And if Mexico won't pay for that trillion-dollar magic anti-Mexican wall ... (Reply #17)

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Tue Nov 22, 2016, 12:47 AM

DirkGently (12,151 posts)

17. And if Mexico won't pay for that trillion-dollar magic anti-Mexican wall ...

... there's not going to be much left for anything else.

To the extent Trump makes any decisions himself (he doesn't have any apparent knowledge of or interest in world affairs or economics) I think he's just going to stick his fist in the till and steal.

There was an uncorroborated report his first conversation with one world leader was to demand permitting issues for a foreign Trump hotel be cleared up immediately. He has announced no plans to divest himself of foreign properties or investments.

I think it's going to be one scheme after another to line his own pockets and enrich his family. It's all about him, and money is the way he keeps score.

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64 replies	Author	Time	Post
Bernie Sanders: Trump Infrastructure plan a "scam that gives massive tax breaks to large companies" [View all]	Skinner	Nov 2016	OP
Well, finally, thank Jeebus that Bernie has seen the light!	dhol82	Nov 2016	#1
Bernie never once believed cheeto man	madokie	Nov 2016	#2
But he was all kumbaya with the infrastructure shit	dhol82	Nov 2016	#4
No he wasn't. I went to one of his book tour stops	Arazi	Nov 2016	#5
Yes, on fire on a book tour. (nt)	ehrnst	Nov 2016	#21
A link would be nice, thanks. nt	babylonsister	Nov 2016	#7
Here	kcr	Nov 2016	#11
I don't have a problem with a real infrastructure jobs	JonLP24	Nov 2016	#23
I may have misunderstood you	kcr	Nov 2016	#25
I don't trust him either	JonLP24	Nov 2016	#29
Nice try....	SammyWinstonJack	Nov 2016	#15
actually rebuilding the infrastructure of this country is a good thing	virtualobserver	Nov 2016	#27
He said things this week that sounded supportive of the plan. I'm glad to see he's changed his mind.	pnwmom	Nov 2016	#8
Give me a break	jimlup	Nov 2016	#34
I was never a Bernie	Dorian Gray	Nov 2016	#63
No shit Bernie.	ismnotwasm	Nov 2016	#3
I think Sanders is against TPP as am I	JonLP24	Nov 2016	#24
And what are we left with now, regarding Trade agreements?	ismnotwasm	Nov 2016	#41
No shit, Bernie! Still think Dump will raise the minimum wage?	leftofcool	Nov 2016	#6
Personally	Bodhi BloodWave	Nov 2016	#42
Not for nothing but there is this pesky thing	Cosmocat	Nov 2016	#55
No kidding Bernie... You just figuring this out?	boston bean	Nov 2016	#9
We all read Paul Krugman's column today	frazzled	Nov 2016	#10
Ah ...thanks Paul...just read it. I see our legislators might have reservations about signing on to	Demsrule86	Nov 2016	#18
Such The Disappointment	otohara	Nov 2016	#12
Obama has been fighting for this for years,	sheshe2	Nov 2016	#13
Oh gee what a fucking surprise Bernie. Maybe you shouldn't promise to collaborate with crooks.	TeamPooka	Nov 2016	#14
Honestly people, are you for real attacking Bernie about this?	Equinox Moon	Nov 2016	#16
I don't thank him for giving Trump legitimacy...Trump is a monster...no one should work with him.	Demsrule86	Nov 2016	#19
Sanders didn't give Trump legitimacy. We did.	Orsino	Nov 2016	#54
Yep. Schumer, Pelosi, Warren, Dean and others have made similar statements without the outrage:	think	Nov 2016	#26
If you didn't see the full bore Bernie bash-fest coming, you haven't been paying attention.	Warren DeMontague	Nov 2016	#30
It is the truth. And time won't alter that .	Demsrule86	Nov 2016	#31
whatever.	Warren DeMontague	Nov 2016	#32
I don't want to convince you...	Demsrule86	Nov 2016	#33
In 1980 there was an incumbent Democratic President	Tom Rinaldo	Nov 2016	#35
Exactly. This expectation that no one should challenge her for it was part of the problem.	Warren DeMontague	Nov 2016	#36
She was sufficiently in touch with the current electorate to get two million more votes than Trump.	TwilightZone	Nov 2016	#37
It wasn't a comparison on policy	Tom Rinaldo	Nov 2016	#40
In 2016 the courts were at risk...to run a bitter angry primary	Demsrule86	Nov 2016	#43
You are not the only one who cares about progressive policy.	Tom Rinaldo	Nov 2016	#45
Excellent post	Red Oak	Nov 2016	#46
Well said Tom Rinaldo! Some here are becoming	dae	Nov 2016	#47
After all, they couldn't do any reflective thinking, they are faultless	nolabels	Nov 2016	#51
Lol...	dae	Nov 2016	#58
K&R	Suprk	Nov 2016	#56
Nonsense	alarimer	Nov 2016	#57
By that logic, we shouldn't ever comment on the Republican party.	Beartracks	Nov 2016	#59
That is opposition...trying to take down the GOP	Demsrule86	Nov 2016	#60
He clearly does not. n/t	Beartracks	Nov 2016	#61
Well - there are different varieties of truth i suppose	el_bryanto	Nov 2016	#44
1	dae	Nov 2016	#48
The threat we face is real.	apcalc	Nov 2016	#52
And if Mexico won't pay for that trillion-dollar magic anti-Mexican wall ...	DirkGently	Nov 2016	#17
Speaking of that "wall". . .	DinahMoeHum	Nov 2016	#28
Ha! n/t	DirkGently	Nov 2016	#49
...	SunSeeker	Nov 2016	#20
K&R	JonLP24	Nov 2016	#22
Donald Trump is a snake oil salesman, and that's about it.	Initech	Nov 2016	#38
Next up from Bernie: Draining the swamp is a good idea, but Trump's firing squad solution is flawed.	tandem5	Nov 2016	#39
it's more trickle-down, shakedown of the american people. don't you know, what's wrong with america	TheFrenchRazor	Nov 2016	#50
Nice sleuthery there Mr Bernie.	Maru Kitteh	Nov 2016	#53
Well said!	murielm99	Nov 2016	#62
I could have told him that.	greatauntoftriplets	Nov 2016	#64

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