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passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 06:07 PM Apr 2016

OK then...let's do this

Bernie's Burlington Vermont house was worth $321,900 when he bought it. 405K now.



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He has a condo in Washington, but I cannot find any info to link to it.

Also in 2012, he reporting a 30-year mortgage of $50,001-$100,000 for a condo in Washington, D.C., dating from 2000."


Now here is Hillary's Chapaqua NY home worth 1.7 million when they bought it (2.3 now)


And her DC home worth 2.85 million when they bought it


http://www.realtor.com/news/trends/presidential-candidates-home-value-price/
https://www.americarisingpac.org/two-multi-million-dollar-mansions-hillary-says-struggled-pay-mortgage/

So, do we really want to talk about Bernie's tax forms and how much he writes off on home interest?
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OK then...let's do this (Original Post) passiveporcupine Apr 2016 OP
I don't, and you don't. Punkingal Apr 2016 #1
Oh no. I saw bmus' green kitty in your sig line & felt my heart sink senz Apr 2016 #18
Did you see the Dean post? Punkingal Apr 2016 #19
Yes. It was completely innocuous. Obviously a coordinated attack. senz Apr 2016 #21
No doubt about that. Punkingal Apr 2016 #22
But, but,but Bernie has a tree too. That must be worth about $75 in lumber value Armstead Apr 2016 #2
Possibly more... if it's a black walnut. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2016 #3
That's like sooo racist, Felicia. bigwillq Apr 2016 #13
... ScreamingMeemie Apr 2016 #14
It reminds me when the Repubs were blasting Michelle Obama for wearing NWCorona Apr 2016 #4
Hey, I'm poor and I have a $300 purse passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #5
I'm a big believer in buying "quality" NWCorona Apr 2016 #6
Me too passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #7
And she bought that Chappaqua home when she was "flat broke". ridgenvalley Apr 2016 #8
Yep, she had friends in high places who helped her buy it. passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #9
I stil don't see the fuss about this either what's their argument exactly? Joob Apr 2016 #10
Bernie passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #11
So blinded by their cult they don't realize how stupid it is to get people's minds comparing pdsimdars Apr 2016 #12
This gets better passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #15
Marc Mezvinsky? Where did I see that name before? jmg257 Apr 2016 #20
Hillary's middle class background compared to Bernie's. senz Apr 2016 #16
Yes. he is a true man of the people passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #17

Punkingal

(9,522 posts)
1. I don't, and you don't.
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 06:10 PM
Apr 2016

But some people will clutch their pearls over that, but say ho hum about the email and Clinton Foundation bullshit.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
18. Oh no. I saw bmus' green kitty in your sig line & felt my heart sink
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 10:44 PM
Apr 2016

checked her transparency and cannot believe they've put her "under review."

Bmus is SO careful in what she says; they just resent her because she doesn't let them get away with their bs.

This is really upsetting to me, she's one of the people who befriended me early on and stayed a friend.

The lowest of the low are really cracking down against us now.

Punkingal

(9,522 posts)
19. Did you see the Dean post?
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:05 PM
Apr 2016

You can now call someone a troll around here and not get hidden, but she got that Dean post hidden.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
21. Yes. It was completely innocuous. Obviously a coordinated attack.
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:26 PM
Apr 2016

I'm reading the bmus thread in the Bernie group now. It was done yesterday! I feel bad I hadn't noticed.

I believe they're going to try to get more of us.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
14. ...
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 06:48 PM
Apr 2016

You totally know it's going to be alerted on now. I must keep better tabs on code words and whatnot.

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
4. It reminds me when the Repubs were blasting Michelle Obama for wearing
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 06:14 PM
Apr 2016

$300 shoes while ignoring the fact that McCain's wife had on something like $300k in jewelry.

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
5. Hey, I'm poor and I have a $300 purse
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 06:19 PM
Apr 2016

A Dooney & Bourke that I bought when I was working, that I've been using daily for 45 years now. I bought a good one because I was tired of having to buy a new purse (for over $100 a shot for a good one) every year or so, because they couldn't hold up to use. Mine is starting to look ratty now, but 45 years is a lot of wear and tear on a purse.

That saved me a couple thousand I would have spent on purses if I hadn't found this one.

They are actually a little cheaper now (cause you can find them on sales) than when I bought mine, but they were new on the market then, and the only really quality leather purse I saw.

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
6. I'm a big believer in buying "quality"
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 06:24 PM
Apr 2016

And knowing how heavy purses can get at times. I would get the best I could afford as well.

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
7. Me too
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 06:25 PM
Apr 2016

It's one of the reasons I hate Walmart so much. The crap they sell there is unbelievable and it's never made to last. Every year it seems it gets worse.

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
11. Bernie
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 06:36 PM
Apr 2016

He's challenging Hillary and he has massive crowds and growing momentum and it scares the shit out of them.

 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
12. So blinded by their cult they don't realize how stupid it is to get people's minds comparing
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 06:43 PM
Apr 2016

Bernie's material possessions with Hillary's. Not good optics for them.

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
15. This gets better
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 07:24 PM
Apr 2016
Hillary Clinton released a new ad this morning reminding voters of her middle-class background. But there’s nothing middle-class about the way she vacations.

According to the Daily Mail, Clinton will spend her upcoming break from the campaign trail at a $50,000-per-week beachfront rental in the Hamptons along with Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, her son-in-law Marc Mezvinsky, and her new granddaughter, Charlotte. The four-bedroom Amagansett mansion, which Clinton is renting for the second consecutive year from Republican donor Andre Nasser and his wife Lois, features a 50 ft pool and a private beach. The two week rental will cost the Clintons nearly twice the U.S.’ median household income ($51,939, as of September 2014).


http://time.com/money/4002916/hillary-clinton-vacation-rental/





Now I have to give them credit...they don't own this, they just rent it.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
20. Marc Mezvinsky? Where did I see that name before?
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:09 PM
Apr 2016

A government watchdog is calling for an ethics investigation into whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave preferential treatment to her hedge fund millionaire son-in-law, Marc Mezvinsky.

In a complaint to be filed on Monday, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), will ask the Office of Government Ethics to look into whether Clinton gave special access to a deep sea mining company called Neptune Minerals after a 2012 email from Mezvinsky.

“It appears that then Secretary Hillary Clinton gave a private company special access to the State Department based upon the company’s relationships with Secretary Clinton’s family members and donors to the Clinton Foundation,” reads the group’s complaint.


 

senz

(11,945 posts)
16. Hillary's middle class background compared to Bernie's.
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 09:26 PM
Apr 2016

According to Wikipedia, Bernie's father Eli emigrated to America in 1921 at age 17 and supported his family as a paint salesman. The family lived in a small two-bedroom rent controlled apartment in Brooklyn where, though the family never lacked for food or clothing, major purchases, "like curtains or a rug", were difficult to afford. His mother, Dorothy, was a homemaker who, Bernie has said, dreamed of living in a house someday. She died at the age of 46.

The 89-unit building at 1525 East 26 Street, Brooklyn NY where Bernie grew up:



http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/bernie-sanders-brooklyn-beginnings/Content?oid=2659523

According to Wikipedia, Hillary grew up in suburban Park Ridge, Illinois. Her father, Hugh Ellsworth Rodham, managed a successful small business in the textile industry. Her mother, Dorothy, was a homemaker.

Hillary's childhood home 235 N Wisner St. Park Ridge, IL:



https://www.flickr.com/photos/zol87/5161741011/

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
17. Yes. he is a true man of the people
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 09:45 PM
Apr 2016

I wish more people cared. Too many don't seem to care if they keep promoting the Oligarchy.

Bill and Hillary are one of the most powerful couples in this country and so many think that kind of power is just great. If it's used for good, it is...thinking Carter here. But I don't even know if Carter is considered powerful...even though he's got money. He's supposed to be worth about 5 million. But that isn't even money compared to what the Clintons have. It seems only people who are lusting after power (and money) are the ones who get it.

This kind of power really scares me, because it never represents those of us with no power.

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