LOL, so Trump does what any good Smart Businessman does uses his own instead of paying outsiders and you have NOTHING to attack him with over it. Its funny how you keep trying. What in your world is unethical for using your own stuff and following FEC donation rules on it?
Comparable example the lo-information people can get. Assume you own own a car. Instead of hiring taxis for your work you use your car for work and take the mileage deduction off your taxes for using it. Here Trump has resources that politicians would have to pay outside venders for such as office space, food, marketing, etc. Because of Campaign donation laws the Business are limited in how much they can "give" to him. So he pays them for the services they provide to the campaign.
The only thing this thread has shown is how clueless of real world some people are.
Trump’s businesses did not make any in-kind contributions to his campaign nor is there any proof that they were the “smart” or the most cost effective vendors.
There is nothing to say that the ½ million dollars paid to his Mar-a-Largo property for rent and catering services was less expensive than paying an outside vendor for a less expensive venue or that Mar-a-Largo provided services at any discount or savings to the campaign.
There is nothing that proves that TAG Air Inc., the holding company for his airplane, which had $3.7 million in revenue in the most recent reporting period — an amount that came largely from the campaign” was a bargain compared to that that could be provided by other airlines.
There is nothing that proves that the $4.7 million the campaign has spent on hats and T-shirts which has a tie to Trump - the provider, Ace Specialties, is owned by a board member (Christl Mahfouz) of son Eric Trump's charitable foundation” was the most cost effective vendor. Was it the best or less expensive vendor or was/is there some sort of quid pro quo involved?
“Assume you own own a car. Instead of hiring taxis for your work you use your car for work and take the mileage deduction off your taxes for using it.”
This proves to me that you are the one who is absolutely clueless. Depending on the situation, if for a legitimate business use, taxi fares are a deductible business expense and sometimes a less expensive option than using one’s personal vehicle.
“Trump does what any good Smart Businessman does uses his own instead of paying outsiders”
FWIW, if Trump’s companies were publically traded public companies and subject to FCC rules, what he’s done, even if unrelated to campaign financing and disclosure rules, would be illegal.
When I worked in the Finance department of a publicly traded pharmaceutical company, the CEO wanted to hire a consulting firm to help with FDA applications and other compliance related issues. The problem was that the wife of the CEO was the senior partner and primary owner of this consulting firm. The BOD’s and our inside legal counsel put the squash on this because 1) no other vendors were considered nor was the job put out for a competitive bid, and 2) they were not the best nor the most cost effective vendor and 3) this was not an “arm’s length” transaction in that the CEO would personally profit from his wife’s profits in obtaining the contract as he was also a shareholder in his wife’s company.
