Topic: Thoughts on Trump Steaks
Meta started this discussion 8 years ago #66,824
I don't know how much The Sharper Image paid Donald Trump to put his name on frozen steaks but it shouldn't have been enough to matter to a billionaire. One of the things that attracted me to Donald Trump as a presidential candidate is the fact that, as multi-billionaire, he was (or should have been) too rich to bribe. It would take a lot more than a $250,000 Goldman Sachs speech to sway him. I mean $250k is the kind of money Donald Trump loses in his couch cushions. If The Sharper Image can bribe Trump then it should be a breeze for Goldman Sachs.
The most common explanation is that he isn't a billionaire at all - just a multi-millionaire or perhaps he even has a negative net worth which is why he won't release his tax returns. I don't know much about being a billionaire but I do know Warren Buffett and Bill Gates don't appear on reality TV or infomercials. Or professional wrestling.
But what if Trump Steaks and Trump University and Trump Ice and the Donald J. Trump menswear collection at Macy's were never about the money at all? But just about narcissism. What if Trump would have paid to get his name on those steaks? What if some things are more important than money?
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Meta (OP) double-posted this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #819,976
Also the steaks in the image are medium rare but it's known that Trump only eats well done steaks.
Syntax joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #819,977
Fortune Mag did peg him at around 3.5 Billion and analysis ended up that just taking his inheritance and sticking all of it into one of many mutual funds over the years he wood be ahead money wise by doing nothing other than investing his dads money
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Meta (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #819,980
@previous (Syntax)
> taking his inheritance and sticking all of it into one of many mutual funds over they years taking his inheritance and sticking all of it into one of many mutual funds over they years
I remember Philip Greenspun wrote an article on that. Yeah he would have been richer with no risk but where's the fun? You have $4,000,000,000 in a Fidelity mutual fund but not your name on a skyscraper.
> taking his inheritance and sticking all of it into one of many mutual funds over they years taking his inheritance and sticking all of it into one of many mutual funds over they years
I remember Philip Greenspun wrote an article on that. Yeah he would have been richer with no risk but where's the fun? You have $4,000,000,000 in a Fidelity mutual fund but not your name on a skyscraper.
Meta (OP) double-posted this 8 years ago, 3 minutes later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #819,981
This is one of the rare posts where I drop the irony and memes so enjoy it while it lasts.
Syntax replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #819,982
@819,980 (Meta)
Good point. Walt Disney got his name up in lights in a classy way. Was fun for him and fun for lots of people. Yesterday I was thinking about a first date I was on and am still friends with that gal. Three weeks after park opened there was a huge water fail at end of the mountain ride and we got major soaked.
Disney operations got us a room and sent out for new clothes and we got a pass for the rest of the year but it sure was 100% fun including the soaking
Good point. Walt Disney got his name up in lights in a classy way. Was fun for him and fun for lots of people. Yesterday I was thinking about a first date I was on and am still friends with that gal. Three weeks after park opened there was a huge water fail at end of the mountain ride and we got major soaked.
Disney operations got us a room and sent out for new clothes and we got a pass for the rest of the year but it sure was 100% fun including the soaking
McTurnip™ !meATfarTdc joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #819,983
Well-done with ketchup.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 12 minutes later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #819,988
@819,981 (Meta)
I appreciate that. You don’t want to turn into Walter, a shallow husk of a poster driven only by irony and memes.
I appreciate that. You don’t want to turn into Walter, a shallow husk of a poster driven only by irony and memes.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 11 minutes later, 36 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #819,991
I also think it’s pretty clear he’s not as rich as claimed.
Meta (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 21 minutes later, 57 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #819,999
@previous (E)
I do agree but he's probably still at least a multi millionaire.
Exaggeration is part of the Trump "brand". I remember in late 2015 he was saying he was worth $10 billion because his name alone is worth $7 billion or something like that.
I do agree but he's probably still at least a multi millionaire.
Exaggeration is part of the Trump "brand". I remember in late 2015 he was saying he was worth $10 billion because his name alone is worth $7 billion or something like that.
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Anonymous E replied with this 8 years ago, 46 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #820,006
@previous (Meta)
Yeah, definitely in the millions when you subtract debts from assets. The only way he may be a billionaire is in total assets but it’s super clear he has cash flow issues if he’s taking such shitty gigs.
Yeah, definitely in the millions when you subtract debts from assets. The only way he may be a billionaire is in total assets but it’s super clear he has cash flow issues if he’s taking such shitty gigs.
McTurnip™ !meATfarTdc replied with this 8 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #820,025
Anonymous E replied with this 8 years ago, 20 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #820,027
@previous (McTurnip™ !meATfarTdc)
You know what I meant, you nonce. It’s about the steaks and the “deals.”
Still, being president is shit. Sure, it feeds the hell out of an ego, but imagine being so damn critiqued, restricted, and visible. The presidents have aged so much in their tenure and they’re never allowed to return to obscurity.
Trump clearly didn’t expect he’d have to work so much or to be accountable to anybody but himself. Even the presidency is something clearly draining him.
You know what I meant, you nonce. It’s about the steaks and the “deals.”
Still, being president is shit. Sure, it feeds the hell out of an ego, but imagine being so damn critiqued, restricted, and visible. The presidents have aged so much in their tenure and they’re never allowed to return to obscurity.
Trump clearly didn’t expect he’d have to work so much or to be accountable to anybody but himself. Even the presidency is something clearly draining him.