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Originally Posted by chielgirl
A. They can afford it; it is their money to spend as they please.
B. I would imagine that numerous people were employed for this event.
C. It's a bonus to the local economy to have people spend lots of money.
Think of it as stimulating the wedding industry and putting wedding industry people to work.
Damn, beat me to it!
Three mil is going to pay a lot of wait staff, florist, cooks, car valets, tent erectors, sound and lighting folks, limo drivers, janitors, hair and make up artists, formal wear and dress makers, landscapers, event planners, stage erectors, a crew of photographers and videographers very happy.
Three mil is going to pay a lot of wait staff, florist, cooks, car valets, tent erectors, sound and lighting folks, limo drivers, janitors, hair and make up artists, formal wear and dress makers, landscapers, event planners, stage erectors, a crew of photographers and videographers very happy.
In light of my previous post, maybe we should be complaining that the Clintons aren't spending enough!
How's this for a thread headline?
"Tightwad Clintons only spending $3 million on wedding; not nearly enough to stimulate local economy!"
I never said they had to give "ALLLL" their money, but this is quite the Kings Feast they are putting on here.
So? The Clintons are very rich, and very generous, having contributed about 10% of their wealth to charity over the years. When she was running for president, the Clintons' tax returns were released:
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Originally Posted by Article circa 2008
The New York senator made public the joint returns she and former President Bill Clinton filed for the years 2000 through 2006 — plus a summary of their income for tax year 2007, their most lucrative to date.
The two made more than $20 million between them in the most recent tax year, and a total of more than $109.2 million during the period beginning in 2000.
Most of the income came from the former president's speeches ($51.85 million) and from the sale of his two books ($29.6 million). Hillary Clinton's own book, Living History, has earned her more than $10 million. Proceeds from her earlier book, It Takes a Village were donated to charity.
The rest of the couple's income was from official salaries and from lucrative partnerships in which Bill Clinton participates.
Returns show they paid $33.8 million in taxes and made $10.25 million in charitable contributions from 2000-07.
Who here as done as much?
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Originally Posted by Mach50
Trickle down doesn't work, FACT.
The money they spent on this wedding helped the economy a lot more than if they had sent it all to Haiti.
Since it's a thread about the Clinton's, I would assume that I mean the Clintons.
If you're insinuating that it's someone else paying for the wedding, please link to that information, I'll be happy to read it.
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