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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts) Thu Nov 7, 2019, 09:33 PM Nov 2019

Solid advice to billionaires who want to run for president....

Link to tweet

If you’re a billionaire thinking about running for president, just become a Batman instead

I guess the advice for fake billionaires thinking running for president is just become the Penguin instead.

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Solid advice to billionaires who want to run for president.... (Original Post) Julian Englis Nov 2019 OP

I was thinking "don't"... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #1

You'd think having a shit-ton of money would be enough for these people. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #2

Shit, even Batman only had about a 50% approval rating. Initech Nov 2019 #3

If a billionaire were to dedicate him or herself to the actual job BootinUp Nov 2019 #4

Wounded Bear

(58,685 posts)

1. I was thinking "don't"...

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Thu Nov 7, 2019, 09:42 PM

Nov 2019

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,806 posts)

2. You'd think having a shit-ton of money would be enough for these people.

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Thu Nov 7, 2019, 09:44 PM

Nov 2019

It seems that being very rich sometimes has the side effect of deluding people into thinking they ought to be the president, too.

Initech

(100,097 posts)

3. Shit, even Batman only had about a 50% approval rating.

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Thu Nov 7, 2019, 09:47 PM

Nov 2019

BootinUp

(47,177 posts)

4. If a billionaire were to dedicate him or herself to the actual job

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Thu Nov 7, 2019, 10:40 PM

Nov 2019

of being an excellent politician for the common man and not a billionaire, then I would consider voting for them. But this latest late gambit by Bloomberg kinda stinks. I dont believe I agree with him on economic poilicy in general, and Im not that interested to find out.

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