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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWarren Donates to Every State Democratic Party
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced that shes donated $5,000 to every state Democratic party, for a total of $250,000, Politico reports.
https://politicalwire.com/2018/03/07/warren-donates-every-state-democratic-party/
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Warren Donates to Every State Democratic Party (Original Post)
RandySF
Mar 2018
OP
I wish he would ! Even do a Bezos and buy a media outlet that is truly independent.
OnDoutside
Mar 2018
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babylonsister
(171,113 posts)1. BRAVA! Imagine if every Dem did that. She's
putting her money where her mouth is; terrific!!
Upthevibe
(8,115 posts)2. Good for her!
I hope those who can follow her lead...
BigmanPigman
(51,675 posts)3. At first I thought you meant Warren Buffett
since he usually supports Dems on the presidential level. He should match and beat Elizabeth's (he can afford to).
Exotica
(1,461 posts)5. Buffett: I won't give millions to candidates
http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/02/news/companies/buffett-hillary-donation/index.html
Warren Buffett likes giving away his money and he likes being involved in the nation's political debate. But he won't become a Democratic version of the Koch Brothers, giving away millions of dollars to his favorite candidates.
Buffett has given $25,000 to Ready for Hillary, a Super PAC that's backing Hillary Clinton's expected run for the White House. He strongly supports her and expects she'll win. But she'll have to do so without a six-figure check from Buffett, even if he can easily afford to write one.
"I support her, but I would not write a huge check," he told CNN. He plans to help raise money for her campaign, but says he doesn't believe in the kind of huge donations that current campaign laws allow.
"I just don't believe that the elections should be decided by the super-rich," he said. Being a billionaire, he has said, shouldn't mean he can "outshout everybody else."
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he comes up aces either way.....
Warren Buffett says Republican tax cut 'delivered' $29bn to his company
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/24/warren-buffett-says-republican-tax-cut-delivered-29bn-to-his-company
Warren Buffett on Saturday reported a record quarterly and annual profit for his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, thanks in part to a $29.1bn boost delivered by the Republican tax cut.
In his annual letter to shareholders, the billionaire investor wrote: Berkshires gain in net worth during 2017 was $65.3bn. But, he added, 2017 was far from standard: a large portion of our gain did not come from anything we accomplished at Berkshire.
The $65bn gain is nonetheless real rest assured of that. But only $36bn came from Berkshires operations. The remaining $29bn was delivered to us in December when Congress rewrote the US tax code.
Buffett also lamented his inability to find big companies to buy, and said his goal was to make one or more huge acquisitions of non-insurance businesses to bolster results.
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Warren Buffett likes giving away his money and he likes being involved in the nation's political debate. But he won't become a Democratic version of the Koch Brothers, giving away millions of dollars to his favorite candidates.
Buffett has given $25,000 to Ready for Hillary, a Super PAC that's backing Hillary Clinton's expected run for the White House. He strongly supports her and expects she'll win. But she'll have to do so without a six-figure check from Buffett, even if he can easily afford to write one.
"I support her, but I would not write a huge check," he told CNN. He plans to help raise money for her campaign, but says he doesn't believe in the kind of huge donations that current campaign laws allow.
"I just don't believe that the elections should be decided by the super-rich," he said. Being a billionaire, he has said, shouldn't mean he can "outshout everybody else."
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he comes up aces either way.....
Warren Buffett says Republican tax cut 'delivered' $29bn to his company
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/24/warren-buffett-says-republican-tax-cut-delivered-29bn-to-his-company
Warren Buffett on Saturday reported a record quarterly and annual profit for his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, thanks in part to a $29.1bn boost delivered by the Republican tax cut.
In his annual letter to shareholders, the billionaire investor wrote: Berkshires gain in net worth during 2017 was $65.3bn. But, he added, 2017 was far from standard: a large portion of our gain did not come from anything we accomplished at Berkshire.
The $65bn gain is nonetheless real rest assured of that. But only $36bn came from Berkshires operations. The remaining $29bn was delivered to us in December when Congress rewrote the US tax code.
Buffett also lamented his inability to find big companies to buy, and said his goal was to make one or more huge acquisitions of non-insurance businesses to bolster results.
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BigmanPigman
(51,675 posts)6. Thanks, I was aware of his big tax cut benefits but not
of how he chooses to spend it (or should I say NOT spend it) on candidates, etc.
OnDoutside
(19,988 posts)7. He could at least do a Tom Steyer and advertise.
BigmanPigman
(51,675 posts)8. I was going to write that! REALLY!
OnDoutside
(19,988 posts)9. I wish he would ! Even do a Bezos and buy a media outlet that is truly independent.
appalachiablue
(41,221 posts)4. Grazie Elizabeth!
Corvo Bianco
(1,148 posts)10. Ooooo I love democrats that don't fight the party