Posted on 06/23/2014 12:07:36 PM PDT by maggief
Can Democrats running in 2016 give the fake class warfare a rest? First Hillary claimed that she left the White House broke (and bought two mansions) and that after making $100 million she’s not truly well off.
Now, never one to let his foot leave his mouth for too long, Joe Biden had to jump in and cry poverty.
Hoping to establish credibility with the audience, which was gathered to discuss ways to improve working conditions for working families, Biden reminded people that he used to be the poorest member in Congress (in reality, the poorest member of the Senate) even though he now makes “a lot of money” as vice president ($230,700) and had “a mildly expensive suit on” for the event.
“Don’t hold it against me that I don’t own a single stock or bond,” Biden said. “I have no savings account but I got a great pension and I got a good salary. For real.”
But Biden’s financial disclosure for the year 2013, which was filed last month, shows that he has both a savings account and 11 different investment funds.
CBS describes that as “understated his personal financial situation just a tad”. Lying like crazy might be more accurate.
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Before you know it, Biden and Hillary will claim they were born in a log cabin....
...or a manger.
Democrats feel they have a natural right to lie just like gypsies believe they have a right to steal.
The guy is likely so ignorant; he likely doesn't realize that an investment fund would have stocks and bonds in it.
And these types are running our country.....
Isn’t this the same Joe Biden that gave something like $300 to charity when he was in the Senate/running for VP?
Gawd, these people are sickening Wake up, America
I don’t own a single suit... I own two.
“I don’t own a single stock or bond.”
True. He owns thousands of them.
This is one of those quotes that begs to be parsed.
No, of course he doesn't own a single stock or bond--that would be foolish; it would require putting all your eggs in one basket. Biden surely knows that the smart investor is much more diversified. And diversified investors hold multiple stocks and bonds, sometimes in things called mutual funds or ETFs.
Nice try, idiot.
At any given time, he might correctly claim to be “penniless,” as well. And if you could turn him upside down and shake real hard, you’d find in fact, he had no pennies in his pockets. Quarters, dimes, and maybe a Susan B. Anthony dollar, but no pennies. Probably nothing but C-notes.
I am the LAST person on earth to defend Joe Biden on ANYTHING.
However, in this instance, he might have meant to say he does not directly own any individual stocks or bonds, that the securities he owns are held in mutual funds.
But, he was offering up the information as evidence that he's just a regular ol' Joe, who's even more broke than Hillary.
I think Democratic politicians and celebrities are starting to realize that they're on the non-populist side of the class warfare front lines, so they're hoping nobody notices.
Since he’s a “public servant”, is his tax return covered under FOIA?
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