Everything the US president does is for money – and in serving his avarice, he’s managed to triumph over the market
    • Botzo@lemmy.world
      19·
      3 days ago

      tl;dr: Trump’s lust for money is fed by “deals” that do not need to be conventionally successful.

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      Everything the US president does is for money – and in serving his avarice, he’s managed to triumph over the market

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      Trump has figured out to an exceptional degree that dealmaking does not need to be successful in order to massively increase his wealth.

      Deals, successful or not, are Trump’s magic means to amass money and feed his avarice.

      … greed can have numerous objects – such as food, sex and power – whereas avarice is single-minded in its focus on money.

      Trump exemplifies this focus.

      Other commodities are of interest to him only insofar as they serve his desire to acquire, hoard and increase his stock – of money.

      • Impound4017@sh.itjust.works
        11·
        3 days ago

        I feel like this absolutely would have been almost everyone’s first guess lmao.

        Though, on second thought, maybe it would’ve come second after his lust for minors.