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[From APRIL 28, 2015 on The Daily Beast :] Scott Walker Is Just Like You! In Debt
The Daily Beast ^ | APRIL 28, 2015 | Betsy Woodruff

Posted on 07/28/2015 1:07:44 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network

Scott Walker has preached fiscal responsibility from the onset of his political career. But will his credit card debt undermine his message?

Scott Walker owes Sears up to $50,000.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/28/scott-walker-is-just-like-you-in-debt.html?via=desktop&source=twitter

(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: trump; walker
Here's a tidbit:

"The Boston Globe noted that Walker has the lowest net worth of any serious presidential contender: -$72,500."

The guy is seriously in debt. For real.

1 posted on 07/28/2015 1:07:45 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Who still shops at Sears?


2 posted on 07/28/2015 1:09:19 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

This is a typical problem with people who dropout of education.


3 posted on 07/28/2015 1:11:04 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Shows he’s not corrupt.


4 posted on 07/28/2015 1:24:01 AM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: ifinnegan

Or it shows he cannot handle finances.

One of those two.


5 posted on 07/28/2015 1:25:15 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I buy tools, appliances and parts from them. Refrigerator, washer, dishwasher dryer.....yard machines. I repair every one of them myself and it’s easier to get their parts, or find out the Sears part and then find a cheaper one on Amazon or eReplacementparts.com


6 posted on 07/28/2015 1:26:10 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Berlin_Freeper

By drop out you mean not finishing college?


7 posted on 07/28/2015 1:26:43 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I thought he shopped at Kohls. However, there is no mention of him having a Kohl’s credit card. Maybe his state really is underwater as Trump said.


8 posted on 07/28/2015 1:27:46 AM PDT by Catsrus (WWWW)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

I call BS on you.

Your intentions are not honest.


9 posted on 07/28/2015 1:28:49 AM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
-$72,500. Walker may need a class in personal finance.
10 posted on 07/28/2015 1:29:11 AM PDT by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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To: Berlin_Freeper

What’s typical of a dropout? The debt or the job? I’d say he’s done pretty well for himself on the job front.

Question is: Is he being responsible in paying his bills, and working to get out of debt? Yes, he’s needs to be more careful in practicing what he preaches.


11 posted on 07/28/2015 1:29:23 AM PDT by wright2bear
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To: ifinnegan

Baloney.

I am for Trump. Walker has his people out trashing Trump.

I’m just saying, this works both ways.

Lay off, Walker. Now.


12 posted on 07/28/2015 1:29:54 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: Gaffer

Their big dreams (before dropping out of higher education) often fail to readjust to the reality of their station in life and they accumulate high debt.


13 posted on 07/28/2015 1:34:06 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Two-thirds of students graduating from American colleges and universities will graduate $26,600 in the red and worse than that they have been brainwashed by liberals.

Being in debt affects the supposedly educated just as well.


14 posted on 07/28/2015 2:08:29 AM PDT by maddog55 (America Rising a new Civil War needs to happen.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
This is a typical problem with people who dropout of education. Their big dreams (before dropping out of higher education) often fail to readjust to the reality of their station in life and they accumulate high debt.

Must be nice to have such a simple life.

15 posted on 07/28/2015 2:09:27 AM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

No person with debt is a free man. However, many wealthy people are not free either. It depends on how the wealth was obtained. Many wealthy politicians became slaves to special interests through the accumulation of wealth.

Rubio also has financial issues, and has engaged in some questionable financial actions, particularly his use of credit cards that were not his for personal expenses.

Walker, with high debt and negative net worth is by definition a poor man. To finance his run for president he will require millions of dollars he does not have. To raise that kind of money he will become indebted to wealthy individuals and organizations that will expect a return on their investment.

Walker is not a free man. The real issue is not the dollars he owes to Sears. What policies and favors has he promised to deliver for his campaign funding?


16 posted on 07/28/2015 2:27:34 AM PDT by Soul of the South (Yesterday is gone. Today will be what we make of it.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

He had such potential.


17 posted on 07/28/2015 3:08:58 AM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'profile' page))
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To: Talisker

Replace simple with sensible.


18 posted on 07/28/2015 3:19:55 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

How does anyone find out what someone else owes to Sears? (Or any other creditor for that matter)


19 posted on 07/28/2015 3:43:14 AM PDT by Heart of Georgia (We need Cruz. Simple as that.)
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