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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: dealraker   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: OT: Ray Dalio in ´TIME´
Date: 04/12/26 9:06 AM
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Until he's outta here I think we are stuck with one man owning the media, thus all of us too. What sells (ads) well isn't building a ballroom, balancing the budget, making peace, negotiating with anything. What sells is to destroy something, anything. The more traditional or formerly treasured institutions getting over-run brings more attention, the journey inevitably seeks these targets. Rupert has mastered the game of how to sell.

Our one-stop shopping once was US based, now it is the world sucked in. We chose a man who burns things down and crawls out with a paycheck, there's not a person ever lived who can come close to matching the record this guy presents as to how much he takes from others that ends up with him.

But don't discount chances of plus-and-minus deeds, cut a $10k check to all Americans, make the future jobs for all politicians impossible via building short term popularity.

The Don was at a WFC fight yesterday for a reason. And his behavior works as well, if not better, than any behavior politically based ever has. 50 years of media attention/domination, and many more to go.

As I say, life is great...if you can stand it!
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