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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: bighairymike   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Biden's crimes
Date: 01/04/24 4:47 PM
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Among the countries patronizing Mr. Trump’s properties, China made the largest total payment — $5.5 million — to his business interests, the report found. Those payments included millions of dollars from China’s Embassy in the United States, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and the Hainan Airlines Holding Company.

Saudi Arabia was the second-largest spender, shelling out more than $615,000 at the Trump World Tower and Trump International Hotel.<<<

To be fair, grifting is the one thing Trump is truly good at. - ges


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OK Trump's business were paid $6M+ from the Chinese and the Saudi's and for those payments, they received world class accommodations at luxury hotels.

Now, lets compare that to the $20M+ million that Foreign Governments paid to the Biden Family's 20 or so shell companies. Nobody has been able to determine any product or service rendered by these companies so what exactly were these customers paying for.

At least Trump provided a tangible service to his customers. We can argue about whether they overpaid. But let's do that after we identify just one or two products the 20 shell companies, taken a group offer for sale. Heck, if one of them happens to make a good dark rum since many are located in the Caribbean, I might want to become a customer too.
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