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angrychair

(12,545 posts)
76. This is propaganda
Thu May 21, 2026, 02:00 PM
May 21

He has actually done nothing. He has never held elected office.

He has also never done anything to change the fact he is still a billionaire.

He has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to convince people he is a progressive while still maintaining a level of wealth and influence that is pure fantasy for 99.9% of us.

He can still maintain an ungodly level of wealth, hundreds of millions, more than he needs in a hundred lifetimes, while giving away a majority to charity or in excess taxes he chooses to pay.

He could have done that years ago. Lived by example. Set the standard.

He did not and has not done that.

Look I hope I'm wrong and he actually does even half the stuff he says but outside of a lot of talk for a lot of years, he has done nothing to change his status as a billionaire.

It's hard to take it all seriously when he is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to convince people he wants to help them when that hundreds of millions of dollars and more, could have been spent to show them.

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Yeah that sucks FoxNewsSucks May 20 #1
Maybe he thinks he has the best chance of winning? Ocelot II May 20 #2
Yeah, that jungle primary is so fucking stupid. FoxNewsSucks May 20 #4
I hadn't heard many complaints about it until this year MichMan May 21 #58
Sixty contenders on ballot for governor Sequoia May 21 #34
Steve Hilton is not going to beat any Democrat here obamanut2012 May 21 #68
He has ads running narrated by Jane Fonda ... LSparkle May 20 #3
I openly hate all billionaires angrychair May 20 #5
I see, you openly HATE all billionaires. Abolishinist May 20 #9
It becomes more nuanced angrychair May 21 #10
No, it doesn't become more nuanced. FascismIsDeath May 21 #44
All of them? Disaffected May 21 #16
All billionaires. angrychair May 21 #18
What about Ebenezer Scrooge? Sequoia May 21 #35
However, she is giving large portions away and, Disaffected May 21 #39
Which is the whole purpose angrychair May 21 #43
Hording? Cummon man, give at least a little credit. Disaffected May 21 #50
All due respect angrychair May 21 #53
I don't think it is reasonable to expect her to Disaffected May 21 #56
Maybe I'm saying it wrong angrychair May 21 #60
Here's The Thing: With Taxes, Govt Can Be---Can Be---Fair And..... ColoringFool May 21 #20
Agreed. nt Disaffected May 21 #40
Why hate JB Pritzker? MichMan May 21 #62
I don't comment on him angrychair May 21 #64
You stated that you hate all billionaires and he falls into that category MichMan May 21 #70
Nope angrychair May 21 #73
They certainly hate us FullySupportDems May 21 #77
Are multimillionaires ok? Jose Garcia May 21 #81
Not the same thing angrychair May 21 #84
Yeah, I don't get it either Fiendish Thingy May 20 #6
I would argue angrychair May 20 #7
Yeah, that's my rule too- no celebrities or billionaire candidates- ever, period. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 20 #8
Our Revolution endorsed the billionaire. N/T lapucelle May 21 #55
seems only fair to provide his reasoning TheProle May 21 #11
One Can Always Find A Reason When One Changes.... ColoringFool May 21 #22
TY, snippets from your link... Cha May 21 #26
This is propaganda angrychair May 21 #76
I agree with Reich. CoopersDad May 21 #12
All billionaires are scum angrychair May 21 #13
And Just The Term "Private Prisons" Should Be Anathema!! TOTALLY.... ColoringFool May 21 #21
Message auto-removed Name removed May 21 #88
Not what I'm talking about angrychair May 21 #89
Message auto-removed Name removed May 21 #91
Feel free to flame me,.... but FHRRK1 May 21 #14
It's a tough choice. And I missed the second debate, so there's that. I'll try to watch it. Abolishinist May 21 #17
Post removed Post removed May 21 #23
Because WE're Dems for Democracy, Cha May 21 #24
Message auto-removed Name removed May 21 #25
Nah. The PEDO, Homicidal Maniac in Cha May 21 #27
Looks like I missed a moron MustLoveBeagles May 21 #37
Ya did! Cha May 21 #90
My speculations: hunter May 21 #15
That's the way I vote here in TX - TBF May 21 #33
Reich posted Steyer explaining "Why Tax Cuts for the Rich Are So Stupid" back in 2017. betsuni May 21 #19
Oh yes, "the purity test", except Cha May 21 #29
He said that nine years ago angrychair May 21 #74
FDR was a wealthy man who did right for the poor and disadvantaged. Tim S May 21 #28
This. SSJVegeta May 21 #30
I think that is where the confusion angrychair May 21 #32
Your point is irrefutable. None the less Steyer is not just occasionally doing the right thing SSJVegeta May 21 #36
To be fair angrychair May 21 #38
I highly respect your stance. To be clear: SSJVegeta May 21 #42
Also to be fair angrychair May 21 #45
He isnt personally giving up his funds but he is funding campaigns that -if successful, would result in him losing his SSJVegeta May 21 #59
I guess we will see angrychair May 21 #63
I mean. FDR wasnt quite as rich as Steyer SSJVegeta May 21 #66
Also just an obvservation SSJVegeta May 21 #61
Well, that's the rub angrychair May 21 #71
I think there are one or two good billionaires SSJVegeta May 21 #72
Like you said, you're not in CA Bobstandard May 21 #82
My comments are not about Steyer per se angrychair May 21 #86
A current example is JD Pritzker (gov of Illinois) - TBF May 21 #31
I'll believe a billionaire actually cares angrychair May 21 #41
There are some that almost have to be ITAL May 21 #46
That part angrychair May 21 #47
Okay ITAL May 21 #48
They don't have to sell it angrychair May 21 #49
Well, just speaking for myself ITAL May 21 #54
Yes and no angrychair May 21 #57
You're not wrong - example Jeff Bezos first wife TBF May 21 #51
The other point I would make - TBF May 21 #52
As long as they weren't of Japanese ancestry MichMan May 21 #87
We're being handed two not great choices Sympthsical May 21 #65
Also implicit in my point angrychair May 21 #67
Agree 100% with you Sympthsical May 21 #78
My wife and I just voted for Becerra, and we are proud to do so obamanut2012 May 21 #69
My partner and I just voted for Steyer Sympthsical May 21 #80
Desperation makes for strange bedfellows Redleg May 21 #75
He's being dragged on JustAnotherGen May 21 #79
Steyer is legitimately to the left of the other candidates senseandsensibility May 21 #83
Reich has made a career angrychair May 21 #85
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