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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: weatherman   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Trump the Barely-Billionaire
Date: 02/28/24 5:35 PM
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The media reports have said that the typical premium for an appeal bond would be 1-3% of the face value of the judgment (including pre-judgment interest).

ok, i dont have don's equifax report handy, but hope i am not a shareholder in any group that only requires a single digit premium. given the negative publicity and real chance of having to wring out ~$0.5B from trump, and any unknown claimants to trump's assets that could come out of woodwork, it seems off.

let's check fox news, and discount for ~80% bias and being in his 2016 heyday :
foxbusiness.com - Trumps business credit score is out of a possible

i still think someone with non-economic interests will bail him out, or already has at the $100M bond level.

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