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Why are you voting for Donald Trump?

Why are you voting for Donald Trump?   “Because he’s one of the greatest businessmen in history and the country needs to be run like one of his billions of successful businesses!” False. Donald Trump basically got started with his business career through inheriting $413 million from his father, after his passing, which he had made via fraud and tax evasion. What did he do with this money? Well, he bankrupted 6 companies (thus far). As reported by John Cassidy of the New Yorker: “Based on Internal Revenue Service transcripts of Trump’s tax returns from 1985 to 1994, the Times report said that Trump’s core businesses racked up losses of more than a billion dollars in a ten-year period. During 1990 and 1991, the story said, Trump’s losses were so large that they ‘were more than double those of the nearest taxpayers in the I.R.S. information for those years.’” He added: “They show that, between 1985 and 1989, a period when the economy was forging ahead and Trump was bus...

Snarkily Dissecting a Pro-Trump Facebook Post

I’ve seen this post making the rounds on social-media and decided to snarkily dissect it. Receipts included.   “Someone recently asked me why I like Trump. My answer was that I don't really like a lot of things about Trump.” I’m sensing a “but” coming. Despite the rumors, I don’t care for big buts.   “But this election is not about choosing the most likeable person.” Well, that’s part of it. One reason why Trump “won” in 2016 is because millions of formerly electorally-uninvolved citizens found Trump more likeable than Hillary Clinton. How? I'm not sure, but I digress.   “We are voting between two vastly different ideologies. We are voting for the country we want to leave our children and grandchildren.” Okay, on this we can agree. Please continue…   “Trump represents that future and has proven that he can deliver. He is a patriot to the core and even served his country for 4 years without pay.” Okay, now here is where we disagree, and that’...