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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSolid advice to billionaires who want to run for president....
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If youre 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
You'd think having a shit-ton of money would be enough for these people.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2019
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Wounded Bear
(58,685 posts)1. I was thinking "don't"...
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,806 posts)2. You'd think having a shit-ton of money would be enough for these people.
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.
BootinUp
(47,177 posts)4. If a billionaire were to dedicate him or herself to the actual job
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.