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A daily reminder that Trump, his family, and their cronies continue to profit off of the Presidency. (Original Post) ArtTownsend Nov 2019 OP
I don't know of any politician at140 Nov 2019 #1
It's been a while, hasn't it? I heard Harry Truman never got rich... ArtTownsend Nov 2019 #2
president Truman...one of the honest ones! at140 Nov 2019 #3
Nope. :( ArtTownsend Nov 2019 #4
My son in laws parents,good Americans,despised Truman. virgogal Nov 2019 #7
But how did they become wealthy? Sanity Claws Nov 2019 #5
Never implied corruption, just cashing in with the fame at140 Nov 2019 #10
Jimmy Carter never cashed in on the presidency, nor has Joe Biden. spanone Nov 2019 #6
Jimmy Carter for sure! Most decent human being as president! at140 Nov 2019 #8
William Natcher wouldn't even use his postage allotment Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #9
Very unusual, highly commendable and at140 Nov 2019 #11

at140

(6,110 posts)
1. I don't know of any politician
Thu Nov 28, 2019, 12:36 PM
Nov 2019

who became poor as a result of federal elective office (President, VP, Senators, Congress Representatives).
Many became more wealthy by orders of magnitude at end of a long political career in DC.

 

ArtTownsend

(439 posts)
2. It's been a while, hasn't it? I heard Harry Truman never got rich...
Thu Nov 28, 2019, 12:37 PM
Nov 2019

The difference is that Trump and his family aren’t waiting for the end. They’re enriching themselves now, while Trump is President and his daughter and son-in-law are “senior advisers” in the White House. That’s new, at least in recent memory...

 

virgogal

(10,178 posts)
7. My son in laws parents,good Americans,despised Truman.
Thu Nov 28, 2019, 01:04 PM
Nov 2019

They lost family when Truman okayed the bombing of of Hiroshima.

Sanity Claws

(21,847 posts)
5. But how did they become wealthy?
Thu Nov 28, 2019, 12:50 PM
Nov 2019

Obama is now wealthy, due to his many well written books. Absolutely no corruption there.
A big distinction should be drawn between those that became wealthy due to corruption, not talent in a different field.

at140

(6,110 posts)
10. Never implied corruption, just cashing in with the fame
Thu Nov 28, 2019, 07:17 PM
Nov 2019

and position of power and authority.

Main point I was making remains, which is, I can't think of any federal elected politician to have sacrificed his/her regular job/business, went to serve in congress or presidency and came out suffering financial setback. Many like Jimmy Carter and Harry Truman did not cash in, but still did not end up any worse off than when they first got elected. But I am not Google encyclopedia so there might be 1% of politicians who actually became financially poorer after serving in congress or presidency. But most are far richer than when first elected.

at140

(6,110 posts)
8. Jimmy Carter for sure! Most decent human being as president!
Thu Nov 28, 2019, 02:16 PM
Nov 2019

But I don't think he left White House any poorer than when he entered.
He probably stayed even. I don't know much about Biden or his son's wealth situation.
Very seldom there is much talk about any Vice President and his wealth.
Have we ever had a female VP?

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,342 posts)
9. William Natcher wouldn't even use his postage allotment
Thu Nov 28, 2019, 06:00 PM
Nov 2019

He didn't take campaign contributions:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Natcher

He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1953 from the Kentucky's 2nd congressional district. He cast 18,401 consecutive roll-call votes between 1953 and 1994, never missing a single roll call vote over his forty-one-year Congressional career until his last days in office, the all-time record for both the House of Representatives and Congress as a whole.[3] Natcher refused to accept campaign contributions. He was also chairman of the House Appropriations Committee from 1993 to 1994. His knowledge of House rules in debate led House Speaker Tip O'Neill to employ him as presiding officer during crucial debates.

On March 4, 1994, Natcher was presented with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President of the United States Bill Clinton.[4] He continued to serve in Congress until his death on March 29, 1994, in Bethesda, Maryland.
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