politics
Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!
Rules:
- Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.
Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.
Example:
- Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
- Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
- No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
- Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
- No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.
That's all the rules!
Civic Links
• Congressional Awards Program
• Library of Congress Legislative Resources
• U.S. House of Representatives
Partnered Communities:
• News
view the rest of the comments
Even if he has a net worth that is legitimately where he claims(it isn't), he would not have tens of millions available. All his money would be in properties, bonds, stocks, and some squirreled away in Russian nesting dolls of accounts overseas. You don't keep millions in the bank when inflation is where it is at, putting it in property or other assets is safer and more profitable.
With actual billions in net worth, he would probably have to lose tens of millions to have $83m transferrable in "short" notice and it could take weeks.
The $83m is probably doable, the half billion is probably going to need outside financing or property loss. So we will see a better picture of things when some of his properties go up for sale at a deep discount compared to his appraisal. Lol
Real billionaires just use their assets (those properties, bonds, and stocks you mentioned) as collateral against a loan. They could then take the weeks or months needed to liquidate other assets at maximum value to pay off the loan.
I mean, you don't even need to be a only 1%-er to get a loan against your stocks with a Pledge Asset Line (of credit).
" What is a Pledged Asset Line?
A Pledged Asset Line from Charles Schwab Bank, SSB ("Schwab Bank") is a non-purpose line of credit that allows you to borrow against the non-retirement assets in your portfolio—without having to liquidate your investments."
Absolutely, but he is likely overleveraged against inflated assets. He still owes on multiple properties and at least one of his NYC properties he can't sell for a couple decades.
Luxury properties aren't selling very well right now. It could take years to sell off enough to cover the $84m, I think Mar a lago would need to be sold to cover the half billion. He can of course find a buyer quickly from outside the country, but sanctions could be a problem.
I find these terms to be acceptable.
the most amazing thing about this is the fraud case proved that his assets aren’t worth what he says so getting a loan against them is going to be damn near impossible! 🥹
The problem is finding a legitimate bank that would even attempt a loan with him.