Daniel, banks wrote off $500 million in Trump debt on casinos. That was income to Trump. He paid no taxes on that by pushing off worthless paper to those banks. He owes the taxpayer $200 million for that if you ask me.
I agree, that's the least he owes in back taxes. I'm still angry because in one of the years he paid $750 in IRS I paid $42,000 in FICA IRS and FTB, On a total income under $220,000.
Trump is not the smartest candidate we have ever had, but he always had an instinct to know what was trending and which way the wind is blowing. He is very aware that he is losing and it frightens him. Trump's lies are driven by his deep insecurities. He knows he is a phony and he has lived with that his whole life. He has spent billions and hired lawyers to hide the truth. Now, when his faults are being displayed on the big screen, he finds that he has lost energy, the mind, and the cleverness he had ten years ago. He knows that he is now the Biden in this race. He is toast. He is bringing back all of his cheaters and criminals to see if they can save him. Harris is an experienced prosecutor. She knows their type.
Why would experienced gamblers waste "good money" after losing? Why is the media ignoring the histories of these donors? The casino owners were Trump's competitors. How many have connections to organized crime?
How many media owners and operators are connected to organized crime? How many of the biggest corporations really very similar to organized crime syndicates as they seek to exploit and rip off both workers and consumers?
That's interesting. I like what Dr. Reich said that if Trump had just taken his daddy's money and invested in index funds he would be worth well over 2 billion.
At risk of black lash, I'm not thrilled that VP Harris had lunch with Jamie Dimon. Sorry, but it sounds to me like the Dems are pushing out the working class once again and only "come down from high horses" to court our votes : White Trash by Nancy Isenberg
For those interested in human behavior - a new book was just released Reflections on Behaviorism and Society: Extended Edition by BF Skinner. For purchase here.
BF Skinner and behavioral psychology gets a lot of things wrong. It’s superficial.
A modest example: From a behaviorist point of view, LSD, peyote, psilocybin and ayahusca would be classified as sedatives because people who take them tend to be sit very still.
I'm sorry Daniel likes the above comment. I've been told over and over to believe in science and the above comment makes no sense. BF Skinner got pretty much everything on point not "wrong". And you're example of LSD is inappropriate. A biological response is a unconditioned reflex not operant conditioning.
Punishment will never ever change behavior not matter how many times it's applied or how severe. It has been proven that people will get sneaky.
If anyone reading these comments wants to learn more - please visit the Harvard research foundation for his experiments and papers. Thank you.
Thanks for clarifying. Any honest self-examination will reveal the uncomfortable degree to which we are sleep-walkers. Just try to hold continuous awareness of your breathing for any length of time, even just five minutes.
It takes extraordinary effort over time to develop stable awareness and anything approaching free will – but it can be done.
Skinner and his purely scientific analysis of human behaviour has indeed been a valuable addition to our understanding of how individuals and collectives function. However, what I find missing in this work is any inclusion of our individual human motive, our emotions. It is the experience and internalisation of other beings and our ties of kinship and love or hatred of them that create human culture. These unique internal emotional landscapes are what stochastic terrorists like Trump and his MAGA followers play upon to their political advantage.
I would suggest that you read deeper into his work - because if you are looking for emotion it's there. Motive? It's there in detail. Love and hatred are taught. In fact, we've been able to pretty much prove that everything is taught. If you are interested, please sign up for the website newsletter and read his latest book Reflections on Society.
Emotional states are taught and conditioned. We all respond to our environment.
Why can't emotions be science?? Just a few thoughts. It makes me "feel hopeful" that you took the time to write a comment. Thank you for being open to reading his work.
I have been reading thom Hartman's book, "Cracking the Code" which includes some biology of how the mind/brain works. Also, I have been reading about research concerning the question of whether we have free will; it appears we don't. Quantum physicists are wondering if quarks are the random part that advances thinking further than reproducing our brain's programing. I hope I communicated some portion of interesting ideas I found when researching free will last winter.
I like Thom Hartman too. This is my take on it. If we do not have the awareness of our responses then - no we have little free will. However, if we become aware of our reactions, then I think we start to develop choices of reactions. Does that make sense? If we go on auto pilot all the time, its not choice? The BF Skinner has free and cheap materials to read. His latest work and the live webinar about government and behavior was - most enlightening.
Daniel, banks wrote off $500 million in Trump debt on casinos. That was income to Trump. He paid no taxes on that by pushing off worthless paper to those banks. He owes the taxpayer $200 million for that if you ask me.
I agree, that's the least he owes in back taxes. I'm still angry because in one of the years he paid $750 in IRS I paid $42,000 in FICA IRS and FTB, On a total income under $220,000.
incredible.
Trump is not the smartest candidate we have ever had, but he always had an instinct to know what was trending and which way the wind is blowing. He is very aware that he is losing and it frightens him. Trump's lies are driven by his deep insecurities. He knows he is a phony and he has lived with that his whole life. He has spent billions and hired lawyers to hide the truth. Now, when his faults are being displayed on the big screen, he finds that he has lost energy, the mind, and the cleverness he had ten years ago. He knows that he is now the Biden in this race. He is toast. He is bringing back all of his cheaters and criminals to see if they can save him. Harris is an experienced prosecutor. She knows their type.
Why would experienced gamblers waste "good money" after losing? Why is the media ignoring the histories of these donors? The casino owners were Trump's competitors. How many have connections to organized crime?
How many media owners and operators are connected to organized crime? How many of the biggest corporations really very similar to organized crime syndicates as they seek to exploit and rip off both workers and consumers?
I wonder if Trump's casinos were money laundering operations.
I wonder whether ALL his properties are money laundering operations. Did Russian oligarchs pay above market for their Trump Inc. properties?
Good question.
Not being a gambler, and having zero confidence in polls - I'll wait until all the ballots are in, thank you.
That's interesting. I like what Dr. Reich said that if Trump had just taken his daddy's money and invested in index funds he would be worth well over 2 billion.
At risk of black lash, I'm not thrilled that VP Harris had lunch with Jamie Dimon. Sorry, but it sounds to me like the Dems are pushing out the working class once again and only "come down from high horses" to court our votes : White Trash by Nancy Isenberg
For those interested in human behavior - a new book was just released Reflections on Behaviorism and Society: Extended Edition by BF Skinner. For purchase here.
https://www.bfskinner.org/product/reflections-on-behaviorism-and-society-extended-edition/
If you REALLY want a better country, we need to read and practice the SCIENCE of behavior. It's all about the science - correct?
BF Skinner and behavioral psychology gets a lot of things wrong. It’s superficial.
A modest example: From a behaviorist point of view, LSD, peyote, psilocybin and ayahusca would be classified as sedatives because people who take them tend to be sit very still.
I'm sorry Daniel likes the above comment. I've been told over and over to believe in science and the above comment makes no sense. BF Skinner got pretty much everything on point not "wrong". And you're example of LSD is inappropriate. A biological response is a unconditioned reflex not operant conditioning.
Punishment will never ever change behavior not matter how many times it's applied or how severe. It has been proven that people will get sneaky.
If anyone reading these comments wants to learn more - please visit the Harvard research foundation for his experiments and papers. Thank you.
We hear that comment from people who have not throughly studied it or have learned to be offended by "free will".
If you would like to read the research, you'll find that our decades of science is solid and continues to demonstrate effective explanations.
"...learned to be offended by "free will"."
What does that mean? I have a hard time parsing your sentence. I have a hard time seeing how anyone can be offended by free will.
Many people are offended because they want to believe in free will which they do not actually possess.
Thanks for clarifying. Any honest self-examination will reveal the uncomfortable degree to which we are sleep-walkers. Just try to hold continuous awareness of your breathing for any length of time, even just five minutes.
It takes extraordinary effort over time to develop stable awareness and anything approaching free will – but it can be done.
Skinner and his purely scientific analysis of human behaviour has indeed been a valuable addition to our understanding of how individuals and collectives function. However, what I find missing in this work is any inclusion of our individual human motive, our emotions. It is the experience and internalisation of other beings and our ties of kinship and love or hatred of them that create human culture. These unique internal emotional landscapes are what stochastic terrorists like Trump and his MAGA followers play upon to their political advantage.
I would suggest that you read deeper into his work - because if you are looking for emotion it's there. Motive? It's there in detail. Love and hatred are taught. In fact, we've been able to pretty much prove that everything is taught. If you are interested, please sign up for the website newsletter and read his latest book Reflections on Society.
Emotional states are taught and conditioned. We all respond to our environment.
Why can't emotions be science?? Just a few thoughts. It makes me "feel hopeful" that you took the time to write a comment. Thank you for being open to reading his work.
Cheers!
I have been reading thom Hartman's book, "Cracking the Code" which includes some biology of how the mind/brain works. Also, I have been reading about research concerning the question of whether we have free will; it appears we don't. Quantum physicists are wondering if quarks are the random part that advances thinking further than reproducing our brain's programing. I hope I communicated some portion of interesting ideas I found when researching free will last winter.
I like Thom Hartman too. This is my take on it. If we do not have the awareness of our responses then - no we have little free will. However, if we become aware of our reactions, then I think we start to develop choices of reactions. Does that make sense? If we go on auto pilot all the time, its not choice? The BF Skinner has free and cheap materials to read. His latest work and the live webinar about government and behavior was - most enlightening.