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sheshe2

(83,336 posts)
96. No.
Tue May 28, 2019, 08:26 PM
May 2019
at140

84. Please read my post again. I never said all people over 70 should be millionaires


You just said they were stupid.


Truth is if by age 75 one has not reached $2 million networth, one has to be without any smarts, without college education and has no idea on how to handle money.


Quote:

"one has to be without any smarts, without college education and has no idea on how to handle money."


Can't be any clearer.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
I don't know any senior citizens that are millionaires. Shell_Seas May 2019 #1
Well that settles it then, there must not be any out there. Uncle Joe May 2019 #2
Yes Uncle Joe, Bernie needs to withdraw from the race... immediately!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #3
Nice try DownriverDem May 2019 #11
Very sensible statement. Thanks! George II May 2019 #29
Compared to the other 99 US Senators, Bernie is probably at140 May 2019 #101
Agreed!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #135
Maybe there's around 1%? W_HAMILTON May 2019 #4
Correct, Bernie needs to dropout immediately! at140 May 2019 #10
Wow, somehow I think you may have insulted a lot of DUers. cwydro May 2019 #41
I clearly defined 3 pre-conditions to reach at140 May 2019 #74
A "good" field, eh? yardwork May 2019 #162
They edited their post. sheshe2 May 2019 #137
Bernie isn't particularly wealthy for a man who grabbed the Hortensis May 2019 #50
Please read post #74...nt at140 May 2019 #75
Yes, your post where you basically called everyone else stupid. kcr May 2019 #85
Don't allocate words to me which are not present in my post. at140 May 2019 #90
Those "unallocated" words were present in your post before you edited it. lapucelle May 2019 #113
It is copied in my replies as well. sheshe2 May 2019 #121
I just saw it. lapucelle May 2019 #123
Always a good idea to copy the text you are responding to. sheshe2 May 2019 #126
See post 90 sheshe2 May 2019 #139
Oh please. Do you have any idea at all how most people 70 and up... brush May 2019 #54
Only 3% of all Americans are millionaires, probably half that have $2 million. George II May 2019 #62
Every home owner in many cities is already worth Million $$ at140 May 2019 #77
That's assuming every mortgage is fully paid off.... George II May 2019 #104
Bazinga! sheshe2 May 2019 #125
That's one of the most uniformed things I've heard today. brush May 2019 #109
Do you have data to support that supposition? lapucelle May 2019 #110
Those Median worth's are pretty damn high at140 May 2019 #116
Wrong. It does not necessarily mean that there are a "whole bunch above the million mark". lapucelle May 2019 #138
See post #157.. at140 May 2019 #158
"which means there are a whole bunch above the million mark, right?" NO, not at all. George II May 2019 #140
... lapucelle May 2019 #141
Net worth is sum of... at140 May 2019 #157
Anyone who owns a 3 bedroom home in many cities is already worth at140 May 2019 #76
Here's some actual data. lapucelle May 2019 #108
If "Median" value is that high, at140 May 2019 #117
Half are above. Why are you assuming that almost half are "quite a bit above that"? lapucelle May 2019 #122
See post #157.. at140 May 2019 #159
Why? It's irrelevent to how the median is calculated. lapucelle May 2019 #161
See post #108.. ehrnst May 2019 #171
Not a millionaire in the bunch. George II May 2019 #130
Nope, not at all. Do you factor in that most high priced homes have high level mortgages? George II May 2019 #142
Then thruth is that just two years ago Sanders was without any smarts, acted like he lunamagica May 2019 #56
Hey, anyone could do it. Sanders said so. Hortensis May 2019 #57
Nope, all it means is Bernie was not focused on chasing wealth at140 May 2019 #79
"would have reached $2 million net worth long time ago if he was greedy"? He earned.... George II May 2019 #132
"Exceptionally honest?" "If he was greedy?" ehrnst May 2019 #172
So, does that include everyone you know in their late 70's? If so, then isn't Bernie's message ehrnst May 2019 #58
It takes lot of political skills to become a United States at140 May 2019 #73
"Truth is if by age 75 one has not reached $2 million networth, one has to be without any smarts, ehrnst May 2019 #145
I admit my initial post was not detailed enough at140 May 2019 #164
Bernie has a law degree? ehrnst May 2019 #167
I already answered that... at140 May 2019 #168
You didn't answer it for me. ehrnst May 2019 #169
The fact is in all his House and Senate elections he never got more than 208,000 votes..... George II May 2019 #176
No it does not include every one in their 70's at140 May 2019 #80
Wow awesomerwb1 May 2019 #61
Yes, sad but true at140 May 2019 #82
I thought you said it was because they didn't have "smarts" or "education." (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #173
One of the most asshole'ish statements I think I've ever seen here. Amimnoch May 2019 #67
Amazing how insensitive some can be, isn't it? George II May 2019 #71
Please read my post again. I never said all people over 70 should be millionaires at140 May 2019 #84
No. sheshe2 May 2019 #96
He said they were stupid. He used and. The person has to be stupid, without an education FreeBe May 2019 #97
Just mentioned to him that there is no way he can backpedal. sheshe2 May 2019 #103
Not really. Pretty much not getting any traction with the back pedaling. His words are clear. FreeBe May 2019 #106
But then when it is pointed out Sanders too was one of us losers until he ran a 2016 campaign FreeBe May 2019 #98
Here's the unedited post. lapucelle May 2019 #114
This mcar May 2019 #88
Love to you and yours. sheshe2 May 2019 #136
Are you serious? Do you realize how few Americans have $2 million net worth regardless of their age? George II May 2019 #69
How old was Sanders when he hit a net worth of 2 million? NT SouthernProgressive May 2019 #83
Sanders could have hit $2 Million net worth long ago IF at140 May 2019 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author SouthernProgressive May 2019 #92
Please explain. sheshe2 May 2019 #111
Do you realize how insulting you are being? mcar May 2019 #86
This is a side issue, but if either of you have defined benefit spooky3 May 2019 #99
He has a pension mcar May 2019 #151
How dare you insult me and people like me. sheshe2 May 2019 #91
I agree my post #10 did not go into more detail at140 May 2019 #94
Nope you did not clearly define anything. sheshe2 May 2019 #102
Check your privilege. Politicub May 2019 #93
Point is $2 million net worth is not at all excessive for a man like Bernie at140 May 2019 #95
It's 'different' for Bernie than any other career politician who makes ehrnst May 2019 #170
Great edit. sheshe2 May 2019 #133
Hahahahahahahahaha! oldsoftie May 2019 #26
LOL! mtnsnake May 2019 #70
I think there was one, but he died years back. TheCowsCameHome May 2019 #6
You probably do, but don't know it. My family has no idea what I'm worth. Lochloosa May 2019 #8
I don't want my wife to know my networth! at140 May 2019 #14
Probably wouldn't be hard to do. ZZenith May 2019 #78
I agree! at140 May 2019 #81
I'm sure she could find a less insulting person with some sensitivity. n/t zackymilly May 2019 #163
May be, but she won't find a better at140 May 2019 #165
You're not definitely not a woman, are you? ehrnst May 2019 #175
Let me double check... at140 May 2019 #177
ditto samnsara May 2019 #27
Dead Solid ProfessorGAC May 2019 #63
Reading replies to your comment, ChiTownDenny May 2019 #37
NO, most senior citizens are not poor. May not be Hortensis May 2019 #48
Ding, ding, ding! So true. The premise of this OP is bs. brush May 2019 #53
Which isn't in conflict with the article zipplewrath May 2019 #152
Seriously, you're actually agreeing that college-educated 70-somethings should be multi-millionaires brush May 2019 #166
If you lived in an expensive city where even modest Hortensis May 2019 #49
You might and not even know it. karynnj May 2019 #150
Bernie only made millions after he ran for president on a socialist platform Vidal May 2019 #5
The POINT is ignored, it is he made his 'millions' after writing a successful book, elleng May 2019 #7
Really? DownriverDem May 2019 #13
I am not attacking ANY Dems, elleng May 2019 #16
Post removed Post removed May 2019 #23
Thanks, Lug. elleng May 2019 #35
I realized after that I used a very left leaning author to prove my point LiberalLovinLug May 2019 #44
OH NO!!! elleng May 2019 #47
Hillary was eviscerated for making money off her political career... W_HAMILTON May 2019 #34
Exactly LongtimeAZDem May 2019 #39
Exactly. betsuni May 2019 #60
He made millions after he ran for president Vidal May 2019 #43
It's a FACT that BS only made millions after he ran for president on a socialist platform. lapucelle May 2019 #118
Calling the 'socialist' name, eh? elleng May 2019 #120
I call BS lapucelle May 2019 #128
'on a socialist platform?' elleng May 2019 #131
According to the BS definition lapucelle May 2019 #134
Yes, Democratic Socialism, not Communism LiberalLovinLug May 2019 #15
Then perhaps there are more millions to be made by other political leaders Uncle Joe May 2019 #17
Now there's a pivot. ehrnst May 2019 #147
The irony in that will be strenuously rejected by many fans, just as it is by ehrnst May 2019 #148
As someone around his age, I say he is indeed unusually wealthy. DavidDvorkin May 2019 #9
This kind of stuff is useless moose65 May 2019 #12
I don't think anyone said that. Shell_Seas May 2019 #18
The reason people "quibble" over his $2 million (and probably much more) is that he's been railing.. George II May 2019 #21
It's a distraction moose65 May 2019 #149
He and Jane have earned more than $6 million since he's been in Washington. In fact.... George II May 2019 #19
When did Bernie ever "cry poverty?" Uncle Joe May 2019 #20
Hilarious tymorial May 2019 #22
I know, right?! Observations about his WEALTH has really unnerved some folks... NurseJackie May 2019 #24
Really? This is news to my parents. BlueTsunami2018 May 2019 #25
if you earn top salary (as he has) for decades, dawg day May 2019 #28
2 million on top of a guaranteed pension is pretty good. If all they had was $2 million, they would MaryMagdaline May 2019 #40
Sanders did not get it with a lifetime of living responsibly or frugally. He got it in 2016 FreeBe May 2019 #46
Does anybody ever look up the net worth of other candidates? House of Roberts May 2019 #30
I looked up the net worth of all the candidates who have been complaining about millionaires.... George II May 2019 #36
This shouldn't even be an issue DeeDeeNY May 2019 #31
rec'd Kurt V. May 2019 #32
He wasn't until he ran a campaign against the Democratic "establishment" and made a couple million. FreeBe May 2019 #33
Recommended. guillaumeb May 2019 #38
Bernie's income went way up after 2016. Progressive dog May 2019 #42
Yep. I mean this is what I am thinking. Apple Fritter May 2019 #153
Many socialist leaders world-wide have been wealthy. That fact need not undermine their argument emmaverybo May 2019 #45
Just a couple of years ago Sander's supporters bragged that he was "the poorest member lunamagica May 2019 #51
This. sheshe2 May 2019 #115
Thank you for this post. Many Democrats see what you post as a truth. Fact. Even, mere fact. FreeBe May 2019 #143
Those are great points. lapucelle May 2019 #144
So Now He's Rich But Not That RicH? Me. May 2019 #52
LOL!! peggysue2 May 2019 #64
Like A See Saw Me. May 2019 #65
The BS campaign is nervous and tense about this. NurseJackie May 2019 #89
That's correct, Bernie is both Uncle Joe May 2019 #100
I Find THe Number Of Threads You Feel The Need To Put Up Me. May 2019 #124
Like Mama Bear's porridge. ehrnst May 2019 #146
My parents are college educated (two degrees each) and in their 80s LisaM May 2019 #55
"If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too." betsuni May 2019 #59
That's one way to do it but if you can't in any way, shape or form become a millionaire Uncle Joe May 2019 #66
... betsuni May 2019 #68
... Uncle Joe May 2019 #72
BS has 10 times as much as the average American his age. He's a millionaire who owns three homes. lapucelle May 2019 #105
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Me. May 2019 #119
For someone who has been making six figures for the comradebillyboy May 2019 #107
LOL NurseJackie May 2019 #112
Not true most college educated people in their 70's wasupaloopa May 2019 #127
Excuse (noun): a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense. brooklynite May 2019 #129
No doubt, that's the creative way to rationalize wealth as something other than what it is. LanternWaste May 2019 #154
lulz obamanut2012 May 2019 #155
He is pretty darn wealthy for someone his age. SouthernProgressive May 2019 #156
Bernie is near bottom net worth at140 May 2019 #160
So, he's rich enough to be "smart" but not so much that he's "dishonest or 'greedy ehrnst May 2019 #174
Or he's around the top of the list namahage May 2019 #178
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