Posted on 01/22/2015 12:48:08 PM PST by maggief
Jeff Greene made a fortune betting against sub-prime mortgage securities
He said: 'America's lifestyle expectations are far too high and need to be adjusted'
Comments came as Greene flew into Switzerland on private jet with wife, children and two nannies in tow
Mr Greene is currently in the process of selling his $195million Beverly Hills estate - it is the most expensive property currently on the U.S. market
He married his 19-years younger wife in 2007 and they spend their time between their estates in Malibu, the Hamptons and Palm Beach
A U.S. billionaire who made his fortune betting against sub-prime mortgage securities has told Americans to lower their expectations so they have 'less things' in life.
Jeff Greene made his remarks after flying into Switzerland on a private jet with his 19-year younger wife, Mei Sze, children and two nannies. The businessman, 60, who is worth around $3billion through his investments and real estate development projects, said: 'America's lifestyle expectations are far too high and need to be adjusted so we have less things and a smaller, better existence.
'We need to reinvent our whole system of life.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
A “let them eat cake” moment?
Nah, it’s not a story unless ABCNBCCBSNYTimes says it is.
This man is scum. He shrewdly shorted stock by playing off other peoples misery. That isn’t illegal, but what he said about the rest of us makes him a Soros.
We start with YOU, asshat.
[ Jeff Greene made his remarks after flying into Switzerland on a private jet with his 19-year younger wife, Mei Sze, children and two nannies. The businessman, 60, who is worth around $3billion through his investments and real estate development projects, said: ‘America’s lifestyle expectations are far too high and need to be adjusted so we have less things and a smaller, better existence. ]
The ground crew at the airport this puke is at should pick his plane clean like a good car in a bad neighborhood.
Then tell him that he is welcome because now he has less things.
he likes fifteen year old girls eh??
I think I’d be okay with Obama taxing that guy’s wealth to the max.
That’s a man.
The Super Rich want to become a new Feudalistic society lording over the plebes that they think nothing more as than mere cattle to be managed and bred for THEIR purposes...
We’ll get around to that as soon as you reduce your worth to that of the rest of us, as.....er....Obamahole.
And you’d better have lots of armed guards around should we be forced to reduce our standards.
What a revolting POS, further proof money can’t buy you class.
He has an Alan Grayson quality.
The French had a quaint 18th century invention, the guillotine, for dealing with pesky elites.
People need to have less “OTHER PEOPLE’S STUFF” and learn more personal responsibility instead of depending on hand outs through government.
Ofcourse, what he'd really like to say is, "People need to accept less--time on this planet. Breathing."
The sickest of leftists living among us will parrot what he says.
He is welcome to give away all his money to people who are living is horrible conditions. But notice that instead he is happy to participate in the planning for how government will redistribute wealth. This is not about helping people, it is about statism and control over others. Thus evil puts on a show of concern for others, even as it destroys the means by which everyone provides for their own needs.
And by “people,” he means people other than him. He’s exempt with the rest of the Enlightened elite and thus can continue to live the good life flying around the world on jets and living in mansions that consume as much electricity as a small city.
I would be happy to humbly relieve this man of his excessive wealth.
Another liberal who wants to return to the time of royalty and peasants.
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