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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf the orange menace had not been born with a silver spoon,
but instead born in a poor neighborhood, he would be lucky to be working at his favorite restaurant, McDonald's, if they would hire him of course. My guess is he would be unemployed and homeless or in prison.
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If the orange menace had not been born with a silver spoon, (Original Post)
redstatebluegirl
Sep 2019
OP
I think of a "payday lender" when I think of Trump. Or maybe someone with a mail-order bride.
walkingman
Sep 2019
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guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)1. Rich sociopaths are described as eccentric.
Poor sociopaths are punished.
Bettie
(15,998 posts)2. OR he'd be the sleaziest
used car salesman around, still talking about that one time he made a big sale, coasting on the fact that he's a white male blowhard.
walkingman
(7,512 posts)3. I think of a "payday lender" when I think of Trump. Or maybe someone with a mail-order bride.
virgogal
(10,178 posts)5. Years ago mail order brides led to some good marriages....nothing
wrong with them.
Kingofalldems
(38,361 posts)6. Puzzling response.
virgogal
(10,178 posts)7. A puzzling response to a puzzling statement.
Vinca
(50,170 posts)4. He probably would have figured out how to con a bank out of money or set up a Ponzi scheme or some
other method of using other people's money to support his lifestyle - just like he does now. The only difference is he'd be in prison for it.
real Cannabis calm
(1,124 posts)8. K&R I think he'd be in prison
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)9. He'd be Ignatius J Reilly...
and his ability to fuck with people would be better contained.
AnnieBW
(10,350 posts)10. Yeah, A Silver Spoon
Up his nose.
dalton99a
(81,073 posts)11. He'd still be a con man
"Have I got a car for you! Go ahead, kick those tires!"
"Owwww, BABY! Is this your lucky day! I got a little beauty here that a little old lady didn't drive any more than ten, no make that, five miles."