the cat's meow

AIG has politicians over a barrel, Trump says

標題的意思是------AIG完全操弄了政客
今天CNN Larry King訪問Trump
其中他們談到Madoff, Trump也說了他對Madoff的看法。

Trump: The man is a total disaster. You know, I was in Palm Beach many times when I got to meet Mr. Madoff, and everybody thought he was like the cat's meow. It was very interesting. So many people invested with this guy.

這個人真是一個災難。你知道的，我過去待在Palm Beach幾次，有一次我遇到Madoff，大家都說他是最棒的。真的很有趣，這麼多人都投資在他身上。

I'd say, "Who do you invest your money with?" They'd say Madoff and they'd stick their chest out like they went to the Wharton School, right? They'd just stick their chest, "I'm with Madoff."

我說，你們都怎麼投資你們的錢呢?他們會說"Madoff"，他們就是挺起胸膛就好像他們讀最好的學校。他們會挺起胸膛驕傲的說，我是跟著Madoff。

King: How did he get away with it, Donald?
為什麼沒有人發現呢?(指沒有真正拿錢去投資這件事)

Trump: Well, the economy kept him going. Because people were stupid enough or foolish enough to just keep pouring money into his accounts. So, as other people wanted their money, he would take the new money coming in. It was the ultimate Ponzi. They'll probably change the name of Ponzi to Madoff. It was really the ultimate scheme.
嗯，市場的經濟推著他前進。因為大家不是太笨就是太愚，一直把錢匯到他的戶頭。所以，前面的人就拿到了他們的利息，其實就是後來的人的錢。這真是Ponzi的終極大法。我想，大家可能會把Ponzi改名改成Madoff吧。這真是最終極的計畫。

嗯，跟我的看法一樣，這些人就是太笨了，財迷心竅，才會中計。
他說這是終極Ponzi，總有一天會改成Madoff。
很好笑吧!!

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