Bachmann worth 2.1 million (Dakota: credit, college, income)

[audadvnc]

Originally Posted by GBCommenter

Richer than most Americans? Yes...and she probably also worked harder than many Americans.

Well, she certainly did something to get all that farm subsidy money her family's pulled in over the years, about $1.5 million worth at last count. That's at least 3 or 4 full afternoons filling out the paperwork and calling in favors from her cronies. Pretty good money for a farm that's only worth $1 mil total, and for a couple that doesn't even farm for a living.

Bachmann fits the definition of "welfare queen" to a 'T' - she takes public tax funds to not work. And she's one to rail about higher taxes and gov't corruption? Pot meet kettle.

[alphamale]

Originally Posted by cold as ice 56

I heard this a few day's ago that Bachmann is worth 2.1 million dollars? Is this true? Does anyone know any info about this? Heck I just found out she is a tax attorney!!!! I live in Minnesota and must have my head in the clouds. Oh well!!!
Any opinions?

So?

What are you getting at?

She had the intelligence and discipline to raise 5 of her own children, take in 23 foster children, get an education, earn 2 law degrees, start a successful business and get elected to political office.

Sounds like a great person to me!

If she were a liberal, they would be building monuments to her!

[audadvnc]

Originally Posted by alphamale

So?

What are you getting at?

She had the intelligence and discipline ...

... to rip off the US taxpayer for $1.5 mil. If that's your idea of a sterling individual, it explains why your leaders are the moral midgets they are, and your society is in the predicament it's in. The fact that you give her a pass in the face of this blatant corruption shows how willing you are to bend your principles to get a scumbag like her elected.

Principles? Bah. It's all about power, isn't it?

[capitalcityguy]

#1 -- $2.1M in this day and age is pretty modest (especially for a family with that has supported numerous adopted children plus a large family on their own).

#2 -- Do we want unsuccessful individual to hold public office???

[poletop1]

[quote=GBCommenter;20542116]Perhaps simply the idea of "working hard" is not fully descriptive of my thoughts. More accurate was hard work and willingness to take a chance to found your own business to achieve further material gains from that gamble of founding your own business. To illustrate my point, my father worked 60 hours a week at a factory not particularly known for its easy and comfortable work surroundings. However, when the 8 to 12-hour day was done, he also was done and was off to leisure activities (okay, to the bar - but another discussion). Point being he was content with his hours at the job where he did what was needed during the time he was on the clock but wasn't willing to take a chance on a business of his own where he took the profit from that business and also the suffering from his poor choices and work needed to make the business successful.

Frankly, at this point I am also in a similar position. I happen to work a desk job but same idea...I put in the time required of the job but thus far have not been willing to take the gamble and hard work of founding a business - which includes toughing it out until you make the business successful and provide a product to your customers.

It is easy to run businesses when you receive business welfare from the government, run fraudulent therapy, a high paying government job with the best possible benefits and have friends in high places. Even invalids like Bachmann can have high income.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by audadvnc

... to rip off the US taxpayer for $1.5 mil. If that's your idea of a sterling individual, it explains why your leaders are the moral midgets they are, and your society is in the predicament it's in. The fact that you give her a pass in the face of this blatant corruption shows how willing you are to bend your principles to get a scumbag like her elected.

Principles? Bah. It's all about power, isn't it?

Not a Bachman fan at all but you clearly do not understand how farm subsidies work and calling them "corruption" is actually quite bizarre.

Agricultural subsidy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Minnesota Spring]

None of this changes my opinion of her. She is still an incompetent, crazy ding-bat.
We can all thank the voters of her district for releasing her stupidity on the rest of us and making Minnesota a laughing stock.

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by capitalcityguy

#1 -- $2.1M in this day and age is pretty modest (especially for a family with that has supported numerous adopted children plus a large family on their own).

#2 -- Do we want unsuccessful individual to hold public office???

(1) It's not exceptional, but a lot depends on how you measure things. I know several people who have $millions in farmland, for example, but their actual ability to generate cash to go on trips, purchase gadgets, etc., is extremely limited. You can't spend land.

(2) Is wealth really the only definition of success?

[shotz90s]

Originally Posted by Minnesota Spring

None of this changes my opinion of her. She is still an incompetent, crazy ding-bat.
We can all thank the voters of her district for releasing her stupidity on the rest of us and making Minnesota a laughing stock.

Much in the same way we can all thank Minnesotans for releasing Al Franken. Compared to what the options were, it wasn't a hard choice. Hell, even I think she's a little bat**** crazy. She went into politics, you have to be somewhat crazy to get into that cesspool. I wouldn't go as far as to say she's incompetent though. She's done a lot w/ her life. You know, foster kids, kids of her own, law degree or two, has her own business.... Doesn't sound like she's completely incompetent. Heck, sounds like she might be somewhat intelligent. I would fire her writer though. Double checking facts can save you from having pie in your face.

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by shotz90s

Much in the same way we can all thank Minnesotans for releasing Al Franken. Compared to what the options were, it wasn't a hard choice. Hell, even I think she's a little bat**** crazy. She went into politics, you have to be somewhat crazy to get into that cesspool. I wouldn't go as far as to say she's incompetent though. She's done a lot w/ her life. You know, foster kids, kids of her own, law degree or two, has her own business.... Doesn't sound like she's completely incompetent. Heck, sounds like she might be somewhat intelligent. I would fire her writer though. Double checking facts can save you from having pie in your face.

Speaking as a software developer, Al Franken has taken some VERY good positions with regard to copyright law and other similar things.

Not sure of his general record, but the fact that he seems to understand that sort of subject when most congresscritters don't seem to is refreshing.