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Home Front: Politix
Obama Attacks Wealthy For Big houses Before Returning To His $8m Mansion
2018-07-20
[Daily Caller] At a recent speech in South Africa, former President Barack Obama criticized wealth inequality, saying those who have more money should share their earnings with the less fortunate.

"Right now, I’m actually surprised by how much money I got," Obama said of the more than $20 million he earned between 2005 and 2016.

Obama then chided wealthy individuals for excess, saying, "There’s only so much you can eat. There’s only so big a house you can have. There’s only so many nice trips you can take. I mean, it’s enough."

"We’re going to have to worry about economics if we want to get democracy back on track," Obama continued "We’re going to have to consider new ways of thinking about these problems, like a universal income, review of our workweek, how we retrain our young people, how we make everybody an entrepreneur at some level."
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  Would it be impertinent to ask where the other $16.8+ million came from?

Leftover funds in his campaign kitty?
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-07-20 14:39  

#10  Would it be impertinent to ask where the other $16.8+ million came from?
Not only impertinent, but RAYCISSS!
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2018-07-20 14:02  

#9  Book deal, speaking engagements, friends...
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-07-20 14:02  

#8  "Right now, I’m actually surprised by how much money I got," Obama said of the more than $20 million he earned between 2005 and 2016.

Salary of the US President is $400K per year. Times 8 years is $3.2mm. Would it be impertinent to ask where the other $16.8+ million came from?
Posted by: Tom   2018-07-20 12:39  

#7  

Shotgun shack...I like that imagery. I think if Baraq didn't have unknown benefactors (cough...Soros...cough, cough) he might aspire to live in one.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-07-20 12:37  

#6  ...tie me kangaroo down
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-07-20 11:34  

#5  If Bathhouse and Moochelle had to live together in a shotgun shack for one day, his skinned hide would be nailed up outside by sunset.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2018-07-20 10:27  

#4  sodomizing immature dinosaurs

Hahaha...Al Gore...hahahaha.

Posted by: Skidmark   2018-07-20 08:49  

#3  Taking lessons for Al Gore?
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2018-07-20 06:37  

#2  Well, if Bernie can do it, why can't he? Racist! (do I need to put a /sarc on that?)
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-07-20 06:13  

#1  Most of the leadership of the Democrat party seem to be suffering from old age and/or old ideas. Many of them can remember sodomizing immature dinosaurs.
Posted by: Bugs Thud4877   2018-07-20 02:41  

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