The Obama's are reported to have a net worth of $40,000,000

[justabubba]

Conservatives don't get angry over how much people have, as long as they earned that money legitimately. The difference between conservatives and progressives is that conservatives get angry over how much money people have that are supposed to be public servants as government employees when those public employees leave public service with millions of dollars (like making $85k/year before getting elected to the Senate and and POTUS and coming out of public service with tens of millions of dollars) versus Progressives that by the evidence seem to defend such enrichment on the backs of tax payers but decry and condemn private sector entrepreneurs that succeed on the private markets and not on public sector tax money. As an example, let's look at Obama who along with other Progressives talk about "the rich should pay their fair share of taxes" and also talk about "redistribution" from the rich to the poor and middles class" when they actually mean that they want to enrich themselves on the back of those that have to earn their money (the middle class and the rich) when the Progressives and the Bernie-ite Socialists enrich themselves off of the hard earned tax money of those that have a real job.

How do you end up with tens of millions of dollars when you make $174,000.00/year for a little less than three years as Senator, and $400,000.00/year for eight years as POTUS? If he didn't have any expenses at all, he would have come out of public service with $522,000.00 from the Senate and $3,200,000.00 from POTUS, a total of $3,722,000.00 during an economic recession where the stock market and real estate market all crashed. So where'd the money come from that wouldn't be a violation of Article One, Section 9, Clause 8, or Article Two, Section One, Clause 7, 5 CFR 2635.702 - Use of public office for private gain, or all of the other myriad of laws against enriching yourself while on the federal government's payroll?

This applies to all President's, including Trump, not just Obama. So please don't try to deflect from the actual thread topic with what-about-isms to Trump.

So, I hope that answers your question.

you've got jokes

 

[JMR]

I made no complaint. I'm not attacking, or complaining, or anything negative. I'm simply talking about the law. I'm not a Trump supporter and would prefer to not participate in deflections by people that would rather bitch about Trump than talk about anything else.

So no, it doesn't offend me, it's just a waste of time.

By the way, it's normal practice to support claims made in posts with links to supporting evidence, like I've done throughout this thread.

You would like a link to well known facts? OK, here ya go:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danale...on-since-arriving-in-washington/#615f13725bf0

Tax History Project -- Presidential Tax Returns

It is quite unclear exactly which law your are talking about. Also, there was no deflection, simply a comparison of Obama's "suspect" earnings vs. Trump's.

 

[poweRob]

Talk about EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE.....no one enriched themselves DIRECTLY OFF OF THE PRESIDENCY like the Obamas and Clintons have...

Emoluments clause eh? Looks like someone tripped over a three syllable word they don't know the meaning of.

 

[poweRob]

Book deals = money laundering. One “customer” buys all the books up front, then distributes them to book stores where those that dont sell are pulped. Plus Obama can say “I sold a million copies!”

Prove Obama did this. Otherwise this is usual right-wing projection.

 

[Bullseye]

Your whole schtick is "the Clintons are the real criminals" and yet the convictions and guilty pleas and indictments are piling up on your guy, not mine. Some day you'll have to deal with that.

LOL, now THERE'S some solid logic. Ya got me man. :roll:

 

[tres borrachos]

Good for the Obamas. I love watching Trump Fan Nation tinkle in their panties at the idea of a former President becoming a multi-millionaire.

 

[Logical1]

Good for the Obamas. I love watching Trump Fan Nation tinkle in their panties at the idea of a former President becoming a multi-millionaire.

But they do prove what old Harry Truman said.

 

[Kobie]

It's impossible not to read your posts in the voice of Grimlock.

I lol’d