Sat 18 Jul 2015
Trump the wastrel
Posted by belisarius under Ranting and Ramblings of an Old Man
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Trump the wastrel July 18, 2015
The worst thing about Donald Trump is not that he is playing a clown, though he is. Nor even that he is making a mockery of the electoral system. We don’t need him for that. But that he is wasting his millions. I expect that he contributes to charity. Every rich person does if only for the tax breaks and to avoid being labeled a scrooge. But he will be giving millions in this silly campaign to other rich people at advertising agencies, etc. I am not a bleeding heart but there are hundreds of causes both foreign and domestic in which he could invest the bulk of his wealth for the betterment of mankind instead of just moving it from one rich man’s pocket to another’s.. That is a moral obligation for men like him. After all, while he may have once actually earned money himself now it is only money generating money without any actual labor involved. There is no fear factor of losing a job. He is simply playing with investments like a game that he can afford to lose some rounds of. To think of it as anything he has actually earned is wrong and immoral. My wish is to someday get him alone for a couple of minutes to remind him that after he dies or otherwise drops off the stage that he so much loves, within months no one except those with business interests with his companies will think of him at all. Within two years he will be irrelevant even to these and forgotten or unknown to young execs. Finally he will not merit even a footnote in American history except, perhaps, as one of the many sillies in this election year. He so craves constantly being in the highlight that he says anything to get attention and loves to tell us how many people are listening to him. Hey Donald, there are children starving through no fault of theirs. In a way it’s like ignoring the Holocaust while you play your self important game for the crowds.
