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Did you not pay attention Taj Mahal owner Carl Icahn (not Trump, but asshole-adjacent enough to count)? This was all the fault of those greedy Unions hat with their unfettered avarice for lost prnsions and all:

http://carlicahn.com/taj-ow...

I mean they did MAKE Icahn losse 100 freaking million dollars after all. Now after making a financial blunder like that a person usually wouldn't even be trusted for Third Key at a 99-cent store. So naturally Trump picks him to be his economic advisor. ("Unfortunately" Mr Icahn decided to throw a SuperPAC for Mr "He-Uses-His-Own-Money-So-He-Can't-Be Bought" so he declined.)

http://www.reuters.com/arti...

Not to worry, because based on his notable finacial records (he's still rich) Icahn will probably be mobbed by advisor offers from companies on how they too can lose massive amounts of money and pass the blame "svaings" unto the poor.

Just something to keep in mind when you wonder why the filthy unwashed masses hate the 1% so much.

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I dunno. It actually seems to happen with alarming frequency. Indeed I was going to ask has anyone outside of Steve Wynn made a good return investment in a casino?

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Hah! When me and my hedge fund groupies open Pet Cemetery Las Vegas, you AND Stephen will be eating your words

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I'd forgotten where I saw this; thanks!

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Because "they" stupidly think he'll be the "World's worst Boss" to everyone but "them and that will teach stuck-up Sue from Accounting a thing or two.

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I don't usually like him, but this was hilarious.

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... oddly enough, any high-profile investor who says "Donald is a brilliant businessman" would be enough for me to determine they are gullible and stupid, not that I have any money to invest. But if I did...

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... AND he had to be talked out of that - he, who has the best brain and genius IQ (I know this because he has told us many, many times) - so he settled for faux finishes, because "appearance is everything". Like when his interior designer was showing him some real antique Louis-the-something chairs, and Donnie wanted to know why they cost so much. It was explained that in addition to the rarity, and age, it also had to do with the exquisite workmanship and materials. His response? "Just get me something that looks like it." Ayup... he's a real man of wealth and taste.

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... is #LoserTrump trending (or whatever they call it) these days? - I don't do the twit-twat thing (no offense to those that do, of course).

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... as I said on the Fecebook... sure he's a job creator, he just doesn't pay the person doing the job. If he contracts you, he's created a job - at least in his mind. Then, contrary to what the contract says, when the job is done, he will decide what you should be paid, if at all. Drumpfonomics 101. So easy, even a con-man can do it.

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... obviously the answer is... "as shitty a businessman as Donnie Drumpf". Probably nicked this link from here, but it bears re-posting: http://www.rawstory.com/201...

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... I don't know if it's true or not, I just know it's a fact.

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... IIRC, Diamond L'il Donnie had a grandfather who got rich by running a restaurant/hotel/whorehouse preying on prospectors in some god-forsaken part of America. Gramps also operated on the shady side of things, and cleared out when things looked headed for a bust. As they say, the road apple doesn't roll far down the gutter.

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... well, Sheldon Adelson comes to mind, unless of course his casino operations are merely money laundering activities for something else... (it would be irresponsible not to speculate).

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The backwards slide of evolution

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lol how butthurt are you now? xD

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