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IRS employee who voted for Trump doesn't learn his lesson and is fired

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[-] blarth@thelemmy.club 29 points 1 day ago

lol they still think this guy actually knows how to run businesses

[-] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

How do you bankrupt a casino? 😂😂😂 Its literally free money 😂😂😂

[-] nieminen@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Not just one. Four casinos

[-] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

How could anyone trust the business acumen of someone who bankrupted his own casino? The business model of a casino is people walk in, give you all their money, then leave. That was too much for him.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago

How the fuck do you bankrupt a casino?

[-] Anarch157a@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

By opening a second casino on the same road, splitting the public between the two, which led to BOTH going bankrupt, despite a cash injection from his father. Yes, he bankrupted TWO casinos...

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im pretty sure that entire endeavor was a money laundering scheme. it doesnt make any sense otherwise.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

How could anyone trust the business acumen of someone who bankrupted his own casino?

Easy. They're braindead stupid. You have met dogs more intelligent than Trump supporters.

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[-] rational_lib@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

I can totally believe that someone who's never worked in the private sector has such a fanciful view of how layoffs work. My first job out of college was in the government. My views of what constituted "waste" were hilarious, like we got a flashlight (because we occasionally would go outside at night) and it was definitely a pricier flashlight, with some features we didn't really need. I told my friends at home, "Gosh, the government is so wasteful, look at this overpriced flashlight I got". Of course they made me turn it in when I left, but still.

Then when I got into the private sector I realized private sector waste is a whole different animal. Obviously there's the insane CEO pay packages, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Definitely I've seen some multi-million-dollar projects that never should have happened and were just the result of our slick salespeople. When I left one job in a layoff I had no way of returning a $3000 laptop because the person I'd return it to was laid off too. It ended up being a nice gift for an amoral friend. Of course layoffs themselves are crazy wasteful, you have tons of hard-earned knowledge walking out the door. They're almost always random and driven by a desire to temporarily boost the stock price as clueless shareholders are left holding the bag when the company collapses a few years later.

Point is government waste exists, but it's like a leaky faucet that drips a little. In the private sector, it's like a faucet that's constantly running on full blast because everyone is incentivized to maximize the rate of flow.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago

definitely a pricier flashlight,

It’s because they can’t risk it not working and being blamed when someone trips in the dark

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[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago

"Someone with his business acumen..."

Holy shit. I imagine this person has an open fucking head wound and a keyboard covered in drool. Holy shit.

With time, you forget just how desperate, unequipped for life and dangerously myopic these people are.

[-] pajam@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

So many Trump supporters just don't pay attention to anything. For decades before 2016, it was super common knowledge that Trump was a terrible businessman. It was a common joke on late night TV any time Trump was in the news. It was essentially the main thing people knew about him since the 1990s, yet his supporters all think he must be some business genius. And how they still think this after his first term, I have no idea.

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[-] berthannity@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's so incredible that so many people can't tell how clueless Trump is. The only reason he's ever "effective" is because he's a total wildcard since he has absolutely no fucking idea what is happening.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

Hope he suffers as much as possible for the suffering he has caused others.

[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 177 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It’s absurd that people think trump has any sort of “business acumen.” His businesses fail more often than they succeed. He’s been busted for fraud multiple times. Filed for bankruptcy multiple times. Sued for failing to pay contractors hundreds of times. Banks refused to lend him money. His contemporaries call him the dumbest person they’ve ever met.

[-] vividspecter@lemm.ee 73 points 2 days ago

It’s absurd that people think trump has any sort of “business acumen.”

He played a successful businessman on a reality TV show. That's it, that's why people think he knows what he's doing, because they evidently can't tell the difference between fiction and reality.

[-] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago

That's the thing he's actually good at. Acting. Getting people to believe in fiction. It's a good trait for an actor, a despicable power of conmen, and horrifying in a leader.

[-] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 32 points 2 days ago

Filed for bankruptcy multiple times.

Some of these were even for his casinos. He couldn’t even get casinos right.

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[-] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Leopards are gonna have an obesity problem.

[-] aeternum 10 points 1 day ago

oh no! anyway...

[-] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

Business acumen? Neither the president nor trump have that

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[-] hark@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

lol @ "fine-tooth comb"

Coming in with a wrecking ball is the "business acumen" i.e. sucking out as much money as possible, taking credit for any perceived successes, and passing out blame for any perceived failures. The entire point of business is to enrich the businessman. They're idolized when they really should be recognized as the parasites they actually are.

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 57 points 2 days ago

Works for IRS, thinks Trump has an iota of business acumen. Dude deserved to be fired whether he voted for Agent Orange or not.

If you look at Trump business history and think he’s a good businessman you have no place at the IRS. Hopefully this dude didn’t work for Criminal Investigation.

[-] NoxAstrum@lemmy.ca 48 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It still doesn't cease to amaze me how absolutely clueless some people can be. How can you observe Trump's behaviour and think he'll do anything except be insane? He can't even form coherent sentences for goodness' sake!

I hope this moron, and all his Trump pals, lose everything.

Imagine thinking Trump has business acumen.

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 28 points 2 days ago

they arent just uninformed... they are brainwashed. you dont just snap out of it. you cant logic yourself out of a position you did not logic yourself into

its like trying to convince someone that their religion is garbage. no matter what evidence you provide, their brain will work around it.

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[-] bricklove@midwest.social 34 points 2 days ago

Aside from being brainwashed into MAGA he sounds like a solid dude. He saw a problem in his country and took it upon himself to try to fix it. Too bad he wanted leopards to eat his face

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[-] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Side note: I am banned from conservative subs, but my last comment there was responded with "conservatism is a necessary counterpoint to progressivism" and can somebody tell me ANY conservative policies that were for the good of humanity? Because all I see is a severely mentally ill bunch of fucking psychopaths that do nothing but destroy freedom and anything at all good for humanity.

[-] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 day ago

Yes and no. Conservatism is supposed to be (ideally, in theory) a ratchet that keeps the wheel from freely spinning in either direction. Conservatives are to preserve the status quo, which is the position currently taken by Democrats and not Republicans. We don't have a counterbalance to the Repubs, which is why the wheel is slowly clicking to the right.

[-] BaldManGoomba@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

So if we had a truly progressive party in power conservatives job would be saying can we afford this, what would the impacts be, why do we need to do this thing, why is the status quo not good etc etc. Then they are suppose to listen to reason, trial out big changes, adapt, and let the future go forward making sure the small man and traditionalists aren't left behind.

Instead conservatives are about changing the climate, culture, and environment to hurt others or hold back common sense things that make people equal.

it is inherently selfish behavior.

at best, they will tell you 'i just want my tax dollars/government to be efficient' but we see how that actually plays out with regards to the oligarchy taking control.

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 85 points 2 days ago

"his business acumen" is exactly what you're getting, bub.

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[-] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 66 points 2 days ago

It‘s so weird man. They say the government needs fixing but then vote for unhinged deregulation from the guy with the catch phrase „you‘re fired“.

That‘s like saying your roof needs fixing so you call a demolition company to tear your house down. What the hell did you expect would happen?

Honestly I think so many people are too misinformed or distracted to vote. I would genuinely suggest they stay out of the democratic process for their own good and peace of mind. They will only regret it anyway.

[-] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago

We have an electoral college. The entire reason they exist was to prevent an uneducated electorate from electing a tyanical demagogue. And yet here we are. Because the electoral college is made out of THE SAME UNEDUCATED MASSES. How was that supposed to work?

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[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 41 points 2 days ago

Imagine being an IRS employee and voting Republican in literally anything. Like seriously what the fuck?

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[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 days ago

No reason?

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

[-] InputZero@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Right?! My dude, bringing in a wrecking ball and ruining people's lives is the reason. Trump isn't a stable genius, he's a geriatric lunatic who's been given the keys to the asylum.

[-] sleepmode@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

His "business acumen" is hostile takeover style from the 80s-90s. If the guy really studied up he would've known those types come in and slash and burn. No one is spared. They squeeze the juice out until a company is "lean and mean" and attractive to investors that want to liquidate or restart without old guard getting in the way. What a dummy.

[-] elbucho@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Fuck this guy. Fuck his friends, fuck all of his family members who haven't disowned him yet, fuck anybody who looks like him. Fuck everything about him.

This piece of shit voted for this, and now is upset simply because his livelihood is affected. No lessons were learnt. No lessons will ever be learned. He is but a symptom of the cancerous rot at the core of our so-called Democracy.

Edit: Fuck any fucking cowards who downvote this without providing a response as to why they disagree.

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[-] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

works at a place that collects taxes

voted for a guy who wants to get rid of taxes

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[-] Zink@programming.dev 20 points 2 days ago

That’s funny because I thought somebody who works at the IRS would have skills like reading comprehension and functional eyes.

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[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago

"Government should be run as a business" means everybody has to do as you say because you're the boss.

[-] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 31 points 2 days ago

”Government should be run as a business” means people are getting fired just so the top can buy more yachts for themselves.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's wild watching people who don't consider themselves fascist kind of just cheering for it, because as with everything our government does, 50% don't care how cruel it is as long as said cruelty is pointed in the right direction. (Or what they think is the right direction.)

[-] bufalo1973@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

If that is a reason to vote for someone maybe Gabe Newell should run for president.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago
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