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In reply to the discussion: The TPP is as bad or worse than NAFTA. The President is pushing it hard. [View all]Divernan
(15,480 posts)41. Because their legacy is measured in their post-political personal wealth.
Bill Clinton has socked away $55 million in PERSONAL, not his foundation, wealth since leaving office.
Three years ago, 24/7 Wall St. published the net worth of every American president, from George Washington to Barack Obama. We have updated our numbers to reflect the earnings of the still-living presidents. One thing remains clear: it pays to be president, especially after leaving office. 24/7 Wall St. examined the finances of all 43 presidents to identify the richest.
In our updated list, the only currently living president who makes the wealthiest list is Bill Clinton, who has an estimated net worth of $55 million. Clinton continues to make millions of dollars in speaking fees. This January, following an email from Bill Clinton to supporters, Hilary Clinton's 2008 campaign debt was paid off.
President Obama is not one of the wealthiest presidents of all times. Yet his net worth increased from $5 million in 2010 to an estimated $7 million, primarily from his book sales. If Bill Clinton is any indication, Obama can expect to make much more money in speaking engagements once he exits office in 2017.
10. William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd president from 1993 to 2001
-- Net worth: $55 million and that's after he paid off Hillary's $25 million campaign debt.
Unlike many presidents, Bill Clinton did not come from a wealthy family, nor did he have lucrative employment before his presidency. But since leaving office we estimate that Clinton has earned more than $125 million before taxes, with the vast majority of that coming from speaking fees. Clinton's net worth was reduced in 2008 when his wife, Hillary Clinton, wrote off more than $13 million she loaned her campaign for her own presidential bid. Her campaign debt, once over $25 million, was just retired in January.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/02/16/richest-usa-presidents/1923739/
Greed, gluttony and lust are referred to as sins of excess. Clinton seems to have gotten his gluttony and lust under control, but his greed is running rampant. Greed is an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs, especially with respect to material wealth. Whether it is the obsession of an individual to accumulate boundless wealth, or a politician selling out to special interest lobbyists, or of a corporation maximizing profits by exploiting workers, and/or promoting/marketing weapons of war and violence, it is the premier vice/sin driving our civilization into the mud.
Three years ago, 24/7 Wall St. published the net worth of every American president, from George Washington to Barack Obama. We have updated our numbers to reflect the earnings of the still-living presidents. One thing remains clear: it pays to be president, especially after leaving office. 24/7 Wall St. examined the finances of all 43 presidents to identify the richest.
In our updated list, the only currently living president who makes the wealthiest list is Bill Clinton, who has an estimated net worth of $55 million. Clinton continues to make millions of dollars in speaking fees. This January, following an email from Bill Clinton to supporters, Hilary Clinton's 2008 campaign debt was paid off.
President Obama is not one of the wealthiest presidents of all times. Yet his net worth increased from $5 million in 2010 to an estimated $7 million, primarily from his book sales. If Bill Clinton is any indication, Obama can expect to make much more money in speaking engagements once he exits office in 2017.
10. William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd president from 1993 to 2001
-- Net worth: $55 million and that's after he paid off Hillary's $25 million campaign debt.
Unlike many presidents, Bill Clinton did not come from a wealthy family, nor did he have lucrative employment before his presidency. But since leaving office we estimate that Clinton has earned more than $125 million before taxes, with the vast majority of that coming from speaking fees. Clinton's net worth was reduced in 2008 when his wife, Hillary Clinton, wrote off more than $13 million she loaned her campaign for her own presidential bid. Her campaign debt, once over $25 million, was just retired in January.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/02/16/richest-usa-presidents/1923739/
Greed, gluttony and lust are referred to as sins of excess. Clinton seems to have gotten his gluttony and lust under control, but his greed is running rampant. Greed is an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs, especially with respect to material wealth. Whether it is the obsession of an individual to accumulate boundless wealth, or a politician selling out to special interest lobbyists, or of a corporation maximizing profits by exploiting workers, and/or promoting/marketing weapons of war and violence, it is the premier vice/sin driving our civilization into the mud.
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The TPP is as bad or worse than NAFTA. The President is pushing it hard. [View all]
cali
Sep 2013
OP
Thanks for the background info, Octafish...and thanks to Greg Palast, of course.
Raksha
Sep 2013
#120
Or "professional Liberals". I've heard that laughable insult on DU as well. nt
99th_Monkey
Sep 2013
#123
I haven't seen an actual document related to the TPP. Is all this just based on rumors?
pnwmom
Sep 2013
#21
Why don't you just ask President Obama for a copy? I am sure he would be transparent in his
Vincardog
Sep 2013
#23
He has released them to over 600 CORPORATIONS. I wonder why the corporations can have access
Vincardog
Sep 2013
#25
What they are negotiating is being kept secret from you and me. If I was to post a link to the
Vincardog
Sep 2013
#29
You are asking for verifiable proof of a secret negotiation. The constitution gives the powers to
Vincardog
Sep 2013
#32
Right. You don't know anything about the "600 corporations." You were just making that up.
pnwmom
Sep 2013
#37
I'm not going to wander over that whole site looking for a clear answer to my question.
pnwmom
Sep 2013
#58
It is on the first page. Again you seem willfully dim, or maybe your mind in incapable of change.
Vincardog
Sep 2013
#66
So let us guess your point. Because we the masses havent seen it must mean it will be
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#62
Respectfully, I don't think that they ever really thought that "free trade is a net gain," or at
AnotherMcIntosh
Sep 2013
#40
You cannot get a full perspective on something based on leaked information
Cali_Democrat
Sep 2013
#12
The only people speculating are those that are skeptical of our government.Those that blindly follo
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#63
The corporations privy to closed TPP negotiations are not objecting, are they, "my dear"?
Divernan
Sep 2013
#36
I will delete my expletives and proceed. What does the TPP have to do with trade? A lot.
pampango
Sep 2013
#102
Put that way I guess I'll have to believe ( unfortunately ) he'll sign it
Populist_Prole
Sep 2013
#59
Obama is playing ninth-level ninja-mind chess and you are still playing checkers...
truebrit71
Sep 2013
#50
Mexican ag was destroyed by NAFTA; American ag did great. Which was the point
Recursion
Sep 2013
#94
Responses to this are very interesting and heated. Sherrod Brown & other liberals have warned us
emsimon33
Sep 2013
#81
Brown said that TPP "represents an opportunity for American workers and businesses" but "American
pampango
Sep 2013
#103
The decline in manufacturing jobs started in the 1950's while output has increased steadily.
pampango
Sep 2013
#137