They have just said on the news that he has told business leaders he is going to reduce regulations. What does that mean exactly and what harm could it do?
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Regulations = Stop businesses doing something on the basis of it being harmful to someone or something.
Less regulations = businesses have less resistance to doing something harmful to something or someone in the name of profit.
It means don't eat fish caught from your local river.
So that's the environment, peoples health and workers safety and rights fecked then?
So probably his loyal blue collar workers will get shafted.
Because Trump's cabinet have expressed a willingness to strip down services such as Planned Parenthood because they believe women who get abortions are satanic. When actually abortions make up a small amount of services available at Planned Parenthood, and it's other services such as free contraception, healthcare advice, menstruation equipment, STD testing, pap smears & cancer screenings, adoption services and many more - that are targeted at women and men, and used by those who come from poor or difficult socio-economic backgrounds.
The Trump team havent talked about trying to take away rights from disabled, or people of colour. And because the women's march is cross-sectional meaning it involves women, men, of all races, sexuality, ability, religion etc it becomes a unifying message.
There's nothing ridiculous about it.
Adding to what has been answered already to your question: I expect he'll remove all the regulations for the finance sector. Back to the pre-Lehman Brother's times.
Deregulation can bring benefits when a market is not open to enough competition but it is unlikely to be entirely beneficial. "Light touch" was the expression used by New Labour and that helped to bring about the 2008 financial crisis. One of the dangers is that, as businesses are there to make a profit, they will will work exclusively towards that goal regardless of the social cost. That's where governments come in, to introduce a political element to the economy as described by Adam Smith in his other, less famous, book.
One of the dangers? It's a certainty, corporations don't give a fcuk about us...
Are cigarettes banned from advertising on the telly in America? If not I expect that to be the very first thing deregulated. Imagine the money Trump Incorporated can make with those backhanders. His family are going to be some seriously uber rich mofos.
I don't get the hate personally, well apart from the obvious. This guy's just playing a confidence trick we all would given the chance. He's just done it at the ultimate level, good on him for tricking a pretty thick country (as it has proven itself to be).
I don't get the hate personally, well apart from the obvious. This guy's just playing a confidence trick we all would given the chance. He's just done it at the ultimate level, good on him for tricking a pretty thick country (as it has proven itself to be).
Okay, thank you for enlightening me. I didn't know much of that. So the concept behind the March is completely legitimate.
Execution wasn't great though was it? The crowd cheering along with Madonna while one second she says 'F*ck you' to everyone who disagrees with the March and the next second she says 'we must love one another or die' and of course, the comment about blowing up the White House, just after getting the crowd to shout 'Yes we are ready' which was a bit eerie on her part. Why are people cheering on that kind of talk in a March that was meant to express unity in the face of adversity?
And there was that Ashley Judd woman saying things about Trumps appearance and stuff, I thought the whole idea was that they were above that?
Why celebrate the opinions of women who completely contradict what they're meant to stand for? Is it because in reality that's what the masses stand for themselves or is it just because they're celebrities? It's confusing.
Plus, women make up just over half of the population.
Trump withdraws from TPP 
Bernie Sanders will be happy
Bernie Sanders will be happy
It was an index fund so costs would have been less. And it wasn't marginal.
Individual actions don't illustrate the whole picture.
Plus on the flip side there were many other celebrities who had great speeches including Bernie Sanders, Angela Davies, America Ferrera, Rowan Blanchard(sp), Janelle Monae, Scarlett Johansson, Kerry Washington and others I could go on
Themes of these speeches include empowering women to seek leadership positions, being active in local politics and any upcoming congress and senate elections, inspiring the kids, unifying message of solidarity among women, men, people of colour etc.
If you look hard enough you will find the great things.
If you stick to headlines you'll find what gets the most clicks - I.E. madonna.
There's still costs, and it assumes he'd fully reinvested all dividends and profits, and never withdrew any for expenses... is there a point to us litigating this? He's an average to above average investor (per results, I still think he's a fecking idiot even in business), definitely not a Sheldon Adelson, to keep it within the same sector.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-09-03/should-donald-trump-have-indexed-
Three executive orders today
- Out of TPP
- Slash on American groups contributing to abortion overseas
- Freeze on Federal hiring except Military
Fake applause at CIA explained.
Bloomberg has no idea what his net worth is, I'm pretty sure the reason he hasn't declared his taxes is because he's nowhere near as rich as he says he is.
I don't believe for a second he's beaten the market. No way. Tho yeah, that is my own bias and I can't say it for sure anymore than Bloomberg can say he has $2.9bn.
I don't believe for a second he's beaten the market. No way. Tho yeah, that is my own bias and I can't say it for sure anymore than Bloomberg can say he has $2.9bn.
Trump withdraws from TPP
Bernie Sanders will be happy
Good news for China.
I probably shouldn't have used the word 'marginal', 'contentious' would've been more appropriate. Made it seem like I had any handle on the detailed figures, and as you said no one has.
Just overall I prefer to oppose the man on items that we can have more certainty on. So unfortunately the claim 'he's a terrible investor' is hard to back-up, as is the claim 'he's a great investor' (and I wish the former were true).
That is one big Tiffany box.
But could he do it on a cold Tuesday night in Stoke?
I'm not an American, but that's not fair is it? Which country are you from?
Read up about what happened with Enron after deregulation.
In fact there's a great documentary on it called "Enron: The Smartest People In The Room" - I highly recommend it.
Their picture frames com in boxes about that size. Don't know what else though.
That crazy person is due to hold another press briefing now, this time with questions. Should be fun.
It was a framed photo of Donald. Lovely.
Good point raised by a chap on CNN: What happens of Trump hotel in Istanbul is hijacked by ISIS? Does US army get involved cos it belongs t the President of USA?
That one and "Inside Job" are both brilliant.
I especially enjoy the fact that the hugely anti-state and anti socialism guys in the investment banks were the first to call for government intervention when they fecked up.
If only they were as open to government intervention into their profits as they are when it comes to covering their losses.
I find disgusting they are making a mockery of his son. His father is a cnut, but a child should always be protected.
Speak for yourself mate... Would explain why you don't get the hate too.
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Not seen Inside Job, will have to find that one - thanks.
Probably the best documentary around on the financial crisis, and one of the best documentaries I've ever seen.
Good news: The punctuality of our trains is 120% today... #alternatefacts
(still owned by Germany and not privatised...)
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