Accountability for past actions vs. "What difference does it make now?"
As Harry Truman said "The buck stops here."
You and I may take responsibility (accountability) for our actions, but we seem to be part of an ever shrinking minority.

Interesting statement, ’Trump worth 3B, and if did nothing would be worth 8B.’.

Some people are born on 3rd base, ( as PG said), so that is a reason, to dislike them?

Take a example, of 4 people, who have inherited a whole lot of money.
1. A person does nothing, just buys bonds, etc, and lives off the intrust.
2. A Person, gives it all away, piece by piece.
3. A person puts it all up his/her nose.
4. A person, risks it. A person works with it.

Now, which one, of those 4.  
Employs, Several Thousands of other people, who pay taxes, (so that would exclude #3, 2, 1,). Which one, WORKS, to do things.  Which One ???

Ya wanna dish the ultra-rich, How about  Gates, he made  BILLIONS, in making Software,  OBSOLETE, after a couple of years, so you had to BUY NEW, From HIM !  He, STOLE, Software, that was Not licensed/copyrighted, changed it a , ‘little’, then, licensed/copyrighted it, and made Billions.  (Time-Works = Works),   (GEM = Windows), (Visa-comp=Excel), (D-Base=Access)  Etc, etc, etc,    But that is perfectly OK.

(And the list goes On , and ON, and ON)

Bankruptcy:    Trump, Used, the current  LAW, and now, is ‘dished for it’.

How about the person, 3 weeks ago, in front of me when I went to the Liqueur store to by a case of beer.   He pulled out a CC, it was Denied, he did another one, it was Denied, he did another one, it was Denied.
(He did this,   FIFTEEN TIMES !!!!!     15 Times, 15 CC’s, maxed out!)

Then, he was OUT of CC’s,  (15 Of them  MAXED OUT),  so he reached into his pocket, puled out $30.00 Cash, and said:   “Guess it is time to file Bankruptcy,  AGAIN”     !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, But his actions are  Perfectly, OK.  ????

A Person went to School, for a degree in: ‘business’.  Great, Lots of hard work.

Now let’s equate that, to lets say a person who went to school to be a  ‘Welder’.
In, ‘Welding’ school, one learned about, the Steels, the Carbon content, the thickness, the correct rod, Containing the Correct content of steel, the correct Watt/Amp, to make THE  Correct Bead, and ‘Weld.”.   Etc Etc.  Now, a GREAT, “‘BASE”, to, Learn from.    One has been taught the BASIC, Fundamentals.

Now here it is 11 PM. You have your portable welder,  A Piece of equipment has broken down,  the person hiring you, HAS to get their thing , ‘Welded’, to be able to Finish, (Gathering the crops), .  It is starting to rain, it is dark, you don’t know, ‘Exactly’ what that the steel that piece is made of.  Your  Goal,  ‘Weld that piece, so it will Hold/Work”.

It is called,   "REAL   LIFE "

Will you Fail or  Succeed ?????  Depends on how much attention you paid in class, and how much, MORE, Information, you went out and Got,  YOURSELF !

So, Trump, using a, ’Tool’,   Just like,  the DIF with 15 CC’s  MAXED out,
One is, ‘bad’, and one is, ‘OK’, depending on which ‘base’ you were born on?????????

pg wrote on 12/27/15 at 14:00:40:

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here's a little data on the gambling industry model here in the US:
https://www.quora.com/Gambling/How-do-casinos-ultimately-make-money

I would welcome any insight into how a casino could fail.
Wait,, divorce, wife spending billions before divorce?

Here is our casino, the tribe I am a member of.

http://www.downstreamcasino.com/

I can tell you it is the biggest employer in the area. Not only that it has spent millions on helping others in need.
If you care to read about its success, it truly is an amazing story.

I can remember going to the summer pow-wows.
All we had for income was a gas station and tobacco store