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Why Donald Trump Bears No Economic Risks
ecthompsonmd September 25, 2014

From Robert Reich: Thirty years ago, on its opening day in 1984, Donald Trump stood in a dark topcoat on the casino floor at Atlantic City’s Trump Plaza, celebrating his new investment as the finest building in Atlantic City and possibly the nation. Last week, the Trump Plaza folded and the Trump Taj Mahal filed for bankruptcy, leaving some 1,000 employees without jobs. Trump, meanwhile, was on twitter claiming he had “nothing to do with Atlantic City,” and praising himself for his “great timing” in getting out of the investment. In America, people with lots of money can easily avoid the consequences

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Jamie Dimon, rock star
ecthompsonmd June 16, 2012

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, got Rock Star treatment on Capital Hill the other day. I really didn’t mind the wet kisses that were handed out. Okay, really, I did mind. It was as if the financial industry, including Mr. Jamie Dimon, didn’t cause the financial collapse of 2007/2008. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook The crappiness of Jamie Dimon’s answers cannot be understated. When you add stupid, undereducated and misinformed questions you have the soup of absolute nothingness. The hearing was a huge waste of

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