campaign tell me that all the bankruptcies showed what a brilliant businessman he was. I said, well, if you mean he screwed all the investors out of their money, and didn't lose a dime of his own, I guess you could say that. Others say he is a vicious, thieving, lying, predatory scumbag. Remind me to keep my eye on my purse whenever you are around. (He was, at the time, married to the daughter of a friend of mine, so I encountered him on occasion. The daughter divorced him several months later.)

I remember in the early 1980s all these rich people who were patient of mine used to say that unless you had been through bankruptcy, you weren’t considered a success.

“Whatever “

such statements. . .ohh soooooo tempting!!!

except for him, family members, and a few cronies.

But that doesn’t take genius, just complete shamelessness and entitlement.

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Bankruptcy is a major financial trauma. Stock performance like this gets board members fired. But not the super rich or well connected.

I believe or country would function a hell of a lot better if normal rules applied evenly across society. Imagine what our healthcare system would be like if Congress critters and Healthcare CEOs had to wade through doctor visits like the rest of us stiffs. It’s called skin in the game.