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In reply to the discussion: I agree with Peter Daou re Sen Warren [View all]WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)It certainly does seem like some Dems see all capitalism and money as 'evil' and being 'dirt poor' is always somehow more 'noble'.
While $400k is a whole lot of money, it's more than 16 yrs of income (which is Soc Sec) for my husband and I, I also know that $400k is a drop in the bucket to the big banks and corps. Knowing this, IMO if they want the honor of having the man who was the 1st black president of the United States and who's still popular and respected by millions after leaving office, than they can darn well pay him a healthy fee to speak at one of their events and IMO he shouldn't be berated for it.
IDK... maybe I'm an odd progressive but how much money someone makes or has isn't the issue for me, it's how they use it and treat others they share this world with that matters to me. (For just one 'rich' example compare Don (the impeachable traitorous con) Trump to the late Senator Ted Kennedy who left this country a better place and tried his damnedest right up to the end to make it even more so.)