Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
We hope you enjoy your visit.


You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.


Join our community!


If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Santorum’s federal tax returns show his wealth; has risen rapidly since Senate defeat in 2006
Topic Started: Feb 18 2012, 08:37 PM (106 Views)
Stoney
No Avatar
Sr. Member
[ * ]
Quote:
 
Rick Santorum grew wealthy over his four years working as a corporate consultant and media commentator after leaving the Senate in 2006, his newly released federal tax returns show. He made more than $3.6 million and drove an Audi luxury sedan — details that could be at odds with his effort to attract blue-collar voters in the GOP’s upcoming presidential primary in Michigan.

Santorum, 53, has presented himself in the Republican primaries as both a social conservative and a Washington outsider, stressing his family’s coal-mining background and his appeal to religious and working-class voters. His personal finances detail the trajectory of a politician who became a millionaire, at times by capitalizing on his Beltway connections.


Washington Post

Government pays well.

Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Jim Miller
Member Avatar
Fire & Ice Senior Diplomat
[ * ]
Is there a presidential candidate that isn't a millionaire?
Online Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Deleted User
Deleted User

That is what I thought. It appears to be a process closed to a poor man. An honest question. Do you think that is the way it should be? or should your electoral process be altered to enable someone of more modest means to become president. In this country it is done a bit different. Its the same idea, a party elects a leader who becomes president or in our case Prime minister, but it is done through national convention without all the primary stuff & campaigning involved. Candidates simply declare themselves, a national convention date is set and registered party members or delegates representing them (depending on internal party rules which vary from party to party) simply vote. The leader automatically become prime Minister in a general election of that party garners the majority votes in that election. Most Prime Ministers are well off, but it is not a de facto prerequisite. Their success largely depends on their prior performance in parliament.
Quote Post Goto Top
 
Chris
Member Avatar
Fire & Ice Senior Diplomat
[ * ]
Actually, government doesn't pay all that well, but cronyism does.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Jim Miller
Member Avatar
Fire & Ice Senior Diplomat
[ * ]
Not your business, Paul. Clean your snot off our window, please.
Online Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
« Previous Topic · Fire And Ice General Discussion · Next Topic »
Add Reply

Website Traffic Analysis