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Billionaire Bill Gates has no idea how commoners spend their money
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Posted on 02/22/2018 10:33:47 AM PST by nickcarraway

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To: henkster

He’s even been out of that gig for ages too.

He’s useless—except for his money.


21 posted on 02/22/2018 11:04:21 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: reg45

To be fair my husband isn’t a billionaire :-( and I can count on both hands the times he has shopped for groceries in 47 years.


22 posted on 02/22/2018 11:08:29 AM PST by tiki
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To: Jonny7797

10000 SF doesn’t even rate as a “cottage” for a billionaire.


23 posted on 02/22/2018 11:18:38 AM PST by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: Paladin2

I doubt he pays attention to many prices under $10 million....


24 posted on 02/22/2018 11:19:49 AM PST by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: Enchante

Does he know the price of a Linux distribution?


25 posted on 02/22/2018 11:21:34 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: nickcarraway

I do the grocery shopping-but I buy/eat fresh, unprocessed food-so I have no idea what Rice-a-Roni, pizza rolls or any of that 0 nutritional content crap costs. I also prefer powdered laundry detergent-the pods don’t clean clothes nearly as well IMHO...


26 posted on 02/22/2018 11:23:41 AM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: Enchante

Well, there are not many 10,000 SF + homes on Hawaii...we’re talking about homes that go for $50 to $100 million.


27 posted on 02/22/2018 11:24:26 AM PST by Jonny7797
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To: nickcarraway

Nancy Pelosi thought Rice-a-Roni was $15 a box... and that was after asking the host ‘what’s a rice-a-roni’...

Not saying that white liberal elites are ‘out of touch’ or anything...


28 posted on 02/22/2018 11:26:28 AM PST by GOPJ (The 'dead vote' is a byproduct of fraud that votes the people who don't show up.)
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To: Enchante

I don’t know about that....He proudly wears $10 watches and sees no reason to spend any more than that. On the other hand, I go for class and distinction (up to $40). ;o)


29 posted on 02/22/2018 11:31:33 AM PST by DeFault User
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To: Paladin2
The airport of choice for Davos would be ZURICH, SWITZERLAND.

Landing Charged per landing based on the maximum take-off weight

Noise Charged per landing during the day and per landing & take-off at night according to the noise level measured at Zurich Airport

Emission Charged per landing according to the amount of nitrogen oxide emissions

Aircraft parking Charged per parking procedure based on the maximum take-off weight and duration of time on the ground

Passenger Charged per outbound passenger. A distinction is made between local and transfer passengers

Security Charged per outbound passenger. A distinction is made between local and transfer passengers

and if you have to ask price of fuel, well............

30 posted on 02/22/2018 11:34:07 AM PST by Lockbox
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To: nickcarraway

I don’t know the cost of those either, and I am a single dad of 3 who does all the shopping.

And NOT a billionaire


31 posted on 02/22/2018 11:36:09 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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To: Lockbox

That’s really TMI;

Even if I could afford the plane...


32 posted on 02/22/2018 11:36:20 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: GOPJ

Source?


33 posted on 02/22/2018 11:37:29 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

LOL.

I moved to the Seattle area 15 years ago.

The first time I shopped in my local QFC grocery store, I saw Bill Gates father.

And, yes, I like telling that story over and over again.


34 posted on 02/22/2018 11:44:43 AM PST by zeestephen
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To: nickcarraway

I’m sorry nick - it was a joke.

I should have put the “/s” at the end of the sentence. I also should have known when we’re dealing with ‘just crumbs Nancy’ that the joke would have been too easily believable...

My bad.


35 posted on 02/22/2018 11:48:56 AM PST by GOPJ (The 'dead vote' is a byproduct of fraud that votes the people who don't show up.)
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To: nickcarraway

I could not guess the cost of most of those items. Ellen could give this test to most men in the country and they would fail. How much they are worth is not a factor.


36 posted on 02/22/2018 12:01:20 PM PST by mcjordansc
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To: nickcarraway

To his credit, I’m no billionaire and shop on a regular basis and would still have gotten most of these as wrong as he did simply because I don’t shop for these particular items.


37 posted on 02/22/2018 12:01:49 PM PST by apillar
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To: GOPJ

No, it’s okay. Never can tell these days.


38 posted on 02/22/2018 12:04:42 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Someone should ask hi how much he pays his janitors at work. Then ask about their retirement plans.


39 posted on 02/22/2018 12:12:41 PM PST by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: mcjordansc

I seriously doubt that Ellen ever goes into a supermarket. She probably has a personal chef to do that for her and doesn’t care what the food costs.

The rich and famous are privileged, but put on a false persona that enables them to appeal to the average person.


40 posted on 02/22/2018 12:26:02 PM PST by Starboard
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