Trump is a risk taker - success or failure?

[shockedcanadian]

America was built on risk. It's not risk though when you hold the cards. Battling Communist China who persecute their own citizens. Dealing with exploitive governments around the world who have laughed at how weak America has been in regards to their own sovereignty. From Canada to Mexico and MANY countries in between.

If I'm the American president, I don't see this as a risk at all to straighten out these sob's. I tell them to their faces, "you are doing quite well and can't pay 2% of NATO?" "You have stolen thousands of our factories and you want us to send you more factories while you undervalue your currency?" "We have 11 million illegal immigrants, many from your country and you are offended by a wall?"

Europe is in shambles and slowly but surely leaders of these countries, at the behest of their citizens are speaking openly about how the far left system is not proper with a successful society. Libertarianism and free markets are the core of successful nations, not Big Bloated Entitled government. In Europe they overthrew kings and queens, lead by the French, and now they want the new kings and queens to be government? A history lesson is on order.

So no, Trump isn't taking risks, certainly not any that are outlandish. Nor risks that are not necessary, such as dealing with North Korea and other threats. I know VERY well how massive government, bloated and "shadow government" security apparatuses work. It's been this way in Canada since our inception when the British controlled us via a strong domestic police presence (which hasn't subsided much) and allowed us the "privilege" of fighting America on behalf of the Brits.

I have stated for some time that Canada has had a massive wedge between us and America, courtesy of some sob's across the pond and other dirtbags who look out for themselves and not liberty which Americans have, and many of us envy. This has been replicated across the globe as big, cowardly governments who wouldn't last a month in the private sector, work hard to undermine the American system so that they can continue to steal from their citizens and bombard them with low wage workers.

Get 'er done Trump!

An empire is nothing to be jealous of, especially one in the dysfunctional throwes of decline.

An Empire that has an expansive and protected Constitution rather than a nation of kings, queens and dynasty rulers, is indeed worth fighting for and dying for.

 

[Fenton Lum]

America was built on risk. It's not risk though when you hold the cards. Battling Communist China who persecute their own citizens. Dealing with exploitive governments around the world who have laughed at how weak America has been in regards to their own sovereignty. From Canada to Mexico and MANY countries in between.

If I'm the American president, I don't see this as a risk at all to straighten out these sob's. I tell them to their faces, "you are doing quite well and can't pay 2% of NATO?" "You have stolen thousands of our factories and you want us to send you more factories while you undervalue your currency?" "We have 11 million illegal immigrants, many from your country and you are offended by a wall?"

Europe is in shambles and slowly but surely leaders of these countries, at the behest of their citizens are speaking openly about how the far left system is not proper with a successful society. Libertarianism and free markets are the core of successful nations, not Big Bloated Entitled government. In Europe they overthrew kings and queens, lead by the French, and now they want the new kings and queens to be government? A history lesson is on order.

So no, Trump isn't taking risks, certainly not any that are outlandish. Nor risks that are not necessary, such as dealing with North Korea and other threats. I know VERY well how massive government, bloated and "shadow government" security apparatuses work. It's been this way in Canada since our inception when the British controlled us via a strong domestic police presence (which hasn't subsided much) and allowed us the "privilege" of fighting America on behalf of the Brits.

I have stated for some time that Canada has had a massive wedge between us and America, courtesy of some sob's across the pond and other dirtbags who look out for themselves and not liberty which Americans have, and many of us envy. This has been replicated across the globe as big, cowardly governments who wouldn't last a month in the private sector, work hard to undermine the American system so that they can continue to steal from their citizens and bombard them with low wage workers.

Get 'er done Trump!

An empire is nothing to be jealous of, especially one in the dysfunctional throwes of decline.

An Empire that has an expansive and protected Constitution rather than a nation of kings, queens and dynasty rulers, is indeed worth fighting for and dying for.

Can't say I see that as being any different at all, we have our own form of colonially extacted and horded wealth dynasty elites subjugating the unsubstantial people.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

The dems bankrupted themselves...right out of power

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

What Trump did in business was take advantage of every available tool to make himself a success. That would be a bad strategy to use as President of the United States?

He has used bankruptcy, he has used every possible tax break, he has used law to favor his accomplishments, he even admitted to rubbing elbows and contributing to politicians to get what he wanted.

While he can't use those same tools to run the country, he's learning of the other tools he can use.

 

[Fenton Lum]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

The dems bankrupted themselves...right out of power

Bwa ha ha, speaking of bankruptcy and risk taking ....... The Donald.

This premier american risk taking bidnessman would have been just as "successful" had he taken his daddy's money and stuck in the the S&P 500 and left it alone.

 

[Fenton Lum]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

What Trump did in business was take advantage of every available tool to make himself a success.

i.e. bankruptcy and putting his losses off on others. i.e., socialism for the substantial people.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

The dems bankrupted themselves...right out of power

Bwa ha ha, speaking of bankruptcy and risk taking ....... The Donald.

This premier american risk taking bidnessman would have been just as "successful" had he taken his daddy's money and stuck in the the S&P 500 and left it alone.

Trump has accomplished more than you have...or ever will. A loser is no way to go through life and another poster is correct about you. You're a socialist trying to portray yourself as centrist.

It's not working

 

[ElmerMudd]

America was built on risk. It's not risk though when you hold the cards. Battling Communist China who persecute their own citizens. Dealing with exploitive governments around the world who have laughed at how weak America has been in regards to their own sovereignty. From Canada to Mexico and MANY countries in between.

If I'm the American president, I don't see this as a risk at all to straighten out these sob's. I tell them to their faces, "you are doing quite well and can't pay 2% of NATO?" "You have stolen thousands of our factories and you want us to send you more factories while you undervalue your currency?" "We have 11 million illegal immigrants, many from your country and you are offended by a wall?"

Europe is in shambles and slowly but surely leaders of these countries, at the behest of their citizens are speaking openly about how the far left system is not proper with a successful society. Libertarianism and free markets are the core of successful nations, not Big Bloated Entitled government. In Europe they overthrew kings and queens, lead by the French, and now they want the new kings and queens to be government? A history lesson is on order.

So no, Trump isn't taking risks, certainly not any that are outlandish. Nor risks that are not necessary, such as dealing with North Korea and other threats. I know VERY well how massive government, bloated and "shadow government" security apparatuses work. It's been this way in Canada since our inception when the British controlled us via a strong domestic police presence (which hasn't subsided much) and allowed us the "privilege" of fighting America on behalf of the Brits.

I have stated for some time that Canada has had a massive wedge between us and America, courtesy of some sob's across the pond and other dirtbags who look out for themselves and not liberty which Americans have, and many of us envy. This has been replicated across the globe as big, cowardly governments who wouldn't last a month in the private sector, work hard to undermine the American system so that they can continue to steal from their citizens and bombard them with low wage workers.

Get 'er done Trump!

An empire is nothing to be jealous of, especially one in the dysfunctional throwes of decline.

An Empire that has an expansive and protected Constitution rather than a nation of kings, queens and dynasty rulers, is indeed worth fighting for and dying for.

Trump prefers to be a King or a dictator rather than the President of a democracy. He continues to fight the constitutional checks on the Presidency.

 

[Fenton Lum]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

The dems bankrupted themselves...right out of power

Bwa ha ha, speaking of bankruptcy and risk taking ....... The Donald.

This premier american risk taking bidnessman would have been just as "successful" had he taken his daddy's money and stuck in the the S&P 500 and left it alone.

Trump has accomplished more than you have...or ever will. A loser is no way to go through life and another poster is correct about you. You're a socialist trying to portray yourself as centrist.

It's not working

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn, you are free to worship whomever you like love. Such a sadass society that tells itself it's free but fawns all over wealth and celebrity as if it were royalty. Label away with ya bad seph love.

 

[ElmerMudd]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

What Trump did in business was take advantage of every available tool to make himself a success. That would be a bad strategy to use as President of the United States?

He has used bankruptcy, he has used every possible tax break, he has used law to favor his accomplishments, he even admitted to rubbing elbows and contributing to politicians to get what he wanted.

While he can't use those same tools to run the country, he's learning of the other tools he can use.

I am a business owner who believes in ethics. Laws are only necessary to keep in check those without ethics.
In business, I choose not to do business with people like Trump. Money is more important than ethics or morals. Disgusting.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

America was built on risk. It's not risk though when you hold the cards. Battling Communist China who persecute their own citizens. Dealing with exploitive governments around the world who have laughed at how weak America has been in regards to their own sovereignty. From Canada to Mexico and MANY countries in between.

If I'm the American president, I don't see this as a risk at all to straighten out these sob's. I tell them to their faces, "you are doing quite well and can't pay 2% of NATO?" "You have stolen thousands of our factories and you want us to send you more factories while you undervalue your currency?" "We have 11 million illegal immigrants, many from your country and you are offended by a wall?"

Europe is in shambles and slowly but surely leaders of these countries, at the behest of their citizens are speaking openly about how the far left system is not proper with a successful society. Libertarianism and free markets are the core of successful nations, not Big Bloated Entitled government. In Europe they overthrew kings and queens, lead by the French, and now they want the new kings and queens to be government? A history lesson is on order.

So no, Trump isn't taking risks, certainly not any that are outlandish. Nor risks that are not necessary, such as dealing with North Korea and other threats. I know VERY well how massive government, bloated and "shadow government" security apparatuses work. It's been this way in Canada since our inception when the British controlled us via a strong domestic police presence (which hasn't subsided much) and allowed us the "privilege" of fighting America on behalf of the Brits.

I have stated for some time that Canada has had a massive wedge between us and America, courtesy of some sob's across the pond and other dirtbags who look out for themselves and not liberty which Americans have, and many of us envy. This has been replicated across the globe as big, cowardly governments who wouldn't last a month in the private sector, work hard to undermine the American system so that they can continue to steal from their citizens and bombard them with low wage workers.

Get 'er done Trump!

An empire is nothing to be jealous of, especially one in the dysfunctional throwes of decline.

An Empire that has an expansive and protected Constitution rather than a nation of kings, queens and dynasty rulers, is indeed worth fighting for and dying for.

Trump prefers to be a King or a dictator rather than the President of a democracy. He continues to fight the constitutional checks on the Presidency.

Boy, doesn't that sound like somebody we all know.........

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

What Trump did in business was take advantage of every available tool to make himself a success. That would be a bad strategy to use as President of the United States?

He has used bankruptcy, he has used every possible tax break, he has used law to favor his accomplishments, he even admitted to rubbing elbows and contributing to politicians to get what he wanted.

While he can't use those same tools to run the country, he's learning of the other tools he can use.

I am a business owner who believes in ethics. Laws are only necessary to keep in check those without ethics.
In business, I choose not to do business with people like Trump. Money is more important than ethics or morals. Disgusting.

Well........that's great, but it's also why you'll never be as successful as Trump.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

What Trump did in business was take advantage of every available tool to make himself a success.

i.e. bankruptcy and putting his losses off on others. i.e., socialism for the substantial people.

As Trump stated, I didn't make the rules, I just use the rules to my advantage.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Risk taker? lol

The guy is a destroyer...The bastard loves to cause pain and suffering on millions of people and doesn't think twice.

never sides with human rights or helping people.

 

[Fenton Lum]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

What Trump did in business was take advantage of every available tool to make himself a success.

i.e. bankruptcy and putting his losses off on others. i.e., socialism for the substantial people.

As Trump stated, I didn't make the rules, I just use the rules to my advantage.

And therein lies everything that is wrong with american society; an utter lack of any personal responsibility for the current state of anything.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

What Trump did in business was take advantage of every available tool to make himself a success.

i.e. bankruptcy and putting his losses off on others. i.e., socialism for the substantial people.

As Trump stated, I didn't make the rules, I just use the rules to my advantage.

And therein lies everything that is wrong with american society; an utter lack of any personal responsibility for the current state of anything.

Are we talking about society or a businessman? A businessman who doesn't take responsibility is not a businessman for very long.

 

[Fenton Lum]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

What Trump did in business was take advantage of every available tool to make himself a success.

i.e. bankruptcy and putting his losses off on others. i.e., socialism for the substantial people.

As Trump stated, I didn't make the rules, I just use the rules to my advantage.

And therein lies everything that is wrong with american society; an utter lack of any personal responsibility for the current state of anything.

Are we talking about society or a businessman? A businessman who doesn't take responsibility is not a businessman for very long.

Bullshit, we bail them out with socialism and they give themselves bonuses. Serial bankruptcy is taking responsibility? We should make all these students with student loan debt take on that type of responsibility. You know, so they'll learn how to be "successful".

 

[ElmerMudd]

America was built on risk. It's not risk though when you hold the cards. Battling Communist China who persecute their own citizens. Dealing with exploitive governments around the world who have laughed at how weak America has been in regards to their own sovereignty. From Canada to Mexico and MANY countries in between.

If I'm the American president, I don't see this as a risk at all to straighten out these sob's. I tell them to their faces, "you are doing quite well and can't pay 2% of NATO?" "You have stolen thousands of our factories and you want us to send you more factories while you undervalue your currency?" "We have 11 million illegal immigrants, many from your country and you are offended by a wall?"

Europe is in shambles and slowly but surely leaders of these countries, at the behest of their citizens are speaking openly about how the far left system is not proper with a successful society. Libertarianism and free markets are the core of successful nations, not Big Bloated Entitled government. In Europe they overthrew kings and queens, lead by the French, and now they want the new kings and queens to be government? A history lesson is on order.

So no, Trump isn't taking risks, certainly not any that are outlandish. Nor risks that are not necessary, such as dealing with North Korea and other threats. I know VERY well how massive government, bloated and "shadow government" security apparatuses work. It's been this way in Canada since our inception when the British controlled us via a strong domestic police presence (which hasn't subsided much) and allowed us the "privilege" of fighting America on behalf of the Brits.

I have stated for some time that Canada has had a massive wedge between us and America, courtesy of some sob's across the pond and other dirtbags who look out for themselves and not liberty which Americans have, and many of us envy. This has been replicated across the globe as big, cowardly governments who wouldn't last a month in the private sector, work hard to undermine the American system so that they can continue to steal from their citizens and bombard them with low wage workers.

Get 'er done Trump!

An empire is nothing to be jealous of, especially one in the dysfunctional throwes of decline.

An Empire that has an expansive and protected Constitution rather than a nation of kings, queens and dynasty rulers, is indeed worth fighting for and dying for.

Trump prefers to be a King or a dictator rather than the President of a democracy. He continues to fight the constitutional checks on the Presidency.

Boy, doesn't that sound like somebody we all know.........

Who?

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

America was built on risk. It's not risk though when you hold the cards. Battling Communist China who persecute their own citizens. Dealing with exploitive governments around the world who have laughed at how weak America has been in regards to their own sovereignty. From Canada to Mexico and MANY countries in between.

If I'm the American president, I don't see this as a risk at all to straighten out these sob's. I tell them to their faces, "you are doing quite well and can't pay 2% of NATO?" "You have stolen thousands of our factories and you want us to send you more factories while you undervalue your currency?" "We have 11 million illegal immigrants, many from your country and you are offended by a wall?"

Europe is in shambles and slowly but surely leaders of these countries, at the behest of their citizens are speaking openly about how the far left system is not proper with a successful society. Libertarianism and free markets are the core of successful nations, not Big Bloated Entitled government. In Europe they overthrew kings and queens, lead by the French, and now they want the new kings and queens to be government? A history lesson is on order.

So no, Trump isn't taking risks, certainly not any that are outlandish. Nor risks that are not necessary, such as dealing with North Korea and other threats. I know VERY well how massive government, bloated and "shadow government" security apparatuses work. It's been this way in Canada since our inception when the British controlled us via a strong domestic police presence (which hasn't subsided much) and allowed us the "privilege" of fighting America on behalf of the Brits.

I have stated for some time that Canada has had a massive wedge between us and America, courtesy of some sob's across the pond and other dirtbags who look out for themselves and not liberty which Americans have, and many of us envy. This has been replicated across the globe as big, cowardly governments who wouldn't last a month in the private sector, work hard to undermine the American system so that they can continue to steal from their citizens and bombard them with low wage workers.

Get 'er done Trump!

An empire is nothing to be jealous of, especially one in the dysfunctional throwes of decline.

An Empire that has an expansive and protected Constitution rather than a nation of kings, queens and dynasty rulers, is indeed worth fighting for and dying for.

Trump prefers to be a King or a dictator rather than the President of a democracy. He continues to fight the constitutional checks on the Presidency.

Boy, doesn't that sound like somebody we all know.........

Who?

I'll give you a hint: I have a pen and I have a cell phone. Republicans can come along for the ride, but they'll have to sit in the back seat.

 

[ElmerMudd]

Trump was a big risk taker in business. He was either very successful, if you judge success by making money, or a total failure, if you judge failure as losing money. The failures resulted in multiple bankruptcies that allowed him to walk away from the failures relatively unscathed.

He is the same risk taker in politics. He will either be very successful or a huge failure. There will not be any middle ground.
Bankruptcy is not an option when you fail in politics

What Trump did in business was take advantage of every available tool to make himself a success. That would be a bad strategy to use as President of the United States?

He has used bankruptcy, he has used every possible tax break, he has used law to favor his accomplishments, he even admitted to rubbing elbows and contributing to politicians to get what he wanted.

While he can't use those same tools to run the country, he's learning of the other tools he can use.

I am a business owner who believes in ethics. Laws are only necessary to keep in check those without ethics.
In business, I choose not to do business with people like Trump. Money is more important than ethics or morals. Disgusting.

Well........that's great, but it's also why you'll never be as successful as Trump.

Success is not determined by wealth. Do you think everyone who has more money than you is more successful than you?
There are plenty of individuals with more money than Trump that did not "take advantage of the rules" if it was unethical or immoral. Ethics and morality are not a consideration for Trump.
I definitely could have made more money if I was not guided by ethics and "took advantage of the rules". I had decent success and did not have declare bankruptcy or screw someone over to my advantage just because I could.