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Gore1FL

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24. I don't begrudge her wealth so much, or care how she spends it.

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Thu Jul 26, 2018, 08:29 PM

Jul 2018

What bothers me is that she does so much to block others from attaining a simple comfort level of wealth, much less affording the opportunities for others to attain her wealth.

We stopped taxing the rich in the 1980s. The long-term consequences have been devastating. Every time the GOP gets power they exacerbate the problem.

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Let this sink in for a moment. [View all] Initech Jul 2018 OP

Disgusting!! Thanks for posting. InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2018 #1

Not just one. TEN. dalton99a Jul 2018 #2

omfg Doremus Jul 2018 #6

That is obscene! smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #17

Almost every single child in her care would feel rich to have 12 TOY jets, 10 TOY yachts, & 4 Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #18

One of ten vessels owned by DeVos. magicarpet Jul 2018 #3

and she's a total idiot. lindysalsagal Jul 2018 #4

My head is exploding. badhair77 Jul 2018 #5

Wilbur Ross has something to aspire to oberliner Jul 2018 #7

More Schoolhouse Rock, less Yacht Rock Blue Owl Jul 2018 #8

Amway is not my way. safeinOhio Jul 2018 #9

I got snookered into Amway... Never again. keithbvadu2 Jul 2018 #15

Betsy's Boats Capperdan Jul 2018 #10

So, the the Devos' have a navy. Some people just have too much money. Liberal In Texas Jul 2018 #11

Tax the rich. Income & Wealth Inequality really bad & growing. Must be fixed. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #19

amen, bro rurallib Jul 2018 #29

Yep. And try locating them. ancianita Jul 2018 #22

There have always been wealthy people in politics. The wealth is not the bad thing. Caliman73 Jul 2018 #12

Her family's wealth is a prime example of the inequality ruining this nation. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #21

inequality marieo1 Jul 2018 #27

No doubt. It is the asset and income inequality that is the major problem. Caliman73 Jul 2018 #38

It's nice to sit atop the pyramid. Scurrilous Jul 2018 #13

Wealth is not the problem. It's what you do with it. leftofcool Jul 2018 #14

And how you got it. Mister Ed Jul 2018 #37

The DeVoses own TEN yachts. They lease the other nine out. ancianita Jul 2018 #16

It is really ut oh Jul 2018 #20

Ding ding ding! Initech Jul 2018 #26

This is normal when you live under capitalism elmac Jul 2018 #23

I don't begrudge her wealth so much, or care how she spends it. Gore1FL Jul 2018 #24

But but but. Bernie bought a $575k house. The horror!! Roland99 Jul 2018 #25

Cash. George II Jul 2018 #28

Oh myyyy Roland99 Jul 2018 #32

This wasn't a Sanders thread, but you decided to make it one and bring that into it, so........ George II Jul 2018 #34

Only as a sarcastic retort to conservatives railing against him Roland99 Jul 2018 #36

Ergo the GD smirk all the time re public education. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #30

Wtf? N/t cate94 Jul 2018 #31

And her brother owns an army of international mercenaries. WWJD? Midnight Writer Jul 2018 #33

Thurston Howell the Third's wife Love is in charge of the education system in the US kairos12 Jul 2018 #35

Lovie was a nice person with a good heart. DeVos is not. She is a horrible person. Caliman73 Jul 2018 #39