former president returns and better guardrails aren’t in place.

www.bloomberg.com

I suspect the 7.8 Million Dollars mentioned above is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to foreign influence finding its way into Trump's pocket.

It's no wonder you suspect that - the editor of article has shoe horned a picture of Putin in there even though Russia is not mentioned. I think the article is meant to make us suspect all sorts. Don't get me wrong, I think trump will cheerfully take a handout from anywhere, but those pulling his strings are much closer to home.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

It's no wonder you suspect that - the editor of article has shoe horned a picture of Putin in there even though Russia is not mentioned. I think the article is meant to make us suspect all sorts. Don't get me wrong, I think trump will cheerfully take a handout from anywhere, but those pulling his strings are much closer to home.

Allies of the Russian government own an entire floor in Trump Tower, NY.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Trump Took $7.8 Million in Foreign Cash While in Office. He’d Do It Again.

Greed and financial conflicts of interest will certainly haunt the White House if the former president returns and better guardrails aren’t in place.

www.bloomberg.com

I suspect the 7.8 Million Dollars mentioned above is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to foreign influence finding its way into Trump's pocket.

If he gets back in office, not only will there be no “better guard rails” put in place, the ones that existed before will either be removed or completely ignored (as he knows there will be no actual consequence to roaming well outside of them).

And, for the record, Trump’s companies (and those of his children) received massive investments from foreign governments during his first term as President, including Russia (through back door loans), Saudi Arabia (via direct land development deals), and China (through sweetheart trademark and licensing deals), among others.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Allies of the Russian government own an entire floor in Trump Tower, NY.

Great - hopefully the FBI/CIA have it thoroughly bugged.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

If he gets back in office, not only will there be no “better guard rails” put in place, the ones that existed before will either be removed or completely ignored (as he knows there will be no actual consequence to roaming well outside of them).

And, for the record, Trump’s companies (and those of his children) received massive investments from foreign governments during his first term as President, including Russia (through back door loans), Saudi Arabia (via direct land development deals), and China (through sweetheart trademark and licensing deals), among others.

That’s all nice and dandy, but do the people who vote for him get to make some extra money for themselves or do they just get cheaper eggs?