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Billionaire Tom Steyer: There’s ‘No Limit’ to How Much I’ll Spend to Combat Donald Trump
Fortune.com ^ | 2017-01-18 | Mahita Gajanan

Posted on 01/18/2017 9:01:03 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

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To: E. Pluribus Unum
What was that famous old phrase? Oh yes--

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Why don't Steyer just invest his money instead in companies that do construction work, because Trump's infrastructure plan will result in huge profits for many of them?

61 posted on 01/19/2017 3:48:08 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Well Tom, Hillary outspent Trump 10-to-1, and got JACK.

See, it’s not about spending. Not any more.

It’s about grassroots action. It’s about our passion.

You can’t buy that.


62 posted on 01/19/2017 3:51:30 AM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP LIED TO ME!!!! ....He said I'd get sick of winning.... AND I'M NOT SICK OF WINNING YET!!!!)
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To: Osage Orange
How did this guy make his money?

Hedge funds. Just like Soros. Bank on somebody's failure, then go arrange it.

63 posted on 01/19/2017 3:52:24 AM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP LIED TO ME!!!! ....He said I'd get sick of winning.... AND I'M NOT SICK OF WINNING YET!!!!)
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To: HIDEK6

So how much of that spent money actually went into the U.S. economy instead of some crooked politicians personal pocket? Spend it all, fool.


64 posted on 01/19/2017 3:55:43 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

A good place to look would be Steyer’’s foundation.

Look for instances of promoting public policies, often by grants to NGOs, that then benefit private businesses that are funded by Silicon Valley venture capital funds.

You can follow the money, or the people that seem to cross over from one sector to another.


65 posted on 01/19/2017 3:58:10 AM PST by independentmind
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
No limit???

Steyer's net wealth is about $1.6 billion. He's already pledged to give half of that to Bill Gates' charity, assuming Gates accepts this pittance (in comparison to Gates' wealth). That leaves Steyer with $800 million. If you give him a couple of million to be able to retire in a little bungalow outside Sacramento, he's got $798 million left.

Since Hillary spent twice that much in her failed attempt to beat Trump, I suspect Steyer will fare about the same.

66 posted on 01/19/2017 5:09:35 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Oh,goodie....soon we'll see this clown living in a four bedroom,2,200 sq foot Colonial in a middle class suburb of San Francisco,driving a two year old Chevy minivan and shopping at the local Price Chopper!

Can't wait!

67 posted on 01/19/2017 5:14:39 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Sure he would. He came up in Goldman Sachs. :D


68 posted on 01/19/2017 5:23:54 AM PST by sig226
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I will do it for you Tom. I want 1 million helicopters and a dollar.


69 posted on 01/19/2017 5:26:39 AM PST by pas
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To: DoughtyOne

The libs are the ones who want to sue those who don’t agree with them into iblivion.


70 posted on 01/19/2017 5:35:56 AM PST by Morpheus2009
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Steyer bump for later....


71 posted on 01/19/2017 6:09:24 AM PST by indthkr
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Soros wasted a billion...I hope this idiot does the same!!!


72 posted on 01/19/2017 6:59:08 AM PST by ontap
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To: Lazamataz
What's his history....

How did he start....?

A hedge fund baby?

73 posted on 01/19/2017 11:53:16 AM PST by Osage Orange (We can all live together as brothers or perish together as fools)
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To: Morpheus2009

Agreed...

Can’t sell your ideas, harass those who can.


74 posted on 01/19/2017 1:19:59 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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