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Viva_Daddy

(785 posts)
Thu May 17, 2012, 01:18 PM May 2012

So why are so many billionaires willing to spend millions to defeat Obama?

Aren’t these the Republican “job-creators”? So, why aren’t they spending this money creating real jobs with long-term employment potential instead of spending millions creating short-term jobs for “political consultants” and “creative-ad-men” in an attempt to unseat President Obama? Could it be that they really care a lot more about retaining their power and influence over Congress than contributing to the soundness of the Country’s economy? Could it be that they really don’t give a damn about anyone but members of their own 1% class? Are these the people you want to support with your vote? Isn’t it time that We The People took back Government from these leeches?

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So why are so many billionaires willing to spend millions to defeat Obama? (Original Post) Viva_Daddy May 2012 OP
So that they'll be allowed to become marybourg May 2012 #1
Awesome Q & A!!! . . . patrice May 2012 #2
the Creator Gods have created a vast industry of douchebags and the extortionists librechik May 2012 #3
Because it's chump change to them compared to paying their fair share of taxes. HopeHoops May 2012 #4
Here's what I don't get: Initech May 2012 #5
I call them dragons. Sitting on their pile of gold. Solomon May 2012 #6
It is about ..."more for me" not jobs for you.....nt... Stuart G May 2012 #7
These "job creators" are spending untold millions Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #8
Goldman Sachs has created the self-licking ice cream cone rucky May 2012 #9

patrice

(47,992 posts)
2. Awesome Q & A!!! . . .
Thu May 17, 2012, 01:28 PM
May 2012

Are these fuckers REALLY that far over the barrel with their FOREIGN partners that they CANNOT PAY THEIR TAX BILLS for the wealth the workers created for them? so they MUST??? defeat Obama in order to survive????

The money that they are spending on defeating Obama would suggest that they DO have a lot of discretionary wealth, so why the holy fracking hell aren't they creating those jobs we paid for with 30 years of tax breaks?????????

A. They've already created them and those jobs are WAR to protect THEIR FOREIGN investments.

librechik

(30,674 posts)
3. the Creator Gods have created a vast industry of douchebags and the extortionists
Thu May 17, 2012, 01:36 PM
May 2012

who politically work for their success, all dependent on the postponement of jobs. But once you have the base worshiping you like Jehovah as a Creator, your work at conning them into voting against their own economic interests is done.

They are god fearing people!

Initech

(100,054 posts)
5. Here's what I don't get:
Thu May 17, 2012, 03:29 PM
May 2012

You stock pile thousands of magazines, you're a hoarder.

You have multiple refrigerators full of meats - which may or may not be edible you're a hoarder.

You have $50 BILLION between two people and don't pay taxes? You're a "job creator".

It's time to start calling them for what they really are - wealth hoarders and economic terrorists.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,399 posts)
8. These "job creators" are spending untold millions
Thu May 17, 2012, 08:56 PM
May 2012

to put ONE single person out of a job and help elect somebody who has a history of putting people out of a job.



The sweetest revenge would be President Obama winning despite all of this millions spent on his defeat IMHO

rucky

(35,211 posts)
9. Goldman Sachs has created the self-licking ice cream cone
Thu May 17, 2012, 09:01 PM
May 2012

they can make endless amounts of money - in good times and in bad - as long as we let them.

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