Donald Trump Puts 'Hedge Fund Guys' on Notice

[think]

Something tells me the GOP isn't going to like this....

Donald Trump Puts 'Hedge Fund Guys' on Notice

By David Knowles - Aug 23, 2015 3:01 PM EDT

For a moment there, Donald Trump was starting to sound a lot like Bernie Sanders.

The billionaire Republican front-runner assailed hedge fund managers in a Sunday appearance on CBS' Face the Nation in which he portrayed himself as a champion of the middle class.

"They're paying nothing. And it's ridiculous," Trump said of those who make a living running hedge funds. "I want to save the middle class. You know, the middle class—the hedge fund guys didn't build this country. These are guys that shift paper around and they get lucky. And, by the way, when the market collapses, like it is now, the market is going down, they're losing a fortune."

“The hedge fund guys are getting away with murder.”

Sanders, the leading challenger to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, has routinely gone after hedge fund managers during his populist campaign.

~Snip~

"Half of them, look, they're energetic, they're very smart, but a lot of them, it's like they're paper pushers. They make a fortune, they pay no tax. It's ridiculous, OK? This—and some of them are friends of mine. Some of them, I couldn't care less about. It's the wrong thing," Trump said. "The hedge fund guys are getting away with murder. They're making a tremendous amount of money. They have to pay taxes. I want to lower the rates for the middle class. The middle class is the one, they're getting absolutely destroyed. This country doesn't have—won't have a middle class very soon."

Full article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-23/donald-trump-puts-hedge-fund-guys-on-notice

[leftofcool]

1. I am going to say that Bernie supporters will not like

their candidate being compared to Trump.

[LiberalElite]

2. Trump, like Hillary -

is co-opting Bernie's positions.

[think]

9. Indeed. Bernie's presence appears to be changing the conversation for the better. /nt

[virtualobserver]

3. at least he isn't chatting on the phone with Bernie like he does with Bill Clinton

[leftofcool]

7. I don't care who Trump chats with or who Bill Clinton chats with.

What does that have to do with hedge funds?

[virtualobserver]

12. the husband of the Democratic frontrunner's private chats with the Republican frontrunner....

just before the Republican frontrunner's announcement are oh so private.

maybe they were chatting about hedge funds?

[Initech]

4. Hedge Fund Guys - I hear that they are playing the Troubadour next week.

[Wounded Bear]

5. More Repub bullshit....

Trump depends on guys like the "hedge fund guys" to finance his business shenanigans. I don't buy it for a minute.

[Sherman A1]

6. I can only agree

with him on this issue and perhaps one or two others. That doesn't mean I would like to see him in the White House, but there is nothing wrong with agreeing with him on some things.

[murielm99]

10. Like Oreos.

I agree with him about Oreos.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. To think these so called fiends of his

came to his rescue in each of his how many bankruptcies. What POS!!!!!

[pampango]

11. "a champion of the middle class" who wants no corporate tax and more "right-to work".

Got to give him credit for knowing how to sound populist while catering to the 1%.

[Recursion]

15. He's proposed a 25% wealth surtax and universal health care before

I think we should be ready for some weird proposals if he keeps his campaign going

[reformist2]

13. When he's right he's right. We may as well say so!

[AndreaCG]

14. And what percentage of taxes did The Donald pay last year?

Or when he was going through 4 or 5 bankruptcies, not all of which may have been legitimate? He is so full of shit. Sure, hedge fund managers should pay more taxes. So should all of the upper income people. Especially you, Donald.