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“I wrote a best-selling book,” he said. “If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too.”
originally posted by: panoz77
a reply to: TheRedneck
Waiting for the liberal excuses to defend the un-defendable.
originally posted by: TheRedneck
Sometimes, politics can be hilarious..
We just had Cher turn Trump supporter, and now we have the illustrious Bernie Sanders complaining about... wait for it... Bernie Sanders!
Yes, that's right. Good ol' Bernie Sanders, the bane of the "top 1%," is still at it attacking success. This time, though, there's a twist: Bernie Sanders is in the top 1% himself! Of course, he has an explanation for why that happened, as reported in, of all places, the New York Times!
“I wrote a best-selling book,” he said. “If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too.”
Wow... so all anyone has to do to become a member of the top 1% is to write a book about running for President. It's so simple! Oh, wait, how can I, as one of those underprivileged, underappreciated 99%ers, write a book about running for President when I have never ran for President and have no possible way to actually mount a noticeable campaign?
I have known for quite some time how the Bern was out of touch with reality, but it sounds as though he's also out of touch with his own fantasy now. Let's quickly break this down, shall we?
Bernie believes the top 1% are responsible for all the ills of society because they don't give enough to the rest of us. Bernie Sanders is now a member of the top 1%. Let's see... how much does he give? Well, he released his tax returns, so we know how much he gave: about 26% in taxes and about 5% in charitable contributions. That's 31%. How much does Trump pay? Well, thanks to Rachal Maddow, we now how much he paid in 2005: $38M on $153M income, or about 24.8%. Pretty close to Bernie. How much does he give to charity? The Washington Post claims he gave $102M over a 5-year span, so we can figure about $20M a year on average... that's a hair over 13%. So, based on all that, Donald Trump gave almost 38% of his income in takes and charity, while the enlightened Bernie Sanders gave 31%.
Wow. Donald Trump gives more than Bernie Sanders, and they're both top 1%ers.
The real reason Bernie released his taxes was to show that he wasn't as rich as Trump... that much is obvious. The DNC primary seems to be a race between candidates as to who can be the poorest rich person. That in itself makes no sense; if the objective is to improve the country, it makes no sense to hire the person who has demonstrated the worst record in their personal success. But in this case, things seem even more backwards: Bernie just showed that not only is he in the same financial classification (which is a classification he himself created) as Donald Trump, he showed that he likely gives less than Donald Trump... not more. That makes Bernie Sanders the object of Bernie Sanders' own scorn. In effect, Bernie is running against Bernie!
I tell you, you just can't make this up!
TheRedneck
originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: TheRedneck
So you mean to tell me, that Bernie found financial success by providing a product that other people were willing to pay money for?
Hmmm, that sounds suspiciously like capitalism. And we all know Bernie would never participate in such an unfair system. This must be some kind of Russian scam.
Liberalism means never having to apply to yourself what you want others to do...
If Bernie voluntarily paid 70% tax rate on his $1 million, I'd have more respect for him.
originally posted by: TheRedneck
a reply to: dfnj2015
In contrast, I think Donald Trump is an egotistical maniac. If I were to meet him, I would constantly be watching my back. But I also think he has done good for the people, and that's what I care about in a President. Whether I like him or not is about as irrelevant as it can get. That's what I mean when I say I am voting for a President, not a friend.
TheRedneck
originally posted by: TheRedneck
The DNC primary seems to be a race between candidates as to who can be the poorest rich person.
Gov. William F. Weld of Massachusetts reversed course this week and proposed some of the most stringent gun control laws in the country.
Mr. Weld, a Republican who will run for re-election next year, called for a statewide ban on assault weapons -- a proposal he opposed during his 1990 campaign -- as well as a waiting period for buying handguns and a prohibition on handgun ownership by anyone under 21. His proposed legislation would also limit the number of handguns an individual could buy...