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Mr. Mensch
06-24-2014, 07:33 AM
Noah mentioned this in his piece (http://thepoliticalforums.com/archives/2014/06/23/no-one-is-poor-enough-for-democrats/) about the ridiculous Democratic race to the bottom income bracket, but it deserves its own space. This kind of mess will continue to happen until reporters stop asking the question because there’s really no good answer. “Income inequality” is an evil of American society, according to the Democratic Party. In running against Republicans, especially Mitt Romney, every high-profile Democrat has made it his business to equate rich with evil. And, not just evil, but congenitally unable to understand or adjust policy to reflect the problems of real people. If that’s true for Romney, it’s surely worth a question for Hillary. And, Hillary’s bumbling answers—thrice over, now!—have made it a question reporters looking to raise their profiles would be wise to ask because it clearly precipitates gaffes.


When he joined the Obama ticket in 2008, Biden was the poorest senator (though, as Politifact reported at the time, poorest senator is still far wealthier than the average American.) In this year’s White House financial disclosure, Biden listed assets “valued at $276,000 to $940,000, including a rental property owned jointly with his wife, Jill,” according to USA Today. President Obama’s assets were “valued at about $2 million to $7 million.”

http://hotair.com/archives/2014/06/23/biden-guys-i-assure-you-i-too-am-super-poor/

When politicians attempt to make themselves seem like "regular" people, it comes off as pathetic. Please stop!

Mr. Mensch
06-24-2014, 09:09 AM
Biden Plans to Live off Taxpayers Forever
Vice President Joe Biden plans on relying solely on taxpayers to fund his retirement.
Biden declared on Monday that he had neither a savings account, nor any stocks to pay off his golden years.
“I have no savings account, but I have a great pension and a great salary,” Biden told the crowd at the White House Summit on Working Families.
Biden proudly admitted that he was “the poorest member of Congress” over his four-decade career in Washington. The line garnered laughs and applause at the plush Omni Hotel in Georgetown. However, Biden’s poor financial planning means that taxpayers will have to foot the bill for his retirement.
When Biden and Obama vacate the White House, they will have to make due with a $5 million (http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34631.pdf) “transition budget” that will cover their move out expenses, as well as Secret Service protection, according to the Congressional Research Service. Biden, however, will benefit from more than just the presidential transition budget.
Biden, 71, will be eligible for a substantial pension come 2017. While former presidents earn about $200,000 per year from their executive pension, vice presidents, who serve as the President of the Senate, draw their pension from congressional pension pools. Former members of congress are paid “no more than 80 percent (http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30631.pdf)” of their highest three years salary.
Despite Biden’s failure to save or invest money, his role as vice president will enable him to draw a six-figure pension paid for by taxpayers.

http://freebeacon.com/politics/biden-plans-to-live-off-taxpayers-forever/

Biden is someone that all liberals can be proud of.

sachem
06-24-2014, 09:15 AM
Poor Joe.

Mr. Mensch
06-24-2014, 09:17 AM
Poor Joe.

Maybe we should start a fund for him?

sachem
06-24-2014, 09:24 AM
Maybe we should start a fund for him?I think we already have. It's his congressional and vice presidential pensions.