tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post4804025976772075590..comments2024-03-28T14:32:19.334+00:00Comments on Who Would Have Believed The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?: Keeping the Con (?)Pastoriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-35642675480450606092017-04-14T16:13:16.452+01:002017-04-14T16:13:16.452+01:00Trump won on TWO issues that cross all ideological...Trump won on TWO issues that cross all ideological and party borders<br /><br />1) Border-Wall-National Security<br /><br />2) Free Trade/Economy<br /><br />100% of my judgment of Trump rests on those 2 issues and the RESULTS he gets.<br />Right now today, I see no action moving his appeal (if there is one). Maybe tomorrow there will be some<br /><br />I see the budget for the wall delayed without audible objection from him, altho next year in govt budget parlance is this October.<br /><br />I HEARD him say China was no currency manipulator, altho he campaigned on those very words for a year, but I will give him that if it's part of a deal .. I will defer judgment for the completion of the deal.<br /><br />Anyone disagree with that?<br />Seriously.<br /><br />I'm wide open for other facts<br />SeriouslyEpaminondashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811906954763827459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-51691250510442085042017-04-14T15:01:26.036+01:002017-04-14T15:01:26.036+01:00The msm as a reliable source of news is a no go.
...The msm as a reliable source of news is a no go.<br /><br />Pastorius points out, in essence, that we should look at what Trump does or has done -- the only ways to know what the hell is going on, IMO.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-23641683658519025252017-04-14T13:21:09.023+01:002017-04-14T13:21:09.023+01:00By the way, I get your concern. I am concerned too...By the way, I get your concern. I am concerned too.<br /><br />However, you are not taking into consideration all the ways in which Trump has already lived up to his rhetoric:<br /><br />he took away the penalty used to enforce obamacare<br /><br />he did not sign the Paris accord on climate change<br /><br />he is defunding the epa, largely<br /><br />he has put everyone on notice we will no longer be pursuing global warming initiatives<br /><br />he has stepped up deportations<br /><br />I believe there are others I am not remembering at this momentPastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-73584491208344555402017-04-14T13:17:50.975+01:002017-04-14T13:17:50.975+01:00Pursuing your line of thought.
If there are two d...Pursuing your line of thought.<br /><br />If there are two deals I need to make, and both are for my benefit, do I attempt to do two at once?<br /><br />Obviously, all deals have to be win-win, but, in the case of bombing North Korea, what is the win for China? You speculation is good. However, we also have to remember, China would be concerned about the possible use of nukes in their neighborhood.<br /><br />As a businessman, I have never tried to do two deals at once.<br /><br />I want to gain maximum advantage on each deal. <br /><br />I am not saying that it is not reasonable to do two deals. But I am saying, I can't think of a time it was to my benefit to confuse the issue, especially in a case where I was working on two deals.<br /><br />That being said, there are certain deals where, if one is structured to pay off for the client, and to show my strength in comparison to my competitors - that I could literally MOAB them into dust, if you will - then it certainly would help me to get better terms on the next deal.<br /><br />What do you think?Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.com