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Originally Posted by downquark1
It was said that before he was president he would only talk to the press if they agreed not to ask him about his wealth. He has fostered a brand of vulgar* displays of wealth, IIRC you can pay to tour his suite and he shows off a gold toilet. Of course if you understand how wealthy the elites in New York are you know that Trump is on the lower end.
*Protestant cultures tend to frown on displays of wealth. Even the richest tend to dress the same as a modest businessman.
That being said there may well be accounting tricks going on or maybe not but he may not want the scrutiny, we have all seen how frivolously complaints can gain traction if they are against the "right" people.
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In one of the 2016 presidential debates, Trump’s bankruptcy record of 6 times, was brought up by Hillary Clinton, he scoffed, that her mates and interests played by same rules, said they were the dumbest us laws that allowed him to bankrupt himself 6 times. And he said it had made him “smart”. He again scoffed at Clinton, when she was a Senator, why had these laws not changed, then claiming to allow her elite friends to exploit same tax loopholes.
You have to agree, being allowed to bankrupt oneself more than once, should raise eyebrows.