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Posted By Neophile 10 months, 1 week ago in News
McCain's Phoenix Arizona parking lot is worth between $1.4 and $2.4 million. That is over $1 million more than the average American home.
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normallysilent10 months, 1 week ago
anyone with his job and at his age which hasn't made an investment or two I sure wouldn't vote for to lead the country. I bet there wasn't anything the least bit shady about the purchase either.
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capecoralM10 months, 1 week ago
Damn I wish I owned that Parking Lot. It is so sad that Neophile is so envious about such a great investment and of those that have built wealth through taking risks. I guess he feels it is unfair that he didn't make such smart investments. I would suggest some literacy courses. These can be self taught. Perhaps start with a book by a couple of the most successful business men and investors. Welcome to the Downloads section, where you can hear EXCLUSIVE audio lessons from the authors themselves, Donald J. Trump and Robert Kiyosaki!
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Here you Go Neophile:
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capecoralM10 months, 1 week ago
When Warren asked McCain how he defined “rich,” McCain replied by saying, “I think if you’re just talking about income, how about 5 million (dollars)?”
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McCain quickly elaborated on his answer by adding, “I’m sure that comment will be distorted, but the point is … that we want to keep people’s taxes low and increase revenues.”
On Monday, McCain campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds responded to Obama’s criticism, saying McCain had been prescient in his warning.
“As was immediately predicted by John McCain after he made the remark, Barack Obama is already distorting his comment about the definition of ‘rich’ in America. Remember when Barack Obama said he was ‘tired of distortion, name-calling and sound bite solutions to complicated problems?’ Neither do we,” Bounds said.
A McCain aide later told FOX News that the GOP frontrunner was “asked about defining who is rich in the context of raising taxes.”
McCain “firmly believes in not raising any American’s taxes. It’s not the job of government to define who is rich,” the aide said.
I agree. The government nor Obama should be defining someones wealth or lack thereof . I am for the flat tax which is a consumption tax rather than an Income tax.
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willottica10 months, 1 week ago
Don't it always seem to go:
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"You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone."
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
This would make a great attack ad, and somehow I think the Democrats would be able to get permission for use of the song:
... a mom-and-pop shop being bulldozed, a clearcut forest, fleets of SUVs, a 'made in china' label, a closed manufacturing plant, oil spills covering a beach... powerful images to go with the song. Final image (if they can get it) would be the "Straight Talk Express" parked in an otherwise-empty lot...
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4thchance10 months, 1 week ago
That's exactly why it's so fantastic to be an American and live in America. We all have the opportunity to become very rich in this country. But hey, if you think it's wrong to be rich, then get the F out of this country. Move to N. Korea or someplace that you can live like a stinking starving rat!
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JoseMadre10 months, 1 week ago
Yeah, because we all want the guy who runs the local Von's to be President. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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capecoralM10 months, 1 week ago
TNS, one of the world's largest market
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information companies, today released highlights from its annual Affluent
Market Research Program (AMRP), the longest running program of its kind.
Among the key survey findings were the following:
-- The number of U.S. millionaire households has risen to a record high of
9.3 million as of mid-2006. This is an increase of five percent from
the prior year, and the fourth consecutive year that the population of
millionaires has increased (Millionaires are defined as $1MM in net
worth excluding primary residence)
-- Among those millionaires who have Internet access, online trading has
jumped 45 percent over the last five years, to 32 percent.
-- Among the 37% who do not use a financial advisor, 46% cited "I feel I
do better managing my own money," and 31% said "the wealth of
information makes a professional advisor unnecessary."
-- Los Angeles County ranks number one with the most number of
millionaires -- over 268,000
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Teech10 months, 1 week ago
McLame and his money bags wife definitely qualify for those huge tax cuts for the super rich. No wonder the senile old fool wants to make the Bush tax cuts permanent. What's another 3 or 4 trillion on the national debt - chicken feed.
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Bet McSame doesn't have a sub-prime, negative amortization mortgage on that parking lot!-
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B1BLancer10 months, 1 week ago
> Bet McSame doesn't have a sub-prime, negative amortization mortgage on that parking lot! <
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That's right, because he was smart enough not to make such a stupid decision as to get a loan like that. It isn't the government's fault if people don't read their loan documents and buy more house than they can afford. DUH! -
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4thchance10 months, 1 week ago
Wow,
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You democrats are truly a bunch of HYPOCRITES.
Look back at the 2004 elections. Democrat JOHN KERRY. He too is very rich, he too has a very rich wife, he too was running for President. I don't recall a single one of you democrats or the lefty media criticizing John Kerry for being rich. I do beleive that's called being a true American Democrat HYPOCRITE! Seems you dems middle name is HYPOCRITE. The tripe never stops flowing from your mouths. It's almost funny, but not really. It's actually very sickening... PUKE!!!!!!
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CHAM10 months, 1 week ago
Now, Now lets not get too tough on the guy. Don't you remember there is only one way for his wife to get around in Arizona? That's by private plane. See she needed a landing strip for that plane and the parking lot serves double duty.
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So you see, they thought they would save some taxpayer money by making a double use airport/parking lot. Now if he could just remember where it is.............. -
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Klarissa10 months, 1 week ago
Your candidate's leadership experience:
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The four plus years (1995-1999) Barack Obama spent as founding chairman of the board of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge (CAC) represent his track record as reformer, as someone who reached out in a public-private collaboration and had the audacity to believe his effort would make things better. At the time he became leader of this ambitious project to remake the public schools of Chicago, he was 33 years old and a third year associate at a small Chicago law firm, Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland.
This was a big test for him, his chance to cut his teeth on bringing hope and change to the mostly minority inner city school children trapped in Chicago schools. And he flopped big time, squandering lots of money and the time of many public employees in the process.
If Ayers were the sole point of interest in seeking the Annenberg Challenge files promised to Kurtz, all "132 boxes, containing 947 file folders, a total of about 70 linear feet of material", then the Obama camp might claim it was merely guilt-by association and persuade at least some of its own partisans. But the fact that Obama was in charge of a massive expensive project makes it indisputably a matter of proper vetting to examine his track record at delivering on promises of hope and change.-
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Ithink4myself10 months, 1 week ago
And what did the Republicans do for them again? O yah sent them to war to protect their oil. Oh yah fighting any raise in minimum wage...oh ya wants health care only for the rich, oh yah want to drill everywhere regardless of environmental concerns oh yah wants everyone to follow their Christian religion All Republicans are, are reverse communists like sheep they say : he wants to raise taxes " Like it would make a difference to regular people....no it wont but it would sure change the tax breaks of the rich, anyway it is much more important to ask yourself...what do they do with my taxes those arrogant old oil folk. . I think people voted for Bush because they have about the same IQ he has and everyone knows it is not high.Think boy think for yourself for a change turn off Fox and go see the world
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hefaa110 months, 1 week ago
Knowing the repug reputation for shady, no-bid contracts, I wonder how McSame did get the concession for that parking-on. Knowing when and where the stadium was to be built before the general public would have advantages. I'd bet the back-door shenanigans with Johnney's connections plus Cindy money probably got the property at an unbelievably low price.
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caine12310 months, 1 week ago
Money is nothing, but wisdom. Obama, I think is the best candidate for it.
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sortofcute0110 months, 1 week ago
WHEN YOU PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THIS ROOM COME TO AMERICA AND EXPERIENCE OUR FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM YOU WILL FIND OUT WHAT AMERICA IS ALL ABOUT. YOU WANT NEED SOME GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRAT TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO......AND YOU WILL FIND OUT THAT OBAMA IS NOT YOUR ANSWER UNLESS YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH A THIRD WORLD LEADER.....
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traveler200010 months, 1 week ago
I've come to America.
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I've seen it.
I've "understood"
Like JC said: "veni, vidi, vici"
America is great, ..... if you are rich, and, for me, well, sorry, "rich" starts at a much lower income than 5 milion.
For most "working class people however, it's an "American (impossible) dream". And .... the "american dream" is kept in place by the brainwash from the super rich., as, in truth an IMPOSSIBLE dream it usualy is.
I travel to the States at least once a year (vacation, e.g. skiing), and I don't think I'm poor (even tough for Mc Cain I must be VERY poor)
However, for lower Middleclass, and regular working people, it is a very tough country.
Yes, I would love to live in America: I can effort it. I would however hate it if I was a working class or lower middleclass person.
Yes, there are a lot of rules in e.g. WesternEurope. Some (a lot maybe) rother stupid, but also a lot to protect "working people", employees etc. from abuse, and to give them a "social umbrella".
Here in e.g. Western Europe, employees have rights:
By law (damn gouvernment rules), a minimum of 4 weeks, up to 6 weeks (depending of country) paid vacation. Some companies/employers might even give you more than legal after some years
By law, right of a fair severage payement, or time to find another job, when fired after many years of loyal service .
By law, the right of being sick (not part of vacation, no max sick days), whithout being fired for that, even after months, and still have a decent income.
By law, a right to ALL medical care
By law, help if you don't or can't find a job (including financial) = "social umbrella"
and so on..... damn that gouvernment.....
Of course, if you dont care about the larger group of the population (80 to 90% of the people), and only care for the rich and super rich (10 to 20%of the population????) then, YES, you hate gouvernment, and probably would love to return to the time of "the Old West" were only the powerfull had rights ......
Yes, also in Europe, companies have to obey certain strict rules for environment. They can't do whatever they want, whithout taking care of security, polution, etc....
I'm not saying the European system is the best, there are problems to, and we still have people (few) falling trough the "mazes" of social care, but on the whole, it's for most working people better living here, and go on our 4 - 6 week vacation to the States.....
And, as for the rich, well, yes, maybe we/they are not as rich as the American rich, but , it's not to bad......... -
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makilo51110 months, 1 week ago
it's john mccain the third world leader ,he is the one who was born in panama and not barack. you need to do research before you comment
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B1BLancer10 months, 1 week ago
I see no reason why this should be a story. McCain has been successful. So flippin' what?! I congratulate him. At least he didn't deal with a convicted felon like B. Hussein did.
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CHAM10 months, 1 week ago
McCain didn't what? Mc cain didn't deal with a convicted felon? He isn't one of the Keating Five? See all this time I thought he was one of them. If we were to subtract him from that group there would only be four ( this math is to help Bush and his boy's and girls ). The problem for McCain is that he IS the fifth of the Keating Five.
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Who were the Keating Five?
Well for starters they bilked the American public of around $2 Billion.
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Poulenc10 months, 1 week ago
Has anyone noticed that those who rise to high position in this country are almost invariably wealthy?
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Duh!
The issue is not that they have bucks, but whose interests they'll most immediately (try to) safeguard.
McCain has already made it quite plain that he's on the side of those who already hold all the cards, as of course Bush and Co. were and continue to be.
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Endoscopy10 months, 1 week ago
There is intelligence at work. LOL
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Only the wealthy can afford to run. Consider yourself. Is your employer going to pay you for taking a couple of years off to get an election campaign going. What are you going to do to raise that money? It usually takes time and money to travel around and get yourself known to the people willing to invest money into your campaign. It takes time, effort, money, and a belief you can make a difference. Only the wealthy can take that time, effort, and money even on a local level. -
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capecoralM10 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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Millionaires Increased Both in Number and in Wealth
By: Roshawn Watson
According to the newly-released 12th Annual World Wealth Report, the number of millionaires increased last year by 6% to 10.1 million (this represents about 0.15% of the world population). This means about 600,000 people became millionaires or richer (note that the wealth-determination formula rightfully excludes primary residence from net worth). Their combined wealth also increased about 9.4% to $40.7 trillion, while those with a net worth of at least $30 million growing 8.8% in population. Their accumulated wealth grew 14.5% and controls about a third of the $40.7 trillion. Not surprisingly, their wealth increased significantly despite the current domestic (U.S.) and world economic troubles.
Fairness
Often the initial reaction to such sobering statistics is to gripe about how life is not fair. Truthfully, some people clearly do have advantages (i.e. economic, education, etc.), but that alone should not stop you from succeeding. Take economic advantages for example. Some earnestly believe that they only way to wealth is to be born into it. However, eighty percent of America's millionaires are first-generation rich (Millionaire Next Door). That means that most of the wealthy had to deal with the harsh realities of a turbulent economy at some point but persevered anyway, assuming American data can be extrapolated to the world's millionaires. Note that about a third of individuals with a net worth exceeding $1,000,000 resided in America. Last year, there were about about 480,000 (600,000 x 80%)more examples. The point is to not count yourself out just because you were not born into it.
Source:http://watsoninc.blogspot.com/2008/06/millionaires-increased-both-in-number.html
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quackpot10 months, 1 week ago
Come on folks. A rich guy owning a parking lot is not an important issue.
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After the past eight years of un-leadership, the U.S. has so many REAL problems to face, we can do without stories on trivia. -
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saneman10 months, 1 week ago
I am more concerned if McCain got taxpayer's money to acquire the parking lot. I am not sure how many actually know that the rich people in this country routinely get free government grants for their pet projects. They don't use their own money. For example, would you be surprised to know that people like Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan of basketball fame, Bill Gates, etc. routinely apply for and get free government grants. In addition, corporations employ grant writers who apply for free government grants all the time and in addition, to receiving subsidies from the government, they always receive free government grants. Wouldn't you think that the Republicans/Conservatives would be extremely outraged by this? At least, that's what I always hear on these blogs. But for some unknown reason, they are more than willing to overlook giving not $millions to corporations but actually hundreds of $billions of taxpayers' money to corporations and to the wealthy in this country. In addition to the subsidies, the government gives hundreds of $billions in free grants to corporations and to the wealthy. Talk about hypocrisy!!!
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Endoscopy10 months, 1 week ago
His wife inherited a lot of money and most likely that is part of it. McCain lets her deal with money matters since it is mostly hers.
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All those grants are for paying them for work they are to accomplish. There are government auditors that have to be satisfied that they are doing the work they said they would do. You make it seem like they are getting money for nothing. Free and grant are two words that don't go together. Grants and work do. You are the hypocrite. You are making it look like the money is for nothing in return.
If you want a lot of problems with the government write a proposal to get a grant. Then when you get it do nothing. You will have many interesting talks with the government including prosecutors.
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Progressive10 months, 1 week ago
Yes, McCain was successful in dumping his disabled first wife to marry the younger, prettier, rich Cindy, who was successful in being the sole heir of her wealthy father. Who could compare that to Obama, whose single mother had to use food stamps to help provide for her son so that he could grow up to work his way through college, and Michelle, whose blue collar father, despite suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, worked two jobs to put his children through college? Whiners, indeed!
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Endoscopy10 months, 1 week ago
What a crock that story is. Obama's mother was going to a university in Hawaii when she "married" his father. (His father was already married.) He was born while she was attending that school. Food stamps???? Where did you get that garbage. Her parents were supporting her while at that school. They moved to Hawaii to do that. She later at the same school met and married her second husband and went with him to live in Indonesia. She then gave up her son to send him to her parents to raise in Hawaii.
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Michelle Obama's parents were so poor that they sent her to Princeton going on to Harvard Law School. Get real. I wish I could afford to send my kids there.
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Tcaros10 months, 1 week ago
McCain has no dignity. He voted along with Bush 95% of the time. He's a "patsy" and Bush protegee - maybe like Craig.
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His wife looks like the crypt keeper on botox. (not sure what is trophy like to you)
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Tcaros10 months, 1 week ago
It's called taking money to keep your mouth shut.
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It's called the Keating 5 indictment of John McCain. People lost their retirements. He never served time in jail because he hired fancy lawyers to get him off the hook.
He has 7 homes (when he remembers). Are you proud of that?
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traveler200010 months, 1 week ago
Only in America....
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Guys, grow up, stop mud trowing and all the slander.
Again, I don't care what Mc Cain did or not in Vietnam (unless it was very bad, e.g. proven fact he was actualy spying for the Vietcon, or proven fact that he was a Russian spy).
I don't care if he chaets on his wife or not. If he's gay or not. If he goes to chuch or not.
I'm only intersted in his program and idea's.
I don't even care if he changed his mind in certain political ideas, solutions or even past decisions. Like Bismarck used to say "only fools never change their minds".
Same goes for Obama.
I don't even care that Mc Cain has more house than me, AND a 2 million parking lot. I knew he was/is rich, the better for him. Being rich is nothing wrong.
However, I now have a BIG doubt over Mc Cain (before, I tought he was a more "liberal" republican). In this interview (so this is not mud nor slander) he realy shows he has no understanding of the problem of "normal" every day people: saying "being rich is starting at an income of about 5 million US dollar"........ wow......
Now I understand why in his mind giving tax breaks to people who earn e.g. "only" a meagre 2 million, is giving tax breaks to the poor.......
I can't even understand how you can survive on less than 1 million. (lol)
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traveler200010 months, 1 week ago
lol
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I do feel sorry for you.
How do you manage??????
My prayers go to you...
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