Enlil said:

So?  Tipote said he was benefitting.  You asked how.  We answered.  Now you're talking about something completely different. 

P.S. Billionaires don't become billionaires because they're happy just to have their "needs" met.

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Patlal said:

Tell that to Buffett. He gives himself 100k a year in salary

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Enlil said:

Patlal said:

Tell that to Buffett. He gives himself 100k a year in salary

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He makes far more than that every year.

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koods said:

Of course being president increases your money making potential. The problem with trump is that unlike mother presidents, he not waiting until he's out of office to take advantage. Mar Lago is a total pay for play situation. He doubled his membership fees, and his members get face time with him every time he's down there. It's unseemly as fuck.

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Patlal said:

Tipote said:

I realise Trump has increasing incentive to stay President despite how much he sucks at it. Not only is he enriching his family business/himself but he benefits from immunity, right?

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You're gonna have to expain how he's enriching himself. He doesn't even take the President's salary.

Present solid facts. Enough of these "I believe it therefore it's true". And also, I'm not gonna let you off the hook by saying he goes to his hotels. He made it clear that any proceeds from his hotels directly linked to him goes to the federal government. So actually try

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koods said:

I don't like the fact that he says he doesn't want his presidential salary. It sends a message that it's not his real job - he's just a volunteer and it's not really his main focus. (Which it isn't apparently, based on his performance)

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He's in it for himself.

He doesn't accept his salary

I don't like that he doesn't accept his salary.


Start making sense.... If it's not his main focus, then why is he working every day in the white house as President? What else is he doing in there? I bet he's skimming the visit tours...

Tipote said:

qman said:

Could there be some potential financial benefits as a result?  Maybe, but that does NOT mean it was his true motivation.

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I didn't say it was his true motivation. As I said, there are more benefits than financial. There are many factors at play as you point out..

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Falcon91Wolvrn03 said:

Tipote said:

qman said:

Could there be some potential financial benefits as a result?  Maybe, but that does NOT mean it was his true motivation.

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I didn't say it was his true motivation. As I said, there are more benefits than financial. There are many factors at play as you point out..

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No one mentioned the tax cuts for the rich he would give himself.  Or deregulation of the businesses he owns.

His Presidential salary is chump change compared to what he's hoping to give himself.

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PeyoteZen said:

His goal is to cut taxes on everybody. The "rich" are included in that category, you class-envy-driven commie.

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As was previously pointed out, people in the lowest tax bracket actually get money back today, but under Trump, they get nothing and have to say "I win!" instead.

Here are the statistics for how much people actually pay:


SOURCE: Tax Policy Center, Table T13-0174, July 2013. Data are for 2014. Compiled by PGPF.
NOTE: A quintile is one fifth of the population. The breaks are (in 2013 dollars): 20% $24,191; 40% $47,261; 60% $79,521; 80% $134,266; 90% $180,482; 95% $261,471; 99% $615,048; 99.9% $3,170,865.

Patlal said:

If we want to get technical. Every President gave themselves something. Presidents are part of the people and whenever they give the people something, they automatically benefit for it themselves.

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