Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Trump University Promised To Help People Profit Off The Foreclosure Crisis

Picture this. An email pops into your inbox. It promises to help you "make some real money and live the kind of life that you thought was only for 'rich' people." To help you "spend your life living it your way."

The pitch sounds promising, because it's December 2008, and the economy has collapsed all around you. The stock market has tanked, major financial firms have gone under, and the federal government has just begun to enact an unprecedented $700 billion bailout in order to keep credit flowing through the financial sector. In Phoenix, Ariz., where you live, neighbors are being forced out of their homes due to foreclosure filings.

"The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes," the email reads, next to a large image of billionaire Donald J. Trump. "Are you ready?"...
http://www.npr.org/2016/06/02/480450892/trump-university-documents-reveal-aggressive-tactics-and-foreclosure-profiting?ft=nprml&f=1001


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