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- ELECTION 2016
- Robert Reich: I Had Coffee With a Trump Supporter—Here's How I Left Him Speechless
- “He’s not a businessman,” I said. “He’s a con man."
- By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org September 20, 2016
- I finally found a Trump supporter—this morning when I went to buy coffee. (I noticed a Trump bumper sticker on his car.)
- “Hi,” I said. “Noticed your Trump bumper sticker.”
- “Yup,” he said, a bit defensively.
- “I hope you don’t mind my asking, but I’m curious. Why are you supporting him?”
- “I know he’s a little bit much,” said the Trump supporter. “But he’s a successful businessman. And we need a successful businessman as president.”
- “How do you know he’s a successful businessman?” I asked.
- “Because he’s made a fortune.”
- “Has he really?” I asked.
- “Of course. Forbes magazine says he’s worth four and a half billion.”
- “That doesn’t mean he’s been a success,” I said.
- “In my book, it does,” said the Trump supporter.
- “You know, in 1976, when Trump was just starting his career, he said he was worth about $200 million,” I said. “Most of that was from his father.”
- “That just proves my point,” said the Trump supporter. “He turned that $200 million into four and a half billion. Brilliant man.“
- “But if he had just put that $200 million into an index fund and reinvested the dividends, he’d be worth twelve billion today,” I said.
- The Trump supporter went silent.
- "And he got about $850 million in tax subsidies, just in New York alone,” I said.
- More silence.
- “He’s not a businessman,” I said. “He’s a con man. "Hope you enjoy your coffee.”
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