How much money does it take to ‘prop up’ your Self-Esteem? How many Millions does it take to establish your own sense of Self-worth? What happens to person when ‘Billions and Billions’ is not enough — to ever fill that inner-void for more Power, more Accolades, ever more devoted Twitter Followers?
— Such a vacuous person ends up running for President, that’s what. Cost (and the Truth) are ‘no objects’ in such a self-absorbed, faux-populist pursuit ...
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In the most recent estimate published, Bloomberg says the real estate tycoon-turned presidential candidate's net worth has grown since he announced his run for president, to $3 billion from $2.9 billion a year ago. It arrived at the figure as follows:
Bloomberg’s calculation was conducted in line with its methodology for valuing the fortunes of the world’s richest billionaires. It uses information compiled from Trump’s financial disclosure to the Federal Election Commission in May, mortgage filings, property records, leasing agreements, annual reports from Trump’s European golf courses, market data on rent, occupancy and capitalization rates, sales of hotels and condominiums and interviews with people familiar with the assets who asked not to be identified because they’re closely held.
While the Bloomberg estimate is significantly lower than other estimates -- Forbes pegged his net worth at $4.5 billion back in September, while Fortune estimated his worth at $3.92 billion as of this May -- it's way less than Trump himself claims he's worth. Trump says he's worth "in excess of $10 billion" and blames the "terrible", "dishonest" media for underestimating his assets.
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Yeah that’s the reason. That “dishonest fake” Media are the ones that have ‘chipped away’ 7 Billion dollars worth of your own Self-Esteem. It has nothing to do your own refusal to release your own Tax Returns Donald, despite the IRS’s permission for you do so. Nothing, nothing at all.
The Trump-owned Mar-a-Lago resort raised its initiation fee to $200,000 this month, double the cost from a year ago. And management says membership is hovering at about 480 people -- close to the cap of 500.
[…BTW, the math on that totals out to $100,000,000.00 for the privilege of ...]
Members already enjoyed a slew of posh oceanside benefits, from tennis courts to private pools with cabanas. For the next four years, they'll get another perk -- access to what Trump has called the Winter White House.
Bernd Lembcke, the club's managing director, told CNNMoney that the Jan. 1
price hike had nothing to do with Trump's victory last November. [...]
Nothing, nothing at all.
Riiight! That’s the ticket!
Assuaging the power-hungry needs of an ego-maniac had nothing to do with it.
Nothing at all.