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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: WaPo: 'Middle Class Joe' Biden has reaped millions in income since leaving the vice presidency [View all]dreamland
(972 posts)40. I hate jealous headlines
Joe is living the American dream, so is Sanders. What does it matter that they made millions. What matters more to me is that they were once middle income e people and who can remember their roots. They were not born with everything handed to them. They knew suffering and they know how life is not a bailout. So if someone charges for speeches and someone is willing to pay to listen , how different is that from paying for a $100 concert ticket?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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WaPo: 'Middle Class Joe' Biden has reaped millions in income since leaving the vice presidency [View all]
BeyondGeography
Jun 2019
OP
That's the thing, it's "imagination". I've only see speech transcripts used as an issue.....
George II
Jun 2019
#12
Exactly...wages are out of whack when a football player or the likes gets millions and ...
SWBTATTReg
Jun 2019
#80
Yes, that's all true. I don't blame Biden for taking the generous offers, but
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#114
Here we go again. WHO CARES except supporters of candidates who are far behind Biden?
George II
Jun 2019
#8
Books are fine, paid corporate speeches for monster bucks are a potential disaster
BeyondGeography
Jun 2019
#20
Speeches are bad, but if you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too.
betsuni
Jun 2019
#93
Sanders has already filed paper work to run for the senate as an independent in 2024
Thekaspervote
Jun 2019
#106
Are you denying Warren has taken cash from a lobbyist and as an "expert witness?"
wyldwolf
Jun 2019
#104
As a leading expert in bankruptcy laws and related legal matters, she was paid expert witness fees.
hedda_foil
Jun 2019
#116
So how do you feel about candidates who give "free" speeches to an auditorium full of...
George II
Jun 2019
#24
It's just another form of getting "paid" for speeches, which seems to be the issue here.
George II
Jun 2019
#30
He's released 18 years of tax returns without prodding. The last three (when out of office)....
George II
Jun 2019
#35
Not picking on Biden or Sanders because it's all legal and common practice, but
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#85
Quit lamenting and back the absolute most qualified Presidential candidate the Democrats have.
democratisphere
Jun 2019
#64
They need to be more concerned with what the current "president" is doing to earn money.
Afromania
Jun 2019
#77
Write something good about Elizabeth Warren, avoid recycled character assasination on other
emulatorloo
Jun 2019
#79
How dare he? All True Dems wear sackcloth and go barefoot from one place to another...
Hekate
Jun 2019
#89
"It must be a fantastic speech, a brilliant speech which you would want to share with the American
betsuni
Jun 2019
#96
Good. He was one of the poorest senator's at the time he entered and for some time after. nt
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#101