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Robert Reich | My Coffee With a Trump Supporter
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich writes: "I finally found a Trump supporter - this morning when I went to buy coffee. (I noticed a Trump bumper sticker on his car.) 'Hi,' I said. 'Noticed your Trump bumper sticker.'"
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Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich writes: "I finally found a Trump supporter - this morning when I went to buy coffee. (I noticed a Trump bumper sticker on his car.) 'Hi,' I said. 'Noticed your Trump bumper sticker.'"
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finally found a Trump supporter – this morning when I went to buy coffee. (I noticed a Trump bumper sticker on his car.)
“Hi,” I said. “Noticed your Trump bumper sticker.”
“Yup,” he said, a bit defensively.
“I hope you don’t mind my asking, but I’m curious. Why are you supporting him?”
“I know he’s a little bit much,” said the Trump supporter. “But he’s a successful businessman. And we need a successful businessman as president.”
“How do you know he’s a successful businessman?” I asked.
“Because he’s made a fortune.”
“Has he really?” I asked.
“Of course. Forbes magazine says he’s worth four and a half billion.”
“That doesn’t mean he’s been a success,” I said.
“In my book it does,” said the Trump supporter.
“You know, in 1976, when Trump was just starting his career, he said he was worth about $200 million,” I said. “Most of that was from his father.”
“That just proves my point,” said the Trump supporter. “He turned that $200 million into four and a half billion. Brilliant man.“
“But if he had just put that $200 million into an index fund and reinvested the dividends, he’d be worth twelve billion today,” I said.
The Trump supporter went silent.
"And he got about $850 million in tax subsidies, just in New York alone,” I said.
More silence.
“He’s not a businessman,” I said. “He’s a con man. "Hope you enjoy your coffee.”
Obama Vetoes Bill to Allow 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Government
David Welna, NPR
Welna writes: "President Obama made good today on earlier threats by vetoing legislation passed unanimously by the House and Senate. The rejected bill would waive sovereign immunity protections for Saudi Arabia and allow victims of the Sept. 11 attacks or their relatives to sue the Saudi government for allegedly helping at least some of the 19 hijackers who carried out those attacks. Fifteen of the attackers were Saudi nationals."
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David Welna, NPR
Welna writes: "President Obama made good today on earlier threats by vetoing legislation passed unanimously by the House and Senate. The rejected bill would waive sovereign immunity protections for Saudi Arabia and allow victims of the Sept. 11 attacks or their relatives to sue the Saudi government for allegedly helping at least some of the 19 hijackers who carried out those attacks. Fifteen of the attackers were Saudi nationals."
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North Carolina Congressman: Charlotte Protesters 'Hate White People' for Being Successful
Alice Miranda Ollstein, ThinkProgress
Ollstein writes: "As a third night of mass unrest over the police killing of Keith Lamont Scott rocked Charlotte, North Carolina Thursday night, the congressman who represents the city's suburbs, Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC), told the BBC that the protesters were not motivated by police violence, but white success."
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Alice Miranda Ollstein, ThinkProgress
Ollstein writes: "As a third night of mass unrest over the police killing of Keith Lamont Scott rocked Charlotte, North Carolina Thursday night, the congressman who represents the city's suburbs, Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC), told the BBC that the protesters were not motivated by police violence, but white success."
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25 Million People Could Lose Health Insurance Under Donald Trump's Plan, Analysis Shows
Max Ehrenfreund, The Washington Post
Ehrenfreund writes: "As many as 9.6 million Americans could gain health insurance under Hillary Clinton's proposal to provide families a tax credit to help them pay for premiums, deductibles and coinsurance, according to a new analysis."
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Max Ehrenfreund, The Washington Post
Ehrenfreund writes: "As many as 9.6 million Americans could gain health insurance under Hillary Clinton's proposal to provide families a tax credit to help them pay for premiums, deductibles and coinsurance, according to a new analysis."
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Jeremy Corbyn Wins Re-Election as Leader of Britain's Labour Party
Heather Stewart and Rowena Mason, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to 'wipe the slate clean' after winning a convincing victory in Labour's bitter leadership battle, securing 62% of the vote."
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Heather Stewart and Rowena Mason, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to 'wipe the slate clean' after winning a convincing victory in Labour's bitter leadership battle, securing 62% of the vote."
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'The War Is Over': FARC Rebels Approve Peace Deal With Colombia
teleSUR
Excerpt: "The FARC rebel group announced Friday that close to 200 delegates representing all the guerrilla units in the country have unanimously ratified the peace accord signed with the government last Aug. 24."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "The FARC rebel group announced Friday that close to 200 delegates representing all the guerrilla units in the country have unanimously ratified the peace accord signed with the government last Aug. 24."
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14 Pipeline Projects in 24 States ... Which Will Be the Next Battleground?
Dan Zukowski, EcoWatch
Zukowski writes: "Encouraged by the Obama administration's shelving of the Keystone XL pipeline and its revoked authorization for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline on federal lands, activists are now eyeing new battles."
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Dan Zukowski, EcoWatch
Zukowski writes: "Encouraged by the Obama administration's shelving of the Keystone XL pipeline and its revoked authorization for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline on federal lands, activists are now eyeing new battles."
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