That would just result in companies hiring tons of family members to raise the median compensation without eating into their top earner category, as well as loopholes such as stock options (which may not be considered compensation) or defferred income. They would also defer more expenses to the company instead of…

I wouldn’t want to count them out over this stumble.

What would be the conviction, if they were to go for prison for that? I thought it was a matter of protocol, not federal indictment.

I don’t think people are afraid of Trump because of his crass or not-politically-correct activities. I think they’re afraid because he seems grossly incompetent, and should stick to his own businesses and stay out of a career that he doesn’t understand.

He’s out of touch with modern business, science, technology and politics. But he is still really good at reality TV.

Unfortunately, tariffs rarely increase jobs and usually just raise costs or lower product quality.

There is going to be a struggle between incumbent republicans who want to keep their seats, and Trump supporters who want them replaced with people indebted to the president.

Simple:

Being smart is absolutely good for the country. Being sincere is just comfortable.

Trump didn’t write Art of the Deal, though I think at the time he was smarter than he is today. He’s had 30 years since then, living in an echo chamber around yes-men, bankrupting his own companies.

“He didn’t fail when given lots of money to start with, so that must mean he’s smarter than someone who has to work for a living.”

I think people mistake being out of touch with being stupid.

If I gave you $100, and told you that I would double whatever you had at the end of the day, and you blow $90 of it on candy, when I come back a day later you will only end up with $20.

The 2016 election was determined by about 60,000-120,000 voters in Michigan, Pennslyvania, and Wisconsin. Hilary was leading 2-3% in all of those states, but there were 10% undecided voters. This skewed data for the DNC and as a result, Hilary did not campaign in those states. Trump did. 120,000 people determined the…

American labor isn’t significantly higher quality than other labor (and definitely worse in terms of marginal quality). However, American standards of living are far higher, so no matter how good or bad American labor is, it will always be more expensive.

Cronyism is the practice of partiality in awarding jobs and other advantages to friends or trusted colleagues, especially in politics and between politicians and supportive organizations.^[1] For instance, this includes appointing “cronies” to positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications.^[2]

Yeah, it needs some aftermarket sponsor-branded mufflers and stickers.

F&F movies aren’t about NOS anymore, the sun needs to have big guns on it instead.

It’s going to be like dot com companies in the late 90s. Everyone trying to create the next big thing by copying whatever seems to work.

Exactly. The Grand Tour isn’t a media product like Netflix or HBO or Hulu. It’s advertising for Amazon Prime, and is probably funded out of their advertising budget.