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[J242]

Dave: “There are numerous situations where negotiation after the fact is just common practice. Your doctor, for instance, might send a bill to an insurance company for $30K knowing that it will be negotiated down to $22K or whatever by the insurance company. In another example, I was involved with a dot-com company years ago that negotiated a $500K legal bill down to $150K and some stock options.”

It seems that you do not recognize the difference between negotiation and refusal. Negotiating involves both parties as active participants in an exchange. That was not what happened repeatedly. Trump’s scenario is getting services at an agreed upon rate than saying “Nope”. It’s acting on the principle of “selling out his good faith” pure and simple. He’s robbed small businesses and independent workers left and right because he knows it would be much more costly for them to mount a legal suit (that they would win) against him to recoup the difference than to simply accept the lower amount. If you sign paperwork to do a job for $10,000 in good faith then they only pay you $7,500, even though all the conditions of the agreement were met, that’s theft and potentially fraud.

Your health care & start-up comparisons are not accurate because in the HCI scenario you are referring to specific legal options for people who can’t afford the full payment or have health care insurance which specifically works with in and out of network providers for the reduced cost to you. With the start up, stock was substituted in place of cash but is still remuneration. It is not the same as saying “Too bad, this is all I’m paying you”. How you are unable to understand the difference is beyond me.

“If Trump had done anything criminal, he would have been in jail by now. Trump does not have the same government protections as Hilary Clinton.”

What he did is not criminal as the “crimes” are only civil offenses and he was found to be guilty in that sense, repeatedly. Dozens upon dozens upon dozens of times.

[captainDave]

J242: It doesn’t seem like you have much more than a very basic understanding of business. There are numerous situations where negotiation after the fact is just common practice. Your doctor, for instance, might send a bill to an insurance company for $30K knowing that it will be negotiated down to $22K or whatever by the insurance company. In another example, I was involved with a dot-com company years ago that negotiated a $500K legal bill down to $150K and some stock options. That’s the way it works. Lawyers, doctors insurance companies, property developers and so-forth build negotiation into their respective business models. Business relationships of this nature are not like employment contracts. And yes, I have negotiated bills down after the fact with engineering and design clients many times and continued doing work for them. If Trump had done anything criminal, he would have been in jail by now. Trump does not have the same government protections as Hilary Clinton.

[JTB]

cD, I was going to respond to the issue of how Trump handles himself in his business dealings as revealed by his history of stiffing vendors and investors, but I’m feeling like it’s time to quit the pretense and get down to the fundamental fact that he is clearly emotionally unstable. That’s not to say out and out psychotic, but more lacking the necessary temperament to manage his own emotions. He’s demonstrated that repeatedly throughout the campaign. That’s enough right there.

[captainDave]

JTB: Yes I did read the article. We are electing a president, not a dictator. If there is a conflict of interest, Trump simply recuses himself from the decision process just like on any corporate board where a conflict would arise. That’s a common occurrence in the business world. $364m is not a big loan in relation to the asset values anyway–and what is the current debt vs. the amount stated from a few years ago? Was the loan paid off, swapped out, re-packaged, or what ever–you have no idea. …And is Trump the personal guarantor? I doubt it. Would a US president even be involved with making decisions about a specific bank issue like this? Congress makes the law, regulators enforce it. Parroting stuff without questioning details makes it look like you didn’t put any critical thought into your post. Attacking Trump’s private business affairs does not negate Hillary’s blatant corrupt against the public trust.

[JoB]

Captain dave..

the only way you will be convinced is to go read that which has been available to you all along.. her platform. the only one who says the only reason to vote for hillary is that she is a woman is you..

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[J242]

Dave: “You already posted that. So what? He didn’t pay some lawyers their entire bill. I hope he starts a trend. Most of them overcharge. Nobody is really worth $1000 an hour to do legal work.”

So, you’d be okay being hired to perform a service and have me say “Nah, I don’t think your work is worth what I already said I would pay you. Even though you totally delivered above and beyond what I asked for, I’m only paying you 75 cents on the dollar. Deal with it.” to you? I highly doubt that. There’s also a reason I’m re-posting, you don’t seem to understand that he regularly operates in bad faith. He does not have ethical business standards and he’s not very successful compared to his peers or anyone with an index funds investment.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/trump-files-donald-sued-other-people-named-trump

You should check some of the 100+ reports they link to.

“Find something relevant to discuss. This is boring.”

Something relevant? How is the fact that he’s been successfully sued repeatedly for his business and personal failures not relevant to the fact that your candidate of choice is morally, ethically and professionally devoid of merit? That IS the point. Our POTUS is the highest representative of our country and if his campaign has to take away his Twitter access to keep him from personally insulting even more people that is not a good spokesperson for our nation.

[captainDave]

JoB: I haven’t put my vote in yet so you still have time to convince me that Hillary is not the most deceitful and corrupt person to ever run for president. So far, you have failed to convince me of anything positive that Hillary will do for this country other than to hold office as a woman. When half the country thinks she should be locked up, I doubt she is capable of accomplishing anything but creating more scandals to benefit her elite Wall Street supporters.

[JTB]

cD, your response to JanS about Trump’s relationship with his lenders indicates either you didn’t read the article she provided, or didn’t understand it. The notion that “he already has the money” is simply wrong, glaringly wrong, incomprehensibly wrong. The point is that he is a huckster. So much so that his sources for providing funding are increasingly dwindling. So much so that he is reliant on earning fees for using his brand name to others who actually have real money to invest in projects. Even that has faltered in the aftermath of his deplorable campaign which has led investors in several Trump Hotel projects to seek to remove his name from the property.

I truly hope you didn’t read the article. Otherwise, we are left of come to conclusions about your reading comprehension. Mmmm, given your acceptance of Mr. d’Souza as a credible source of anything, I am left to refer to my comments on redblack’s thread about sources.

[captainDave]

JansS: Why is the health of the lender of any consequences to Trump’s companies if he already has the money? I am pretty sure the loan terms would have been established when the loan was drawn. Do I care about the financial health of my mortgage lender? No. If they fail, then I just pay my payments to whomever takes over the loan. Who cares? I don’t owe any allegiance to banks or credit card companies just because I use them.

J242: You already posted that. So what? He didn’t pay some lawyers their entire bill. I hope he starts a trend. Most of them overcharge. Nobody is really worth $1000 an hour to do legal work. Why is it ok for doctors to always get their invoices cut down by the insurance companies? Find something relevant to discuss. This is boring.

[JoB]

Captain Dave..

first link.. op ed piece by “Former Wonkette editor; current vagrant”
second link sources Clinton Cash … which has been pretty much debunked
third link. there is no there there.. worst you can say is that some things look bad
oh. and you should be aware that if anyone roots around in your dirty laundry sooner or later they will find an embarrassing stain…third link.. another opinion piece with lots of allegations referencing an investigation in which no charges were filed…

apparently.. if anyone said it anywhere.. or even hinted at it.. it’s true?

and your answer to politifact’s analysis of her truthfulness … which you must not have read because if you had you would have found it contained categories like mostly true covering “technical accuracy” … is to say you don’t believe it therefore she is a liar.

i get that you don’t believe anyone who tells you anything you don’t want to hear
but will believe anyone who tells you something that you want to hear
but that doesn’t make any of it truth…

what makes something truth is evidence..

schools out

i really want to thank you for convincing so many people how important it was to get out there and vote in this election.. if only to stop this kind of “reasoning” from becoming our new national standard.

I read somewhere this morning that 44+% of Seattle voters have turned in their ballots… i am hoping that will at least double by the end of the day tomorrow.

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[JoB]

Captain Dave..
Trump doesn’t pay his loans back. he bankrupts…
And Trumps loans have international roots.. some of which aren’t going to want to follow the dictates of an American bankruptcy court…

but hey.. why should you worry? Trump would never lie, cheat, steal or try to wiggle out of his obligations … except.. he has a proven track record of doing exactly that.

somehow i think giving him America as a business bargaining chip wouldn’t turn out so well for us.. it sure didn’t turn out well for the businesses that invested in him.. you know those little guys you keep going on about.. but don’t really care so much about.. “Much of the time, everyone eventually gets paid–just not as fast as the loan contracts specify.”.. You forgot to add or as much… and if they can’t afford an attorney to represent them they are unlikely to get paid at all..

it’s ok to cheat them and employees and… and.. and…

that’s business?

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[JanS]

Dave..please explain…what criminal acts…yes, there’s google…but google hasn’t explained about indictments, trials that happened, convictions…so maybe you can educate us evil libtard commie, no common sense, poor logic, ignorants. So…please tell us what criminal acts…links to sources, and trials , etc. would be lovely…I have had a hard time finding them on the interwebs. But maybe I’m just too stupid to look in the right place…..there’s always that. And since you are the expert in all things Clinton, just thought I’d ask. Thanks .

[captainDave]

miws: I have had the same problem too a few times. If you write something long, copy it to a text file before you post. I think its a glitch in the system and not a filter. Otherwise everything I post would be filtered out! :)

JoB: You said: “why should we worry about Hillary being “bought” by Wall Street
but ignore Trump’s outstanding loans” Because loans to companies are specific contracts with recorded obligations defining how they are to be paid back with actual money. Bribes paid to the Clintons have non-recored obligations that are for a wide range of political favors at unknown costs to us tax payers. –Big difference.

Corporate bankruptcies, where large assets are involved, usually are just re-organization of debt. Much of the time, everyone eventually gets paid–just not as fast as the loan contracts specify. Without bankruptcy laws, you would have a much diminished economy. Bankruptcy laws protect employees that work for companies who experience market or cashflow disruptions. Without bankruptcy law, Amazon would not be here today.

You should really get educated about the subject before pushing such a deceitful narrative.

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[captainDave]

JTB: While d’Souza may be a convict, many of the tidbits in his documentary were easy to verify.

So I have to ask, how can anyone trust a woman who’s mentor was a protege and advocate of Al Capone?

Another thing that makes Hillary potentially even more of a “nasty women” is her association with people who are into occult rituals. Even snopes admits John Podesta has been a fan of an satanic occult artist, Marina Abramovic for many years: http://www.snopes.com/john-podesta-spirit-cooking/ Hillary’s long-time association with demented people like Jeffrey Epstein and Anthony Weiner is troubling.

Of course, we all know about Hillary’s white house seance episodes that Bill joked about years ago. I can see why some people think of Hillary as some sort of “high priestess” of the occult. It just seems like a bunch of sick and twisted stupid stuff that I certainly would not want our future president involved with. I don’t want to offend anyone here. What you do in your own home is your business (Unless you are running for political office and have access to nuclear launch codes, that is).

I can now really see what Trump means by “drain the swamp”.

JoB: It sounds like what you experienced was the rest of the country. I don’t know if it is one third half, or two thirds, but it is significant. Being in the high-end turing business, I entertain people from everywhere–both Trump and Hillary supporters. Everybody has their own reasons and perceptions about their candidates. I think irresponsible media bias has polarized the electorate to equalize the candidates and heighten convictions to pump their ratings.

You don’t see Trump signs in Seattle because they get quickly torn down. It doesn’t mean that there are no Trump supporters here (other than me, of course). Seattle just has a higher number of aggressive liberal activists that shout down their opposition–making it appear that liberalism is the vastly dominant consensus.

I have tried to bring perspective from the “other side” which is based by and large, on logic and reason rather than emotion. You have to realize Seattle is a bubble. What works here isn’t working for the rest of the country. Seattle is like Norway where we are benefiting by a net “tech” revenue surplus that is feeding in from the rest of the world. But this situation may not last forever. Reality has a funny way of creeping in as it did for places like Detroit and Baltimore.

We have the freedom to discuss these things today because a group of predominantly “white men” put forth the notion that all were created equal. I don’t want to see that change.

[captainDave]

J242: What do you expect Wall Street pundits to say? They bought Hillary and depend on her to do things that continue to take wealth from US citizens to pump the markets for her elite supporters. Get up to speed!–at least follow Bernie’s bouncing ball. Keep in mind that “they” threatened the same instant chaos on the Brexit vote too–which didn’t materialized. However, the markets are going to eventually crash no matter who wins because they are way overvalued.

Trump sure gets a lot of buildings put up for supposedly not paying people. Your assessment does not seem to make much sense. Just like your assumption that I am not successful. If I wasn’t, I would not be complaining about excessive taxation. I do just fine without employees. But I am sure there are some who would love to get involved with the things I do. It’s too bad your socialist government wants to keep them poor.

[J242]

PS Dave, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/11/05/us-election-2016-donald-trump-victory-to-trigger-global-market-t/

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donald-trump-wall-street-effect-markets-230164

http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/26/investing/donald-trump-first-debate/

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-stock-market-could-crash-if-donald-trump-is-elected-2016-10-31

National and international groups are all barking the same alarm. A Trump victory would create instability and chaos in the market. But, you know more than them right?

[J242]

Dave: “Did you really audit the books of the 500 companies Trump is involved with? Or did you just get all your information spoon fed to you from the establishment controlled media again? ”

I would hardly call Media Matters, Snopes, FactCheck or the hundreds of lawsuits targeting him for the same issues “establishment controlled media”. Watch out, the WSB might post an article about something happening at a political rally! If it doesn’t massage your opinion it must mean the WSB sold out to the big MSM right? Sheesh… As such a savvy businessman with so many successful businesses I would have assumed you’d be familiar with the concept of “selling out your good will”. He does it constantly with small businesses and contractors, especially when he doesn’t plan to use them again. Why pay what he agreed when he can cut it down by 1/4 or 1/3 and know that the person will have to take it because fighting it would be even more costly for them? That’s predatory and despicable.

“Besides, you do realize that the president does not actually pay the bills for the US government, don’t you? I am not voting for Trump for his paymaster skills, but rather his common sense, realistic approach to fixing things that we all know are severely broken.”

Which common sense? When he’s pro-life or pro-choice? When he’s pro-immigration or anti-immigration? When he’s for the Iraq war or against claiming he was never for it? Luckily for you, any position you might have an opinion on he’s got you covered for regardless of which side you fall on! lol

“If you think Trump is so bad, why do you excuse Hillary’s integral role in the White Water scam where so many innocent people lost everything?”

So, you have some kind of smoking gun that the FBI and multiple DAs couldn’t find for over a decade? By all means, send it to Breitbart and see if it goes anywhere, or you can stop posting straw men up everywhere and address the meat of the issue. There is no point by point comparison.
You are supporting a misogynistic, racist, close minded, hateful person who’s business record can’t compare to a basic index fund investment strategy.

“What do you think is going to happen when the debt crisis comes to head soon?”

Why do you think his tax cuts plan will in any way reduce the debt? Do you know what the definition of insanity is? Doing the same thing repeatedly expecting different results. Boosting the top while cutting income to the government to pay it’s debts didn’t work under Reagan, or Bush Sr, or Bush Jr. Why do you think it will work now? Maybe because you’d rather not actually think critically about it and want to keep sticking to your emotions?

” I will let you in on a little secret: It doesn’t matter who get’s elected, the market is going to crash and the government will be faced with default or currency dilution.”

Oh please do go on oh mystical Captain. What are the lotto numbers going to be tomorrow?
You can assume and hypothesize but the one thing all indicators are point at is that Trump being elected would cause market chaos on the national and international stages.

Remember, this is the guy endorsed by the KKK, Putin and Jon-Ill. Great company you keep there Cap’n.

“Trump at least has the experience with handling complex financial reorganizations where Hillary essentially says she will do everything that Venezuela is doing in a financial crisis. (I”

You mean, he’s hired enough attorneys & financial reps to take care of his problems for him. Do you think for even a second he actually went through the paperwork? This coming from a guy who claimed for months that he “couldn’t” release his returns because of being audited? Oh, but him lying to you and now just saying he won’t because he doesn’t want to is fine by you? Your criteria for what qualifies as “experience” is very bizarre. Very fitting with your candidate.

“If this country does not find a way to get productive again, a lot of people will die in the streets because of people like you who were unwilling to face reality.”

Except that we’re the 3rd most productive nation in the world and our productivity is increasing. Just because it’s not in your sector doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Renewable energy is a huge, growing market as is the medical industry, IT and many, many more…
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/9138-fastest-growing-industries.html

You see doom & gloom, I see opportunity and potential. Out with the archaic, limited scope and in with the current, broader scope & ideas. You’ve complained about not being able to keep up with the changes to Seattle business structure and that it’s killing local industry yet our local economy grew faster than the national average and is speeding up in growth.

http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8852-doing-business-in-washington.html

Your experiences and the experiences of the limited pool of people you know does not = the verifiable reality for everyone else.

[JTB]

JoB: Convicted felon Dinesh d’Souza has been denounced even by conservatives as a shameless hustler going back to 1995 with his insightful tome,

The End Of Racism

I admit that simply being convicted and imprisoned for illegal campaign contributions doesn’t in and of itself disqualify d’Souza as a reputable political analyst, but it does invite one to ponder how is it even possible for a reasonably intelligent person to foul up a simple procedure like that given the leeway afforded by current campaign finance laws. I mean, really.
That said, there are many in the Alt Right sector who embrace Ted Kaczynski’s Manifesto as a credible assessment of liberal politics. I suspect there are participants in this very Forum who have drawn inspiration from Ted’s work. At least some of their characterizations of “how liberal socialists think” bear a striking similarity. As has been said, “great minds think alike.”

None of that is intended to draw a parallel between d’Souza and Kacsynski, instead they each serve as illustrations of what passes for thoughtful commentary in some circles.

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[boatdavit]

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• This topic was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by boatdavit.

[WSB]

One of my fellow Poynter Institute Sensemaking Fellows in 2009/2010 was Angie D. Holan, editor of Politifact, who’s been with it since it launched in 2007:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/staff/

Our group of fellows – assembled by invitation, not application! – was an eclectic group, not all in media.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb3967624.htm

Anyway, I remember Angie as a very ethical, sharp person, talking about her then-nascent work.

Overall, opinion/advocacy is more in style in news media than ever these days, which saddens me as I believe this industry should do less of it, not more of it. I don’t believe that news organizations have any business endorsing, reviewing, opining. Our opinions matter not one whit more than yours, and the time it takes for someone even to write editorials/endorsements/etc. should be spent on more diving into the facts. Which I’m going back to!

-TR

[redblack]

hey, there, west side neighbors.

i was just wondering which news and information sources other WSB posters consider credible when posting, reading, or responding in these fora. furthermore, by what criteria do you set that standard?

my highest standards are funding sources and commercialism; objectivity; and accuracy. the latter standards always seem to be inversely proportional to the amount of money thrown at a given news or information outlet.

for example, i was just looking at factcheck.org and politifact.com. both have transparent funding sources and neither one seems politically bent. there’s also minimal obtrusive or obnoxious advertising.

(kudos to WSB, there.)

there’s also c-span, which seems dead-center objective, and is funded by everyone who subscribes to cable or satellite tee vee – to the tune of $.01 per month per subscriber. cheap! but also pretty tech-savvy.

thoughts?

and do the sites i’ve named seem partisan to you? if so, why?

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[JanS]

Dave, I’ve been waiting to say this…you are so full of crap…you repeat things that are put out by Breitbart, by FBI agents who have an agenda fueled by a book called “Clinton Cash”, written by a man on Breitbart, and debunked. Your Venezuela thing? Bullcrap, pure conjecture in your mind. Prove it. You can’t. Now you’re going to tell us that you can predict the future? It’s all laughable. We do not take you or these white nationalists seriously.Conspiracy, conspiracy indeed.

Actual crime investigations? Can you say Trump University? And that’s only one. Can you say Mrs. Trump working illegally in the US? Being investigated…there’s two…keep talking, buddy.

Lastly, you are laughable…google is your friend :

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/31/a-quick-review-of-40-years-of-investigations-into-donald-trumps-businesses/

http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/we-investigated-donald-trump-is-named-in-at-least-169-federal-lawsuits/

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/10/donald-trump-scandals/474726/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/01/donald-trump-lawsuits-legal-battles/84995854/

http://www.newsweek.com/2016/11/11/donald-trump-companies-destroyed-emails-documents-515120.html

should I go on?

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[captainDave]

redblack: On one hand, we have this “big” case against Trump about raping a 13 year old “jane doe” at Bill Clinton’s friends party twenty years ago–a case that was thrown out by a California judge and now picked up by a Clinton-connected law firm in New York. Despite airing every bit of controversy they can find on Trump, the mainstream media is somehow avoiding this HUGE story and the police have no interest in investigating this odious crime.

On the other hand, you have clear evidence of Clinton crimes being reported by the FBI, agents being held back by the DOJ, and clandestine meetings with the attorney general who is not suppose to have contact with crime suspects.

I did not say there were no lawsuits against the Clintons. There are many (Including by Judicial Watch). Civil lawsuits are easy for anyone to file. Both candidates are targets for frivolous claims. However, actual crime investigations are currently only occurring on the Clinton side.

If elected, there is no doubt that there would be a sustained effort to impeach Clinton. There are just too many people who cannot forgive her long list of offenses. However, if she is in full control of the country, there will be no need for black helicopters.