Donald Trump presents himself as an alternative to those whose entire professional lives have been spent inside the political realm. He would argue that current government disfunction is a result of these so called career politicians only working for their own self interest. Trump says that being a successful business man gives him an advantage, but some question if he is even qualified to call himself a good businessman.
On the Backs of the Middle Class
One of the arguments against Trump’s self proclamation that his business record alone qualifies him to lead our country, is that he has purposely used the middle class to get to where he is. Hundreds of small business owners who performed jobs for Trump have claimed that he just did not pay them. Some believe that it was his plan all along to hire these workers, claim unsatisfactory work and then withhold pay. He would then tell the workers [remember – small business owners] that they could either sue him or accept the smaller pay. It’s not hard to figure out which option they were forced to choose.
Bankruptcy?
Another sketchy part of Trump’s business record is the number of times that he has declared bankruptcy for his businesses. Trump has actually declared bankruptcy six times, and he argues that this is actually a positive thing. Trump would tell you that he is smart for doing so because he used the bankruptcy to get richer (even though he was letting down workers and investors in the process). The legality of this is less of an issue than the morality of this. Some people wonder why someone who continues to harp on their great business record has resorted to shady and ethically questionably behavior multiple times in the past.
Bad Businessman
The most important argument is that Trump is actually not even a extremely profitable businessman. Obviously Trump inherited a large amount of money, but did he actually do anything with it? Clinton’s people have coined the term “bad business that’s bad for you” because among other things, revenue from Trump’s casinos fell by 1% from 1997-2002, while his competitors experienced an 18% rise during the same time. Basically, a lot of people agree that because of this business failure and others including the aforementioned bankruptcy, Trump is not capable of running our nation.