Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
10 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
***Trump Taj Mahal announces it will close** (Original Post) SummerSnow Aug 2016 OP
That's Trump for you. backscatter712 Aug 2016 #1
Thank you. SummerSnow Aug 2016 #3
They want to prevent workers from earning decent wages True Dough Aug 2016 #2
Hope Hilary will jump on this. SummerSnow Aug 2016 #5
and he supports those workers... Wounded Bear Aug 2016 #6
Should have put some of the money he threw away on the election Egnever Aug 2016 #4
Yet another failure C_U_L8R Aug 2016 #7
Trump doesn't own it anymore right? Calculating Aug 2016 #8
He sold it to his friend, Carl Icahn. n/t woodsprite Aug 2016 #10
To be fair and balanced, Trump no longer owns or runs Trump Taj Mahal major debacle Aug 2016 #9

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
1. That's Trump for you.
Thu Aug 4, 2016, 10:55 AM
Aug 2016

A casino is about the easiest possible business to run - it's the place where the house always wins! You're literally taking people's money and giving nothing back to them.

You'd have to be a serious weapons-grade moron to bankrupt a casino.

True Dough

(17,313 posts)
2. They want to prevent workers from earning decent wages
Thu Aug 4, 2016, 10:57 AM
Aug 2016
blaming striking Unite Here Local 54 workers for preventing a “path to profitability.”



Disgusting.
 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
4. Should have put some of the money he threw away on the election
Thu Aug 4, 2016, 10:57 AM
Aug 2016

Towards bailing it out.... Course then he couldn't screw all the people working there. What fun is there in that.

major debacle

(508 posts)
9. To be fair and balanced, Trump no longer owns or runs Trump Taj Mahal
Thu Aug 4, 2016, 11:24 AM
Aug 2016

... but it's still nice to to see his name on a failed enterprise.

It is owned by [link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Entertainment_Resorts|, in which Trump also has no interest, if what I read at Wikipedia is correct.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»***Trump Taj Mahal announ...