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Post removed (Original Post) Post removed Apr 2016 OP
Well, ya needs a place to live! Being a Senator for Wall Street ain't all bad! imagine2015 Apr 2016 #1
is that a porta johnny in the second pic? Hiraeth Apr 2016 #2
Must be for the help Kittycat Apr 2016 #28
post a pic of Bernie's place for contrast. Hiraeth Apr 2016 #3
jealous? DURHAM D Apr 2016 #4
Right. We're all just jealous of the billionaires. That's what it's all about. imagine2015 Apr 2016 #9
So then what emotion do you feel? JaneyVee Apr 2016 #12
Anger that a few have so much while so many have so little Armstead Apr 2016 #32
Ripped off. Orsino Apr 2016 #42
wrong emotion! psych 101: envy, not jealousy; but the reply is the same: NO amborin Apr 2016 #15
Thanks for the clarification. DURHAM D Apr 2016 #23
That's a conservative sounding assumption Armstead Apr 2016 #34
You would know better than I... DURHAM D Apr 2016 #36
Yes obamanut2012 Apr 2016 #24
Dont forget the DC house! bunnies Apr 2016 #5
I thought you meant this one JaneyVee Apr 2016 #8
Nah. She hasnt quite bought that one yet. bunnies Apr 2016 #10
They wanted to get something a little roomier once they left the Presidential mansion. imagine2015 Apr 2016 #11
LOL DURHAM D Apr 2016 #25
FDR Home, Hyde Park, NY brooklynite Apr 2016 #6
Pretty sure its in response to this ridiculous post. bunnies Apr 2016 #13
but they had penises so we don't care about their wealth or the kennedy dynasty La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2016 #33
Look at Roosevelts summer home and Kennedys summer home in FLorida Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #39
Hillarys next house JaneyVee Apr 2016 #7
And we're done here. sufrommich Apr 2016 #17
If I was more of a cynic, I'd say the OP is condemning the American Dream. LonePirate Apr 2016 #14
Gramsci addressed this issue of the "American Dream" --the Horatio Alger myth that amborin Apr 2016 #18
Were the Clintons part of "the elite" back in the 1970s? Not at all. LonePirate Apr 2016 #43
Have you looked at FDR or JFK wealth? Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #16
FDR & JFK monies were inherited... angstlessk Apr 2016 #27
are you really arguing that inherited wealth is better? La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2016 #38
So was Trumps nt Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #41
My daughter bought that stroller Blaukraut Apr 2016 #19
those hardwood floors? unless she used reclaimed wood, think of the trees & virgin forests sacrific amborin Apr 2016 #20
Oh, I agree. Not very environmentally sound unless reclaimed. Still beautiful n/t Blaukraut Apr 2016 #21
Are you a Fruitarian? nt DURHAM D Apr 2016 #30
Guess it's time to come up with a new definition for laruemtt Apr 2016 #22
I remember all of the attacks on Gore for the size of his house. NCTraveler Apr 2016 #26
Next up: Haircut on the Tarmac. ucrdem Apr 2016 #29
This is great, the result of working hard and playing by the rules, now if most could write Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #31
A few threads on this must mean it's today's Hillary Hate meme. zappaman Apr 2016 #35
Envy is a killer! nt Jitter65 Apr 2016 #37
You're projecting Armstead Apr 2016 #40
 

imagine2015

(2,054 posts)
9. Right. We're all just jealous of the billionaires. That's what it's all about.
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:15 PM
Apr 2016

Got another one to tell?
 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
32. Anger that a few have so much while so many have so little
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:35 PM
Apr 2016

And that often the few have so much by robbing from those who have so little/.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
42. Ripped off.
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:40 PM
Apr 2016

Ultimately, that wealth comes from the labor of the masses who would never be allowed into any of those compounds.

The concentration of capital in the hands of the few is perhaps our biggest problem and obstacle to solving all our other problems. No matter how well-intentioned some of our jillionaires may be, that level of wealth isolates one from the rest of us. That's unfortunate.

"They're just jealous" s a Fox News talking point that we should be embarrassed to be caught aping.

amborin

(16,631 posts)
15. wrong emotion! psych 101: envy, not jealousy; but the reply is the same: NO
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:20 PM
Apr 2016

why belittle and mock the incredibly important issue of economic inequality?

DURHAM D

(32,596 posts)
23. Thanks for the clarification.
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:26 PM
Apr 2016

No one is mocking economic inequality... just noting your envy problem.


brooklynite

(93,873 posts)
6. FDR Home, Hyde Park, NY
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:14 PM
Apr 2016


Kenndy compound, Hyannis, MA




Is there a purpose to this game? I'm not sure I understand it.

 

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)
33. but they had penises so we don't care about their wealth or the kennedy dynasty
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:36 PM
Apr 2016

which was actual dynasty (passed from generations) as opposed to the clintons who are a power couple.

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
39. Look at Roosevelts summer home and Kennedys summer home in FLorida
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:38 PM
Apr 2016

as well as the Kennedys mansions in NYC

amborin

(16,631 posts)
18. Gramsci addressed this issue of the "American Dream" --the Horatio Alger myth that
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:22 PM
Apr 2016

individuals internalize; it keeps the elite in power through ideological hegemony; you don't need to put a gun to anyone's head to get them to consent, just disperse the myths that people buy into and they will then identify with the elite and support the elite, thinking that they, too, can attain these materialistic goals

LonePirate

(13,386 posts)
43. Were the Clintons part of "the elite" back in the 1970s? Not at all.
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:40 PM
Apr 2016

The OP seems to be condemning the life the Clintons are living now instead of comparing it to the lives they led decades ago when they most certainly were not part of the elite. That journey for them during the past 40 years is a good example of the idealistic American Dream many Americans want to achieve. Like it or not but there are people out there who respect them for rising up from practically nothing to obtain the lives they have today.

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
16. Have you looked at FDR or JFK wealth?
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:20 PM
Apr 2016

Just because you are so concerned about democratic leaders wealth

Part of FDR wealth was banking and insurance generated...I guess that means he was hopelessly tainted.
Part of JRK wealth was banking and stock trading....another hopelessly tainted individual


angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
27. FDR & JFK monies were inherited...
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:30 PM
Apr 2016

The Clinton's got theirs the new fangled way...via corruption of the system.

 

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)
38. are you really arguing that inherited wealth is better?
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:38 PM
Apr 2016

that's is literally the dumbest argument in the world coming from people who say wealth inequality is their number one priority. the sheer stupidity of this argument has me stunned.

Blaukraut

(5,689 posts)
19. My daughter bought that stroller
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:22 PM
Apr 2016

Waste of money, if you ask me. It's sitting in our attic now because the baby outgrew it. But I love those floors in Chelsea's apartment.

amborin

(16,631 posts)
20. those hardwood floors? unless she used reclaimed wood, think of the trees & virgin forests sacrific
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:24 PM
Apr 2016
 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
26. I remember all of the attacks on Gore for the size of his house.
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:29 PM
Apr 2016

About how he can't possible care for the environment.

#winningmessage

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
31. This is great, the result of working hard and playing by the rules, now if most could write
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:34 PM
Apr 2016

books, get them published and gather the royalty then we may get some of the wealth. Jealous, seems like some are, am I, no it is good to see two people gain wealth on their own without inheriting from their parents. Look at Warren Buffett, he is another example of some one who has invested in companies listed on Wall Street and has amassed a nice net worth, now tell me what is wrong with Wall Street?

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
40. You're projecting
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:39 PM
Apr 2016

Not envy.

Anger that so few have so much while so many have so little...And often the few have so much because they are robbing it from the many.

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