He's ignoring the fact that many politicians were wealthy before they went into politics. They come from families with lots of money, marry into money, or had a career that made them tons of money before they entered politics. It's simply a sad fact that money buys you a place into politics. So it's usually wealthy people who get into politics.
Let me put it into perspective: How did President Trump become a billionaire when he was making $400k a year for only four years?! Sounds fishy to me!!
See how silly that pattern of thinking is?
Also, if all that has never occurred to Elon, he doesn't have much common sense. Yeah, I know he's supposed to be a tech genius, but that doesn't have anything to do with common sense.
So either he has no common sense, or he's being disingenuous and knows exactly why they have so much money. Either way, it doesn't reflect well on him.
Sure. That's happened. But he's acting like he has no idea how any of them could have money. That's being disingenuous. Or he simply has no sense. Neither one is good.
For the record, I think there should be 100% transparency of finances for everyone in Congress, including the President and Vice President, as well as the finances of their spouses, children, and parents.
I think they should be required to make their finances available for inspection when they run for office and agree to a yearly audit while they are in office.
I think this should be mandatory for everyone in Congress along with the President and Vice President. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Look at AOC or the Somali brother lover. 2 recent examples. I don’t think he’s being disingenuous, he’s saying what everyone has been thinking for a long time.
Now he’s going to research it, like everyone wanted for a long time.
Does Elon really want answers? Or is he merely stirring the pot for shits and giggles?
If he really wanted answers and really wanted to have corrupt politicians held accountable, it would already be happening. There's no need to try to get us all riled up over it beforehand.
What he's doing is trying to stir up a Witch hunt. He could just pick anyone he doesn't like and who is wealthy and use this type of argument to try to justify a probe into their affairs.
I say if they're going to go looking into anyone's finances, they need to look at EVERYONE'S finances. Everyone in Congress, along with the President and Vice President. No exceptions. And make their finances public. No exceptions.
He's being disingenuous. And I hate when people do that.
Ask questions, people might start looking up the answers. He's not at all being disingenuous. How many neutral people would simply believe being told something?
I only just saw you said "how did Trump become a billionaire after being elected?"
Dude, he self-funded his primary campaign in 2016. He's a very successful real estate man, already worth a few billion when he announced his candidacy. How do you not know this?
Did you not notice how I phrased my question virtually identical to how Elon phrased his?
Did you not notice how I said, directly before that question- "Let me put it into perspective:"?
Did you not wonder how my question would put the issue into a new perspective for you?
Did you not notice when I said "See how silly that pattern of thinking is?" immediately after that question?
Did you not notice that your response to my question- "Dude, he self-funded his primary campaign in 2016. He's a very successful real estate man, already worth a few billion when he announced his candidacy." is very similar to my explanations as to how other politicians are able to be millionaires while being in office- "He's ignoring the fact that many politicians were wealthy before they went into politics. They come from families with lots of money, marry into money, or had a career that made them tons of money before they entered politics."?
Is the point any clearer to you now? But here, let me put it bluntly; if you can understand how President Trump can be wealthy while in office, you should be able to understand why many other politicians are wealthy while they're in office.
It's not some huge, unfathomable mystery that Elon is making it out to be. It's not that wealthy politicians are inevitably corrupt. (The ones you don't like, anyway. You obviously give a free pass to wealthy politicians you do like.)
This is what Elon is implying in his disingenuous bullshit here. That wealthy politicians are suspect and likely to be doing illegal things to get their money. But again, only those wealthy politicians he and you have a grudge against. Because, again, free pass for wealthy politicians you like.
It's also about not having double standards. I'm not sure if that point was obvious enough, so I'll just bluntly point that out as well. You have obvious double standards. Double standards and hypocrisy go hand in hand. And I really do dislike hypocrites.
I hope this post helped you find my point, waaaaaay out in the woods, where it eventually landed after it went flying far above your head at about 100 mph.
I find that extremely passive aggressive. Seriously asking questions with the Socratic method, you don't use quotation marks. If you're quoting or paraphrasing someone, you use quotation marks. I know I went to NYC public schools, but I'm not a fucking retard. There are probably other people that will take your comment the same way you did.
He's ignoring the fact that many politicians were wealthy before they went into politics. They come from families with lots of money, marry into money, or had a career that made them tons of money before they entered politics. It's simply a sad fact that money buys you a place into politics. So it's usually wealthy people who get into politics.
Let me put it into perspective: How did President Trump become a billionaire when he was making $400k a year for only four years?! Sounds fishy to me!!
See how silly that pattern of thinking is?
Also, if all that has never occurred to Elon, he doesn't have much common sense. Yeah, I know he's supposed to be a tech genius, but that doesn't have anything to do with common sense.
So either he has no common sense, or he's being disingenuous and knows exactly why they have so much money. Either way, it doesn't reflect well on him.
Many of them were not wealthy when they went into office. The money mysteriously appeared while being in office.
Sure. That's happened. But he's acting like he has no idea how any of them could have money. That's being disingenuous. Or he simply has no sense. Neither one is good.
For the record, I think there should be 100% transparency of finances for everyone in Congress, including the President and Vice President, as well as the finances of their spouses, children, and parents.
I think they should be required to make their finances available for inspection when they run for office and agree to a yearly audit while they are in office.
I think this should be mandatory for everyone in Congress along with the President and Vice President. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Look at AOC or the Somali brother lover. 2 recent examples. I don’t think he’s being disingenuous, he’s saying what everyone has been thinking for a long time.
Now he’s going to research it, like everyone wanted for a long time.
Does Elon really want answers? Or is he merely stirring the pot for shits and giggles?
If he really wanted answers and really wanted to have corrupt politicians held accountable, it would already be happening. There's no need to try to get us all riled up over it beforehand.
What he's doing is trying to stir up a Witch hunt. He could just pick anyone he doesn't like and who is wealthy and use this type of argument to try to justify a probe into their affairs.
I say if they're going to go looking into anyone's finances, they need to look at EVERYONE'S finances. Everyone in Congress, along with the President and Vice President. No exceptions. And make their finances public. No exceptions.
He's being disingenuous. And I hate when people do that.
Socratic method
Ask questions, people might start looking up the answers. He's not at all being disingenuous. How many neutral people would simply believe being told something?
AOC before and after getting elected.
I only just saw you said "how did Trump become a billionaire after being elected?"
Dude, he self-funded his primary campaign in 2016. He's a very successful real estate man, already worth a few billion when he announced his candidacy. How do you not know this?
You missed my point by at least a mile.
Did you not notice how I phrased my question virtually identical to how Elon phrased his?
Did you not notice how I said, directly before that question- "Let me put it into perspective:"?
Did you not wonder how my question would put the issue into a new perspective for you?
Did you not notice when I said "See how silly that pattern of thinking is?" immediately after that question?
Did you not notice that your response to my question- "Dude, he self-funded his primary campaign in 2016. He's a very successful real estate man, already worth a few billion when he announced his candidacy." is very similar to my explanations as to how other politicians are able to be millionaires while being in office- "He's ignoring the fact that many politicians were wealthy before they went into politics. They come from families with lots of money, marry into money, or had a career that made them tons of money before they entered politics."?
Is the point any clearer to you now? But here, let me put it bluntly; if you can understand how President Trump can be wealthy while in office, you should be able to understand why many other politicians are wealthy while they're in office.
It's not some huge, unfathomable mystery that Elon is making it out to be. It's not that wealthy politicians are inevitably corrupt. (The ones you don't like, anyway. You obviously give a free pass to wealthy politicians you do like.)
This is what Elon is implying in his disingenuous bullshit here. That wealthy politicians are suspect and likely to be doing illegal things to get their money. But again, only those wealthy politicians he and you have a grudge against. Because, again, free pass for wealthy politicians you like.
It's also about not having double standards. I'm not sure if that point was obvious enough, so I'll just bluntly point that out as well. You have obvious double standards. Double standards and hypocrisy go hand in hand. And I really do dislike hypocrites.
I hope this post helped you find my point, waaaaaay out in the woods, where it eventually landed after it went flying far above your head at about 100 mph.
I find that extremely passive aggressive. Seriously asking questions with the Socratic method, you don't use quotation marks. If you're quoting or paraphrasing someone, you use quotation marks. I know I went to NYC public schools, but I'm not a fucking retard. There are probably other people that will take your comment the same way you did.
I'm not asking questions there because I'm using the Socratic method.
I'm asking questions because I genuinely want to know how you didn't understand what my point was in my comment you originally responded to.