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rampartd

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1. he might be right with that meaningless statistic

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:28 PM

21 hrs ago

if i own 1 home and bessent owns 23 we average out at a dozen each.

"we need to declare an emergency to avoid the emergency" bessent

"we have asymmetrical data" bessent, the guy on meet the press to tell us what they know that we dont.

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Treasury Secretary Says Average Retiree Owns '5 to 12 Homes'; Americans Furious - The Logical Leftist [View all] TexasTowelie 21 hrs ago OP

he might be right with that meaningless statistic rampartd 21 hrs ago #1

STFU vapor2 21 hrs ago #2

I own only 1 home as a retiree at140 21 hrs ago #3

Uh huh, tell us how Democrats are the " elitists" and republicans understand the " the working class" again? tulipsandroses 21 hrs ago #4

This is me.. 😳 This administration is nucking futs..all of them Deuxcents 21 hrs ago #5

Me as well jfz9580m 20 hrs ago #11

Trump's delusions must be contagious. Ilsa 20 hrs ago #6

Oh boy. sheshe2 20 hrs ago #7

And, he is on what planet? BarbD 20 hrs ago #8

Bush's Treasury Secretary said the same kind of crap. They only care about the rich. ChicagoTeamster 20 hrs ago #9

Actually Commerce Secretary Lutnick said that Seinan Sensei 18 hrs ago #20

Oh that's right. Thanks for the clarification ChicagoTeamster 10 hrs ago #22

that's why girls get 30 dolls for xmas. pansypoo53219 20 hrs ago #10

Be nice, now... BurnDoubt 20 hrs ago #12

He must be thinking of his mother-in-law that didn't need her Social Security check. Buddyzbuddy 20 hrs ago #13

krasnov needs to go attend a NASCAR race not fooled 20 hrs ago #14

They're thieves cosplaying as politicians and this is part of the performance. live love laugh 19 hrs ago #15

Talk about your room illiteracy... Montauk6 19 hrs ago #16

Is he counting the retirees that are now homeless and living in their cars if they have one? Or the ones appleannie1 19 hrs ago #17

He's right. Old Crank 19 hrs ago #18

A fucking genius RainCaster 19 hrs ago #19

He can only acknowledge the rich Simeon Salus 15 hrs ago #21

nuts maliaSmith 9 hrs ago #23

WTF!? These idiots are entirely clueless. And they are in charge of our economy... Martin68 9 hrs ago #24

The average retiree has maybe around $200,000 in savings wolfie001 9 hrs ago #25

Well, I'm a Few Short Deep State Witch 8 hrs ago #26

I've owned 6 in my lifetime CanonRay 8 hrs ago #27

Well sure. America has nearly 4 billion houses. unblock 8 hrs ago #28

Someone must have sold my other 4-11 homes mwmisses4289 7 hrs ago #29

He sometimes confuses reality with the board game Monopoly. Retirees don't own railroads either. twodogsbarking 7 hrs ago #30

I can barely afford 1 home. Americanme 7 hrs ago #31

I have only owned one and at 79, am about to purchase 11 more so I can be average. I'm putting my new homes Wonder Why 6 hrs ago #32

And this guy is an economics guy? Jesus! I wouldn't touch any advice put forth by any of tRUMP's henchmen. For SWBTATTReg 5 hrs ago #33

This pegs a 10 on my BS meter airplaneman 2 hrs ago #34