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Stinky The Clown

(67,761 posts) Thu Nov 3, 2016, 10:22 PM Nov 2016

Yanno, any moron with a million dollars from Dad can buy a building, whereas there are maybe . . . .

. . . . . a thousand people? a few hundred? . . . . a score? who are qualified to be the President of the United States.

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Yanno, any moron with a million dollars from Dad can buy a building, whereas there are maybe . . . . (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Nov 2016 OP

You have to admit it takes a rare talent to go broke running a casino. Warpy Nov 2016 #1

Yea his "small $1,000,000 loan" Mendocino Nov 2016 #2

Plus that other $15 million from Dad later. raging moderate Nov 2016 #3

Warpy

(111,140 posts)

1. You have to admit it takes a rare talent to go broke running a casino.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 10:27 PM

Nov 2016

It's not the kind of talent we want anywhere in our government.

Mendocino

(7,482 posts)

2. Yea his "small $1,000,000 loan"

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 10:31 PM

Nov 2016

adjusted for inflation is about $8,000,000 today.

When I was eleven my dad loaned me $25 so I could get a different bike to use on my paper route.

raging moderate

(4,292 posts)

3. Plus that other $15 million from Dad later.

Reply to Mendocino (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 10:35 PM

Nov 2016

Plus wasn't there something like an open credit line at Chase Manhattan Bank opened for him by his Dad? Let's see, my Dad could afford to send me $5 per week, for one year, while I was at college. My mother was a real hero and sent me $11 per week most of the time.

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