MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
Does anyone feel sorry for these folks, perhaps of the Republican tribe, and likely believers in the magic and morality of unfettered capitalism, for being sucked into expensive real estate deals where they lost lots of money, buying into the image inspired by the name 'Trump'? In another Trump line for money making, for-profit Trump University, now called Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, 'on hiatus' for the last 7 months to rework curriculum, aimed to shuck those seeking a new real estate career in a tanking economy by charging up to $35K for classes which, according to students, included personalized one on one tours of Home Depot. NYT link:
Over the last few years, according to interviews and hundreds of pages of court documents, the real estate mogul has aggressively marketed several luxury high-rises as “Trump properties” or “signature Trump” buildings, with names like Trump Tower and Trump International — even making appearances at the properties to woo buyers. The strong indication of his involvement as a developer generated waves of media attention and commanded premium prices.
But when three of the planned buildings encountered financial trouble, it became clear that Mr. Trump had essentially rented his name to the developments and had no responsibility for their outcomes, according to buyers. In each case, he yanked his name off the projects, which were never completed. The buyers lost millions of dollars in deposits even as Mr. Trump pocketed hefty license fees.....
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The irony is that even Trump buildings aren't great. My girlfriend looked at an apt in a Trump building once and said it was kinda crappy. The rental agent said it was true of all Trump's building. Glitzy lobbies, mediochre rooms.
Sort of a metaphor for Trump himself.
by Michael Wolraich on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 4:01pm
But the Trump name? The chocolate gold bars didn't close the deal either? You are not supposed to look at the actual apartment, OK cheap rooms, well Trump has to make his dough somehow to pay off all those wives.
by NCD on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 12:29am
Trump is a sociopath!
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as "...a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood.
And wiki never lies to me!
by Richard Day on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 10:27pm
a sociopath in the GOP who wants to be prez! I am shocked, truly shocked!
by NCD on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 12:20am
Some choice comments at the NYT on the article:
by NCD on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 12:16am
We're all suckers here NCD, not just the "Republican tribe". Why do we pay twice as much for similar or worse health outcomes than the rest of the developed world? The capitalist/US system is all about extracting wealth from those to ignorant to understand the transaction in the first place.
by miguelitoh2o on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 12:40pm