Arizona Senator John McCain (official)

[generaladm]

Originally Posted by jimotis4heisman

and that he only donated to that charity.

Actually, according to the website that ballin linked, he did.

These are just numbers, and I would like to note where McCain?s donations went - they were all cash donations to the McCain foundation. And here are some McCain Foundation facts:

• Cindy and John McCain are the primary contributors to the McCain Foundation
• The McCain Foundation received $176,508 in donations in 2007
• If John McCain accounts for $105,467 - that is approximately 60% of the Foundation?s contributions.
• The Foundation dispersed approximately $78,250 to various charities ranging from animal welfare ($500), Craniofacial abnormalities ($35,000), clearing mines ($25,000) and various educational and cultural programs ($12,250).
• If you take 60% of the foundations donations and say that those came from John McCain, that accounts for $46,950. As a percentage of his AGI, that equals 12.1%.

[OSUsushichic]

Originally Posted by fourteenandoh

well that's your mom's opinion. what about you?

To me, it suggests vast amounts of excess, a kind of person that would favor giving tax cuts to billionaires. I'm not so keen on that.

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by generaladm

Actually, according to the website that ballin linked, he did.

re read what you quoted. "if"

[fourteenandoh]

Originally Posted by OSUsushichic

To me, it suggests vast amounts of excess, a kind of person that would favor giving tax cuts to billionaires. I'm not so keen on that.

why is it excessive? what else are you supposed to do with that much cash? if the obama's keep making 4 million per year they will have a ton of money by the time they are 70 also. there's obviously no right answer here, i'm just curious why it bothers you so much.

[Flocka]

Originally Posted by OSUsushichic

To me, it suggests vast amounts of excess, a kind of person that would favor giving tax cuts to billionaires. I'm not so keen on that.

What does that have to do with giving tax cuts? By your standard Obama seems like the kind of person that would want to give tax cuts to billionaires. Interesting that this is a problem for you but nothing about Obama's past is.

[OSUsushichic]

Originally Posted by fourteenandoh

why is it excessive?

And we all wonder why there's such a wealth disparity in this country.

[Flocka]

Originally Posted by fourteenandoh

why is it excessive? what else are you supposed to do with that much cash? if the obama's keep making 4 million per year they will have a ton of money by the time they are 70 also. there's obviously no right answer here, i'm just curious why it bothers you so much.

You obviously haven't bought into Obama's theory that you're bad for having money while others don't.

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by bigballin2987

What does that have to do with giving tax cuts? By your standard Obama seems like the kind of person that would want to give tax cuts to billionaires. Interesting that this is a problem for you but nothing about Obama's past is.

billionaires dont pay taxes...

[fourteenandoh]

Originally Posted by OSUsushichic

answer the next question (what else are you supposed to do with that much cash?). are you saying that they've made too much money? would it be excessive if that money was sitting in a savings account at .5% interest? when you have that kind of money you have to spread it around into various investments, and real estate is one of them.

[Flocka]

Originally Posted by jimotis4heisman

billionaires dont pay taxes...

Unpatriotic assholes.

[BuckeyeMike80]

Wealthy people = evil do-nothings - this has been the recurrent theme this election.

Obviously wealthy people didn't earn their money and it MUST be taken away by the honest and forthright stewards - the government ( ) Let's give it to the homeless who are listing their park bench as their home address, that'll fix everything

[BuckeyeMike80]

Originally Posted by bigballin2987

Unpatriotic assholes.

Elitist pr icks

[Flocka]

This is really one of the most pathetic arguments I have heard this election.

[BuckeyeMike80]

Originally Posted by bigballin2987

This is really one of the most pathetic arguments I have heard this election.

That's saying something.

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by fourteenandoh

answer the next question (what else are you supposed to do with that much cash?). are you saying that they've made too much money? would it be excessive if that money was sitting in a savings account at .5% interest? when you have that kind of money you have to spread it around into various investments, and real estate is one of them.

id say buying a house "distributes wealth"

that house didnt build itself. it took carp, plumbers, electricians, banks to leverage it, real estate agents, etc.

with the whole rezko deal im not sure this is an issue obama would want to push to far...