jakem
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Mon Apr-07-08 02:20 PM
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Trivia question: GE Candidate Income |
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Edited on Mon Apr-07-08 02:21 PM by jakem
With the astonishingly flush bank accounts of the clintons now being made semi-transparent, I have seen a few "oh yeah, well the obamas have money too!" posts...
My question- Have any real candidates (not talking nader here) in the general Election entered into the process with less personal funds than the obamas in the last several decades?
on edit: at least i assume nader doesnt have money, i mean, that suit!
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grantcart
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Mon Apr-07-08 02:24 PM
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1. I think the answer to that is Bill Clinton |
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Mon Apr-07-08 02:37 PM
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2. Clinton was worth about $700k going into 1992. Carter was worth about $600k. |
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Obama's worth somewhere between $450k and $1.1m. I don't believe any Republican candidate has been worth less than $2m, usually more.
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Mon Apr-07-08 02:41 PM
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5. what is $700K in '92 worth in 2008 dollars? |
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if anyone knows that kind of thing...?
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Mon Apr-07-08 04:00 PM
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6. I don't know much about inflationary measures, but versus the price of gold... |
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$700k in 1992, when the dollar was worth around 90mg of gold, would be $2.1 million now, when gold is at 30mg to the dollar.
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Mon Apr-07-08 02:38 PM
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Edited on Mon Apr-07-08 02:39 PM by redqueen
on edit: Oh, you said the general.
Nevermind. :dunce:
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Mon Apr-07-08 02:40 PM
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4. Obama's net worth is less than CLinton's loan to herself. EOM |
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