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Showing Original Post only (View all)Chelsea Clinton: I Tried to Care About Money, But Just Couldn't [View all]
Hillary Clinton insists she isnt well-off and now daughter Chelsea, according to a recent interview, claims she couldn't care less about money.
The daughter of former President Bill Clinton and ex-secretary of state Hillary Clinton explained in a recent interview why she left lucrative professions and opted for working with her familys philanthropic foundation. I was curious if I could care about (money) on some fundamental level, and I couldnt, she said.
I was curious if I could care about (money) on some fundamental level, and I couldnt, she told Fast Company in an interview that ran in the magazine's May edition, explaining why she gave up lucrative gigs to join her familys philanthropic foundation.
It is frustrating, because who wants to grow up and follow their parents? Ive tried really hard to care about things that were very different from my parents its a funny thing to realize I feel called to this work, both as a daughter and also as someone who believes I have contributions to make, she continued about her reluctant status as a boomerang kid.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/chelsea-clinton-care-money-article-1.1840138#ixzz35VepN3EI
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Really! Its easy to "not care about money", when you have shitloads of money nt
riderinthestorm
Jun 2014
#19
Right. The Clintons appear to have internalized the culture of wealth in which they live.
enough
Jun 2014
#35
I hope she does good (and well), but it's easy to say that when you've got a lot of money.
NightWatcher
Jun 2014
#3
How the hell did she "earn" 15 million Dollars? Seriously did she invent something? /nt
Dragonfli
Jun 2014
#91
Yup, like mother, like daughter. That spoiled apple didn't fall far from the tree.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2014
#99
And I don't care that Chelsea doesn't care about money. I care that Elizabeth Warren cares more about struggling families on Main Street than the jet setters on Wall Street.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2014
#100
Yes, and by saying they don't care about money tells me they do care about it. Not just insulting; it's dishonest.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2014
#160
I wouldn't "care about money" either if my parents had a net worth in the 8 figure range
tularetom
Jun 2014
#15
Yes, I hear Chelsea's 6000 square-foot Manhatten apartment has 2 kichens; she never knows where her next meal is coming from.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2014
#101
Look...not to trash her...She grew up the way she did and there's little way she can or could
KoKo
Jun 2014
#26
wow. now YOU think you know what FDR would have said. keep making stuff up there, vanilla,
cali
Jun 2014
#39
Did FDR ever claim not to care about money, like Chelsea just did? (n/t)
WorseBeforeBetter
Jun 2014
#106
I am sure any smart person such as yourself WorseBefore' could figure it out...
VanillaRhapsody
Jun 2014
#122
it's east to not care about money when you don't ever have to worry about money....
mike_c
Jun 2014
#29
tone deaf and I've never seen anything terribly admirable about her. she seems OK and
cali
Jun 2014
#40
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea have all spoken on the subject of poverty -- I've heard them.
cheapdate
Jun 2014
#84
Well said...Team Clinton needs to come up with a communications plan for the money pile already
BeyondGeography
Jun 2014
#53
People who don't care about money have never struggled to pay bills or feed their kids.
dilby
Jun 2014
#61
WTH, this is a Democrat site, yes we all need money, there seems to be some here who worships money.
Thinkingabout
Jun 2014
#74
Are you someone who would rather have money than friends, family and health?
Thinkingabout
Jun 2014
#82
that has nothing to do with my point. silly shit. and I don't countenance silly too well. sorry.
cali
Jun 2014
#85
oooh, the blind adoration and idolizing person wails at the injustice of poor wittle Chelsea
cali
Jun 2014
#141
Takes money to support a family. It takes money to maintain your health and more to get it back.
TheKentuckian
Jun 2014
#119
So what is the problem with the Clinton's net worth, they earned the wealth. If having a sizeable
Thinkingabout
Jun 2014
#121
What the fuck are you talking about Rand Paul for? Did I say anything about net worth disqualifying
TheKentuckian
Jun 2014
#142
Uncaring and tone deaf, do you know what the Clinton Foundation does, tone deaf, this is a group who
Thinkingabout
Jun 2014
#159
Do you get it, they have been on the low end of income, Bill was raised on the lower side
Thinkingabout
Jun 2014
#175
Oh, yea, there are many post about how much money Hillary makes for giving a speech,
Thinkingabout
Jun 2014
#209
I am glad to know money is not the most important item to me, my family and friends are much more
Thinkingabout
Jun 2014
#89
If she doesn't care about money why are her parents avoiding taxes to make sure she inherits more?
LeftyMom
Jun 2014
#88
As someone said above, imagine if the Romney or Bush children said the same thing.
Dawgs
Jun 2014
#157
Wanna know how to "care about money"? Try being homeless and hungry.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2014
#129
DU has lost it's mind. What a bunch of nasty posters. So many here are so off-putting, nobody would
Metric System
Jun 2014
#132
oh yes, a democrat says something plumb dumb and we're just supposed to defend it.
cali
Jun 2014
#139
Just dumb. tone deaf. but some here will contort themselves into pretzels and lie their little
cali
Jun 2014
#183
Sorry, but it wouldn't be any different if Bush/Romney/McCain kids said the same thing.
Dawgs
Jun 2014
#174
The intent may have not been what is perceived, but that doesn't matter in politics.
Dawgs
Jun 2014
#203
YES, HRC probably meant she is a wealthy yet not tax-evading person; YES, CC probably meant she
WinkyDink
Jun 2014
#212
I didn't care about money either, when I wasn't struggling to keep roof over head
magical thyme
Jun 2014
#152
That incident is a fascinating glimpse of how dysfunctional the Clinton family is.
Divernan
Jun 2014
#211
don't let the irrational Clinton haters get you down, Bea! i have a pesent for you;
dionysus
Jun 2014
#170
It's easy not to care about money when you have never had to care about money
Marrah_G
Jun 2014
#188
I really think anyone named Clinton needs to STFU about anything having to do with money.nt
Dreamer Tatum
Jun 2014
#192
She couldn't care about money because she's never had to care about money
Packerowner740
Jun 2014
#198