Tuesday, April 05, 2016 3:21:26 AM
Yet another look at no scruple Trump .. sheesh, some here are totally new to me, and it's clear from Trump's trail of muck that Trump has little prudent
business acumen .. and that he would do about anything for a buck .. welcome again to by hook or by crook, Trump .. mostly intros only outed here.
A Complete List of Donald Trump’s Business Disasters
Ashley Feinberg
3/18/16 8:00pm
Trump Steaks
Launched: 2007
Service rendered: Steaks
Years in business: 1
GoTrump.com
Launched: 2006
Service rendered: Travel search engine
Years in business: 1
Trump Airlines
Launched: 1989
Service rendered: Hourly flights between Boston, New York City, and Washington D.C.
Years in business: 4-ish
Trump Vodka
Launched: 2006
Service Rendered: Drunk
Years in business: 5
Trump Mortgage
Launched: 2006
Service rendered: Residential and commercial real estate financing
Years in business: 1.5
Trump: The Game
Launched: 1989
Service rendered: Family fun
Years in business: 1
Trump Magazine
Launched: 2007
Service rendered: Entertainment for luxury-enthusiasts
Years in business: 2-ish
Trump University
Screenshot: Archive.org
Launched: 2005
Service rendered: For-profit, non-accredited fake business degrees
Years in business: 6
What went wrong: For a “school” that can’t actually give you any sort of recognized degree, $35,000 is a hell of a lot of money to spend on tuition. Especially when that school, according to the lawsuit four students filed against the business in 2010 .. http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2013/04/17/11-55016.pdf , consists of classes described as “extended infomercials,” sells “non-accredited products,” and takes “advantage of these troubled economic times to prey on consumer’s fears.”
Screenshot: Archive.org
Once the lawsuit hit, state education officials .. http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2013/08/27/donald-trump-universitys-big-lesson-for-all-for-profit-schools/#73636a0954cb .. started hammering the school for operating under the name “university,” since it was never chartered as such and was operating as an “illegal educational institution.” So that same year, Trump changed the name to the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative. Already outed as a fraud, though, the business shut down a year later .. http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2013/08/27/donald-trump-universitys-big-lesson-for-all-for-profit-schools/#61781ae954cb .
Trump Ice
Launched: 2004
Service rendered: Hydration
Years in business: Less than 1
The New Jersey Generals
Owner: 1984-1985
Service rendered: Football
Years in business: 2
Tour de Trump
Launched: 1989
Service rendered: Bike races
Years in business: 2
Trump on the Ocean
Launched: 2012
Service rendered: Restaurant/catering hall
Years in business: 0.3
The Trump Network
[ .. Trump's sales pitch which is designed to persuade all to invest in him, in tone and call to success for YOU is echoed in
his non-presidential run for president .. supporters say, "the life of your dream" .. 'you will do sooo well', "it's gonna be huge .. ]
Launched: 2009
Service rendered: Vitamin pyramid scheme
Years in business: 2
What went wrong: Since the folding of Trump Magazine proved that people clearly didn’t have money to spare after the bubble burst, Trump decided to change strategies .. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/432468/donald-trump-networks-failure-harmed-small-investors . With the Trump Network, Trump offered a get-rich-quick scheme centered around what else but nutritional supplements. The motto: Discover the Difference between Opportunity and Success.
The supplements came from Ideal Health, Inc, which Trump purchased in 2009. In addition to the supplements, though, Trump also offered the PrivaTest, which Trump’s site described as .. http://web.archive.org/web/20110722042048/http:/idealhealth.com/Custom-Multivitamin/PrivaTest.aspx? .. “a scientific window into your personal biochemistry.” A test that the Trump Network recommended be repeated every nine months for $100 a pop, which would be outrageous even if the test actually worked. But as Dr. Stephen Barrett, of health watchdog site Quackwatch, noted, “No single test can provide a rational basis for dietary supplement recommendations.”
What’s more, the company didn’t even deliver on its promised scam. A FOIA by Quackwatch in 2004 turned up the following complaint on Ideal Health filed in 2001:
--
The consumer states that she was working for this company trying to sell their dietary supplement products. The consumer states that she paid the company $5,412.50 for promotional leads, and marketing programs. The consumer states that the company never did the promotional leads, and took the consumers [sic] money and ran
--
And that’s what Donald Trump decided would be a great investment.
Trumped!
Launched: 2004
Service rendered: Talk radio
Years in business: 4
Trump New Media
Almost launched: 1998
Service rendered: Video-on-demand and high-speed internet
Years in business: None
What went wrong: Eager to get in on the exciting world of the information superhighway, Donald Trump was apparently about to dip his toes into the ISP world back in the summer of 1998, announcing that the newly formed Trump New Media would “wire his 20,000 residential apartments with high speed $30 monthly access.”
And sure, Trump could have gone with something vaguely within his realm of expertise—but why break with tradition? A local announcement at the time wrote that “Trump admits he’s hardly the man to head a new media firm. ‘I’ll tell you what I know about it: Absolutely nothing.’” He partnered with Freelinq Communications to launch the firm, but after getting shut out by his more competent competition, the endeavor failed to ever take off.
http://gawker.com/a-complete-list-of-donald-trump-s-business-disasters-1764151188
No scruples, Mr. John Trump?
See also:
Trump will pay off US debt in 8 years
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121666245
.. upstream a couple .. Trump's prediction of 'massive recession' puzzles economists
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121649066
Hope and Rage: Are Rove’s Dirty Tricks Against Hillary Backfiring on Bernie?
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121629758
Donald Trump is a macho fantasy of a president
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121596315
Fact Checkers Prove That 91% of the Things Donald Trump Says Are False
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121624288
According to the wsj, such a hoot!
Obama’s Greatest Triumph
He is six months away from destroying both the Republican Party and Reagan’s legacy.
By Daniel Henninger OF Wonderland
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121590995
business acumen .. and that he would do about anything for a buck .. welcome again to by hook or by crook, Trump .. mostly intros only outed here.
A Complete List of Donald Trump’s Business Disasters
Ashley Feinberg
3/18/16 8:00pm
Trump Steaks
Launched: 2007
Service rendered: Steaks
Years in business: 1
GoTrump.com
Launched: 2006
Service rendered: Travel search engine
Years in business: 1
Trump Airlines
Launched: 1989
Service rendered: Hourly flights between Boston, New York City, and Washington D.C.
Years in business: 4-ish
Trump Vodka
Launched: 2006
Service Rendered: Drunk
Years in business: 5
Trump Mortgage
Launched: 2006
Service rendered: Residential and commercial real estate financing
Years in business: 1.5
Trump: The Game
Launched: 1989
Service rendered: Family fun
Years in business: 1
Trump Magazine
Launched: 2007
Service rendered: Entertainment for luxury-enthusiasts
Years in business: 2-ish
Trump University
Screenshot: Archive.org
Launched: 2005
Service rendered: For-profit, non-accredited fake business degrees
Years in business: 6
What went wrong: For a “school” that can’t actually give you any sort of recognized degree, $35,000 is a hell of a lot of money to spend on tuition. Especially when that school, according to the lawsuit four students filed against the business in 2010 .. http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2013/04/17/11-55016.pdf , consists of classes described as “extended infomercials,” sells “non-accredited products,” and takes “advantage of these troubled economic times to prey on consumer’s fears.”
Screenshot: Archive.org
Once the lawsuit hit, state education officials .. http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2013/08/27/donald-trump-universitys-big-lesson-for-all-for-profit-schools/#73636a0954cb .. started hammering the school for operating under the name “university,” since it was never chartered as such and was operating as an “illegal educational institution.” So that same year, Trump changed the name to the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative. Already outed as a fraud, though, the business shut down a year later .. http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2013/08/27/donald-trump-universitys-big-lesson-for-all-for-profit-schools/#61781ae954cb .
Trump Ice
Launched: 2004
Service rendered: Hydration
Years in business: Less than 1
The New Jersey Generals
Owner: 1984-1985
Service rendered: Football
Years in business: 2
Tour de Trump
Launched: 1989
Service rendered: Bike races
Years in business: 2
Trump on the Ocean
Launched: 2012
Service rendered: Restaurant/catering hall
Years in business: 0.3
The Trump Network
[ .. Trump's sales pitch which is designed to persuade all to invest in him, in tone and call to success for YOU is echoed in
his non-presidential run for president .. supporters say, "the life of your dream" .. 'you will do sooo well', "it's gonna be huge .. ]
Launched: 2009
Service rendered: Vitamin pyramid scheme
Years in business: 2
What went wrong: Since the folding of Trump Magazine proved that people clearly didn’t have money to spare after the bubble burst, Trump decided to change strategies .. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/432468/donald-trump-networks-failure-harmed-small-investors . With the Trump Network, Trump offered a get-rich-quick scheme centered around what else but nutritional supplements. The motto: Discover the Difference between Opportunity and Success.
The supplements came from Ideal Health, Inc, which Trump purchased in 2009. In addition to the supplements, though, Trump also offered the PrivaTest, which Trump’s site described as .. http://web.archive.org/web/20110722042048/http:/idealhealth.com/Custom-Multivitamin/PrivaTest.aspx? .. “a scientific window into your personal biochemistry.” A test that the Trump Network recommended be repeated every nine months for $100 a pop, which would be outrageous even if the test actually worked. But as Dr. Stephen Barrett, of health watchdog site Quackwatch, noted, “No single test can provide a rational basis for dietary supplement recommendations.”
What’s more, the company didn’t even deliver on its promised scam. A FOIA by Quackwatch in 2004 turned up the following complaint on Ideal Health filed in 2001:
--
The consumer states that she was working for this company trying to sell their dietary supplement products. The consumer states that she paid the company $5,412.50 for promotional leads, and marketing programs. The consumer states that the company never did the promotional leads, and took the consumers [sic] money and ran
--
And that’s what Donald Trump decided would be a great investment.
Trumped!
Launched: 2004
Service rendered: Talk radio
Years in business: 4
Trump New Media
Almost launched: 1998
Service rendered: Video-on-demand and high-speed internet
Years in business: None
What went wrong: Eager to get in on the exciting world of the information superhighway, Donald Trump was apparently about to dip his toes into the ISP world back in the summer of 1998, announcing that the newly formed Trump New Media would “wire his 20,000 residential apartments with high speed $30 monthly access.”
And sure, Trump could have gone with something vaguely within his realm of expertise—but why break with tradition? A local announcement at the time wrote that “Trump admits he’s hardly the man to head a new media firm. ‘I’ll tell you what I know about it: Absolutely nothing.’” He partnered with Freelinq Communications to launch the firm, but after getting shut out by his more competent competition, the endeavor failed to ever take off.
http://gawker.com/a-complete-list-of-donald-trump-s-business-disasters-1764151188
No scruples, Mr. John Trump?
See also:
Trump will pay off US debt in 8 years
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121666245
.. upstream a couple .. Trump's prediction of 'massive recession' puzzles economists
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121649066
Hope and Rage: Are Rove’s Dirty Tricks Against Hillary Backfiring on Bernie?
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121629758
Donald Trump is a macho fantasy of a president
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121596315
Fact Checkers Prove That 91% of the Things Donald Trump Says Are False
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121624288
According to the wsj, such a hoot!
Obama’s Greatest Triumph
He is six months away from destroying both the Republican Party and Reagan’s legacy.
By Daniel Henninger OF Wonderland
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121590995
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”
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