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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:29 PM Original message |
Have You Matched Obama's Net Worth against the Net Worth of his Opponents, Dem and Rep alike? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. Here it is...... |
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JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
40. Most of Obama's money from his books |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. his liabilities nearly cancel his assets. |
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w13rd0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
45. Subprime mortgages... |
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sallyseven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. They also are older than Obama. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. We don't know; the Clintons haven't released their numbers. What |
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roseBudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I bet it is Theresa Heinz type money |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Oh, yea. Look upthread; FrenchieCat posted some astounding numbers. nt |
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roseBudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Not that Bush & Cheney aren't, but extreme wealth seems to hurt D candidates in the eyes of the |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. They are all over a million in net worth, Mike |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. umm yes it does... a million dollars net worth is closer to upper middle class |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Mean household income income in the US |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #18 |
37. You're in "orders of magnitude" territory now. |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. That's median household income - not Net Worth |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
50. cancel his liabilities against his assets and he's down in the dirt |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Obama's been a millionaire for about 2 years...... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
34. There's is a HUGE difference between a net worth of 1 million and 30 million. |
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tpsbmam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. In fairness.... |
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RazBerryBeret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. except for the fact... |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. How is that "ironic"? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Just words......... |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. No, not "just words" |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. I certainly wouldn't blame him. |
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RazBerryBeret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. But keep in mind... |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. They may not be of importance to you, but they are to others |
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RazBerryBeret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Hey, I'm paraphrasing |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
55. but Clinton has matched his words with actions - Obama to date - not so much |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
51. I want to know about some of the dodgy transactions that he is |
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tpsbmam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. LOL Yeah, but if people are willing to pay those ridiculous fees... |
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RazBerryBeret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. yes, I agree he |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
35. Thanks for that post. I should have read it before I posted. |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. A good amount of his money is new to him too, from more recent book sales |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
13. Washington Post - Measuring Wealth of the '08 Candidates (last March) |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. also a CNN article has Kucinich and Gravel info |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. I have a hard time believing that Biden is only worth $150K |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. I think he re-mortgaged his house to help borrow money for his daughter's college tuition |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:16 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Sounds like the Bidens need some financial planning |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I remember something about avoiding conflict of interest stocks |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Good for Joe. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. here it is - owns no stock - funny quote - I can totally hear him saying this |
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mrJJ (657 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
17. HRC |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
20. I think it is instructional to compare how both Hillary and Obama came from modest backgrounds |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. yes, I give both of them credit for working hard nt |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Excellent point. n/t |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. Good point. Thanks, PA Democrat. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
28. We know that Clinton donated $5 mil of her own money to the campaign |
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quantass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. ..and charging her supporters Interest for doing so -- she might as well make money off them |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:04 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Sure am glad that I'm not one of them. |
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bellasgrams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
31. The Clinton's didn't come from wealth either. They worked for it |
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JayFredMuggs (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Worked? |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:16 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Or made deals with shady people and the Saudi's? |
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bellasgrams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-31-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #41 |
56. She worked paying her way through law school. One of her |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
33. Neither did the Clinton's. As a matter of fact, they did not own |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
42. Excuse me ... |
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Ysabel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
47. yes i have... |
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MattP (525 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
48. That Wealth is probably not the same anymore. |
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