YouTwo Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 He sold a house he didn't use to buy a house that he will use. Cool. I don't know about Real Estate markets in VT, but $600,000 for lake front property doesn't seem very expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, YouTwo said: He sold a house he didn't use to buy a house that he will use. Cool. I don't know about Real Estate markets in VT, but $600,000 for lake front property doesn't seem very expensive. The whole point is that he owns 3 houses, of which his summer house cost $600k. I'm sure his joint in DC cost close to a cool mil. Homie goes around railing about wealth inequality, but he owns probably $2,000,000 worth of property. This doesn't seem hypocritical to you? He may not be part of the "super rich," but he's definitely rich enough that that money could be "better spent" elsewhere according to many of his supporters/himself. edit: did a little checking, his DC row house is probably only worth ~$500k, but he does also own a rental property in addition to his two homes and summer house. Makes $170k/yr being a senator, plus his wife's income and whatever properties she owns that haven't been disclosed (formerly a property in Maine that was sold to buy this summer house.) Edited August 12, 2016 by The Ghost of Randy Savage WAXXX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boops_popmarket Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Bernie built his campaign around the idea that anyone owning over 2 million dollars in real estate has to use their money in a way that he believes it is "better spent" (Sanders, NBC Meet the Press, 05/15/2016). So, finding out that he owns over 2 million dollars in real estate is highly hypocritical. He's doing exactly what he said is wrong to do and what all his followers were fighting against. WAXXX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouTwo Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I'm not trying to start an argument. But from everything I've read, all 3 of his homes are pretty modest. I don't know how much a 900sq. ft. row home in DC goes for. Did he actually say 2 million? I was trying to find that Meet the Press interview but the only thing I can find about a May 15 episode is that NBC showed a soccer game instead of it that day. Again, not trying to start an argument. I was just interested to see the interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 minute ago, YouTwo said: all 3 of his homes are pretty modest hahahahahahahaha. Tommy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/celebrity-homes/news/a7396/donald-trump-real-estate-history/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mansions_us_55f32753e4b077ca094efcee Couldn't possibly be as modest as working class champion trump stl_ben and futures 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantdance Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Dude could be making a lot more money and buying a lot more real estate. Why are we begrudging a successful person from buying a summer home in the late years of his life? stl_ben and futures 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boops_popmarket Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 hour ago, rds said: Bernie built his campaign around the idea that anyone owning over 2 million dollars in real estate has to use their money in a way that he believes it is "better spent" (Sanders, NBC Meet the Press, 05/15/2016). So, finding out that he owns over 2 million dollars in real estate is highly hypocritical. He's doing exactly what he said is wrong to do and what all his followers were fighting against. BTW. I was being sarcastic. Sanders didn't campaign on the idea that ANY amount of wealth is bad or that you have to be middle or lower class and give the rest of your money to an approved cause. Him owning real estate changes very little when it comes to his talking points and his ability to convey them without hypocrisy. Your energy would be better spent grilling him for supporting Clinton as there are stronger cases for that being idealistically hypocritical. Bladewillisisdead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, cantdance said: Dude could be making a lot more money and buying a lot more real estate. Why are we begrudging a successful person from buying a summer home in the late years of his life? Because his entire political platform is built around wealth disparity and he happens to be quite wealthy, which he has repeatedly denied. WAXXX, Tommy and daegor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 30 minutes ago, rooks said: http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/celebrity-homes/news/a7396/donald-trump-real-estate-history/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mansions_us_55f32753e4b077ca094efcee Couldn't possibly be as modest as working class champion trump that's my boy. trump makes no qualms about loving luxury. Tommy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantdance Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 For a politician he is probably one of the least wealthy people in his position. Not going to argue semantics, but his platform was about the super rich (as in no where close to the money he makes) the wage gap that corporations and politicians openly perpetuate. Bladewillisisdead, YouTwo and stl_ben 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Shitty Rambo and Tommy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) 3 minutes ago, cantdance said: For a politician he is probably one of the least wealthy people in his position. Not going to argue semantics, but his platform was about the super rich (as in no where close to the money he makes) the wage gap that corporations and politicians openly perpetuate. lol. bernie sanders is in the top 5% edit: that was 2014. probably top 1% now from all the clinton cash. Edited August 12, 2016 by WAXXX Tommy and Shitty Rambo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouTwo Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 We don't need to bring Trump into this. There's already a Trump thread. I haven't checked in while but I'm sure it's booming with talk of all the good stuff going on in the Trump campaign right now. WAXXX and stl_ben 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, cantdance said: For a politician he is probably one of the least wealthy people in his position. Not going to argue semantics, but his platform was about the super rich (as in no where close to the money he makes) the wage gap that corporations and politicians openly perpetuate. I don't disagree with the first part, but the fact that he put his net worth at less than that summer house cost doesn't rub you the wrong way? The fact that many of his assets are hidden under his wife's name to make him look less wealthy doesn't seem like a lie to you? If you don't see the lies and hypocrisy there I'm not going to convince you, but that's some shady stuff. I'm not for Trump, or Hilary either...I just think people should know when they've been misled. Billionaire vs millionaire makes little difference to me, though I know there is a huge difference because I don't expect I'll ever be either. WAXXX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, The Ghost of Randy Savage said: Billionaire vs millionaire makes little difference to me, though I know there is a huge difference because I don't expect I'll ever be either. not with that attitude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 let's not forget the new audi to go along with his brand new lake house. Tommy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouTwo Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Oh come on! The house was at least true. Now we're just throwing baseless internet memes around? stl_ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 13 minutes ago, YouTwo said: Oh come on! The house was at least true. Now we're just throwing baseless internet memes around? the only thing that's inconclusive is whether bernie actually owns the audi (or used campaign money to buy it). it's definitely him in the car. feel free to show me your conclusive proof. snopes rules rumor inconclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouTwo Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 15 minutes ago, WAXXX said: the only thing that's inconclusive is whether bernie actually owns the audi (or used campaign money to buy it). it's someone that looks like him in the car. feel free to show me your conclusive proof. snopes rules rumor inconclusive. Fixed it for you. stl_ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 hour ago, cantdance said: Why are we begrudging a successful person from buying a summer home in the late years of his life? You're right. Tax the shit out of him instead. Redistribute that income he doesn't "need". If young adults who actually need the money they earn have to support elderly people who didn't plan for retirement surely the successful elderly citizens should reciprocate. It's only fair. TheGhostOfRandySavage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 19 minutes ago, YouTwo said: Fixed it for you. hahaha. are we looking at the same photo? it's bernie 100%. i found a donald trump lookalike: Tommy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 waxxx clearly got bored no one was posting in the trump thread he had to bring his party here. thats adorable stl_ben, futures, GradedOnACurve and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouTwo Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 It's absolutely not 100%. It's a blurry picture someone posted on a message board (that i'm sure it no way could be photo shopped right?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boops_popmarket Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 What we 100% know: - Bernie built his entire platform around the idea that no one should be rich and, if you are, he is going to go after you to redistribute your wealth to social programs until your income goes back down to middle/lower class. - Bernie is rich and he tried to lie to us and hide it. - Bernie collected millions in campaign contributions. And now he owns an Audi R8. Do the math. What we aren't yet 100% sure of: - Nothing. YouTwo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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