Clever Statements
This Is Off Topic But Bear With Me
Might Be A Little "Heady" For Some
Regarding Trump
One of the many things that Trump said in his Press Conference was that he would donate all hotel profits from foreign governments to the U.S. Treasury. So that sounds like a nice thing to say. A warm-and-fuzzy kind of statement. So the first thought you have is that it sounds great, and is such a good concession on his part. It kind of buffers you and then lures you into accepting all of his other plans and statements, regarding "everything else". You actually think he is giving his own personal potential profits away, as a donation to "the people" instead. Sounds fare, doesn't it? And this idea would actually "encourage" foreign leaders to only use his "Trump" establishments, as opposed to using others. Good for "us", isn't it?
But whether there are profits or not, the Trump Organization will not lose out on even greater potential gains. His company will still be charging and keeping the actual "costs" of providing such services (which could be inflated?), while possibly adjusting the profits to offer discount rates. Costs and profits are two different things. Thus actually costing his company nothing... a breakeven, even if profits are lost or generated. There will no doubt be many accounting advantages as well. But in reality, it is a way to promote the Trump Brand. This deal would result in tremendous free advertising for his company, as being "The New Hub" for all visiting foreign leaders. A clever Win-Win for Trump and his Brand. This will lead to much larger "secondary profits" that will be generated from this clever promotional strategy. And will ultimately offset any lost profits by actually bringing in even more real "secondary profits" for just his company alone. He just played the public on that deal, and they don't even know it yet.
This is just one example. There are many examples of how clever some "organizations" can be, especially when pandering to those that may be less savvy in their particular field of "expertise".
This strategy of presenting the illusion of "giving something away" is nothing more than a diversionary tactic that is used to "imply a loss", in order to secure a much bigger prize or larger gain on the other end of a deal. It is similar to Sleight Of Hand. The Trump Organization is hoping that this little diversion will set up, confuse, and cause the Ethics Committee to inadvertently look the other way. Then, by using this yet false "implied loss" diversion, they may win the approval of the "Bigger Package", while seemingly avoiding any concerns of conflict of interests. Which, in reality, will not be the case. Basically, Trump thinks that he can use the same abusive tactics that he used in his business dealings as a Developer, and then apply them in the "real" world for his gain... as in like, The White House.
To Be Fair
You might remember when Obama was stumping for Hillary during the campaign. One time Obama was giving a speech for Hillary when both she and Bill Clinton were present. At one point Obama made the claim that Hillary was the "best qualified person in the room" to be the next president. Then he looked at Bill, while smiling, and said: "Sorry Bill, but it's the truth". Everybody laughed, as it was viewed as a very high endorsement for Hillary. But the fact is, that neither Bill nor Barack were no longer "qualified" to even run as president, since they both had already completed two terms in office. That was the real reason he said that she was the most "qualified". That's why he said it, imo. But no one caught on to that or put it together, except for Bill and Barack themselves. Of course... an inside joke.
Fake News And Ethics
Although maybe questionable... these are just some examples from those type of cunning elitists, politicians, and their attorneys who try to fool others into believing one thing, when something else entirely different is going on. It's like running a clever "Five-Fingered Discount" on the masses of people.
Big Problems Everywhere
