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http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/billionaire-carl-icahn-launches-super-pac-215005
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Another stupid billionaire trying to influence democracy (Original Post)
bigdarryl
Oct 2015
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onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. He's a major dick.
Icahn whose net worth is $21.6 billion, according to Forbes has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has repeatedly mentioned him as a potential Treasury secretary, a lead negotiator of trade deals with China and Japan, or both.
"I think at this moment in time, he's the only candidate that speaks out about the country's problems," Icahn said of Trump in September.
ryan_cats
(2,061 posts)2. Yet another
Yet another stupid billionaire.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/24/george-soros-hillary-clinton_n_4157242.html
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)3. Well he does know the Bankruptcy Laws
inside and out. All of the Airlines he raided,how many jobs lost? Steel Mills job losses? Activist Investor=Corporate Raider=Job killer.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)4. Just what tRump needs. More billion$$$.
Icahn whose net worth is $21.6 billion, according to Forbes has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has repeatedly mentioned him as a potential Treasury secretary, a lead negotiator of trade deals with China and Japan, or both.
"I think at this moment in time, he's the only candidate that speaks out about the country's problems," Icahn said of Trump in September.
"I think at this moment in time, he's the only candidate that speaks out about the country's problems," Icahn said of Trump in September.