Lastly, if you work hard and "honestly" there is nothing wrong with making money....
Most Americans aren't millionaires.
It takes a lot of ambition, hard work, intelligence, and sometimes even luck.
Quote from: Life Improvement on May 03, 2017, 11:27:31 amMost Americans aren't millionaires. Irrelevant, the thread is about influential people in government.
^ Anybody who is any good at anything, and understands investing, should be worth $6M by the time they are old.
But in reality it only takes basic math skills and a small amount of discipline.
Here is a link to the house that the Obamas have leased in D.C.
Quote from: eastreef on May 03, 2017, 11:33:03 amHere is a link to the house that the Obamas have leased in D.C.https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/2/14779892/barack-michelle-obama-65-million-book-deal-penguin-random-houseYeah, the Obamas are super rich. Book publishers paid them $65 million in hopes of making a profit (which will most likely happen). That's capitalism. If you have something insightful and interesting to say, the public will pay you money. If you're a good actor (George Clooney) they will buy tickets to your movies. Nothing wrong with that. But getting paid (loads of dough) to spin or propagate falsehoods doesn't sit well with me.
Ah yes, the good old elitist creed: do as I say and not as I do.
People working for Trump are getting fat stacks of cash. So are incidental Trump supporters fake news writers (via ad revenue from their clickbait websites).
Gallup Poll: Trust Level of Mainstream Media Falls to 32%America’s trust and confidence in mainstream media stood at its highest level back in 1976 at 72%. Of course, that was due to the investigative journalism regarding Vietnam, and naturally Woodward and Berstein, with the Watergate scandal. Following that period, the media began to attack the right with Reagan. By the late 1990s, the Americans’ trust in the media fell steadily into the low to mid 50% level.Following 2005, the trust in mainstream media dropped into the mid 40% range. It has consistently been below a majority level ever since the 2007 economic decline. However, after the 2016 election and the extreme bias for Hillary, where virtually 99% of mainstream media deliberately tried to manipulate the people to vote for Hillary, the trust factor has collapsed to 32%.https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/north_america/americas-current-economy/gallup-poll-mainstream-media-falls-to-32-trust-level-2019-is-their-demise/
Quote from: Life Improvement on May 03, 2017, 12:31:38 pmQuote from: eastreef on May 03, 2017, 11:33:03 amHere is a link to the house that the Obamas have leased in D.C.https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/2/14779892/barack-michelle-obama-65-million-book-deal-penguin-random-houseYeah, the Obamas are super rich. Book publishers paid them $65 million in hopes of making a profit (which will most likely happen). That's capitalism. If you have something insightful and interesting to say, the public will pay you money. If you're a good actor (George Clooney) they will buy tickets to your movies. Nothing wrong with that. But getting paid (loads of dough) to spin or propagate falsehoods doesn't sit well with me.Ah yes, the good old elitist creed: do as I say and not as I do.If you talk “elitist” you can make all the money you want, and that is just the American way. However, if you don’t talk elitist and make money, then you are an un-American, money hungry, blood thirsty, deplorable person who would steal the social security check from a 92 year old woman…..
Quote from: Mr.DeMartino on Yesterday at 01:40:32 Trump is a liar and a con man.
Quote from Mr.DeMartino on June 14, 2019 at 02:28:07 Donald Trump is a lying sack of shit
It’s hard to think of a worse example of the “swamp” that needs draining than a president hiring his unqualified, inexperienced 30-something daughter and son-in-law with a myriad of conflicts (some involving foreign countries) who refuse to fully divest while given broad, undefined duties ranging over the entire government. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/05/02/ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushner-arent-helping-to-drain-the-swampTaking a step back, the entire situation is unsightly and inappropriate, creating the impression that the United States is ruled by a royal-ish family for whom the normal rules and norms do not apply. Congress could, of course, hold hearings and legislate on the matter, but until Republicans lose control of committees in the House and/or Senate, expect them to keep on ignoring the Trumps’ shenanigans.