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survivor999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 10:01 AM
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Poll question: Are all billionaires pigs?
Edited on Wed Jul-26-06 10:01 AM by survivor999
Palm Beach billionaire Jeffrey Epstein paid to have underage girls and young women brought to his home, where he received massages and sometimes sex, according to an investigation by the Palm Beach Police Department.

Palm Beach police spent months sifting through Epstein's trash and watching his waterfront home and Palm Beach International Airport to keep tabs on his private jet. An indictment charging Epstein, 53, was unsealed Monday, charging him with one count of felony solicitation of prostitution.

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According to police documents:

• A Palm Beach Community College student said she gave Epstein a massage in the nude, then brought him six girls, ages 14 to 16, for massage and sex-tinged sessions at his home.

• A 27-year-old woman who worked as Epstein's personal assistant also facilitated the liaisons, phoning the PBCC student to arrange for girls when Epstein was coming to town. And she escorted the girls upstairs when they arrived, putting fresh sheets on a massage table and placing massage oils nearby.

• Police took sworn statements from five alleged victims and 17 witnesses. They contend that on three occasions, Epstein had sex with the girls.

A money manager for the ultra-rich, Epstein was named one of New York's most eligible bachelors in 2003 by The New York Post. He reportedly hobnobs with the likes of former President Clinton, former Harvard University President Lawrence Summers and Donald Trump, and has lavish homes in Manhattan, New Mexico and the Virgin Islands.


More: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/local_news/epaper/2006/07/26/s1b_EPSTEIN_0726.html
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Options Remain Donating Member (475 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 10:04 AM
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1. The one sitting in his cube
About 80 feet from mine works a 10+ hour day and has to my experiences been a very decent open and hardworking person, not to mention is running the company out of his pocket.

That however doesn't apply to all Billionaires by any means.
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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 10:33 AM
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7. He needs therapy.
If you are a billionaire (that is, you amass CASH to that degree and HOARD it from the economy while continuing to be a cube rat), then you need therapy. Now.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 10:05 AM
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2. No, they're not ALL pigs. Some are, but as in any catagory you
can think of, none are absolute.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 10:10 AM
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3. Are all Democrats on welfare?
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 10:19 AM
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4. Your timing's off
considering the recent news about Warren Buffet.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 10:23 AM
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5. "Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely."
"The love of money is the root of all evil."

Fini.

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noamnety Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 10:28 AM
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6. Treating women like property to be bought and sold
is fairly common, even among the nonbillionaire crowd.
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rfranklin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 10:37 AM
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10. They probably made a decision...the money was better than...
working at Starbucks. If there was no coercion and they weren't starving, they made the decision to prostitute themselves.
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MamaBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 10:33 AM
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8. Defining pig as one who takes more than she or he needs
Then a resounding yes. Accumulators suck.
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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 10:34 AM
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9. NOBODY should be a "billionaire."
NOBODY. PERIOD.

WORLD SOCIALISM NOW. RIGHT FUCKING NOW.
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