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> does Trump own the American Treasury? Depends on what you mean by "own". I would use "able to decide how it is used". So I would say that Mark Zuckerberg "ow
by mcherm 8y ago
> does Trump own the American Treasury?
Depends on what you mean by "own". I would use "able to decide how it is used". So I would say that Mark Zuckerberg "owns" Facebook because he has a controlling interest (although he does not own 100% of the stock). I would say that Donald Trump does not "own" the US Treasury because our form of government contains checks and balances.
- dcdanko 8y agoStill not applicable to Trump because the U.S. Congress has power of the purse, not the President.
- craftyguy 8y agoNot true, the president can declare an 'emergency' and circumvent Congress.
- amdavidson 8y agoReferring to no specific case in particular: that is not a circumvention but an application of the authority that Congress delegated to the President in the National Emergencies Act. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Emergencies_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Emergencies_Act
- craftyguy 8y agohttps://www.dictionary.com/browse/circumvent https://www.dictionary.com/browse/circumvent