A Great Gig If You Can Get It

By Henry Schulte

The leftist Democrats are screaming about Musk’s determination to reduce America’s debt. A debt they played a major role in bloating. I know, Republicans’ hands aren’t clean either. The process will cause a bit of pain and suffering, but every doctor and patient know that surgery requires some recovery time. Those of us who use common sense (and there are millions of us), don’t understand why Democrats are fighting against the effort. All their shouting matches and marches about the concern of federal employees losing their jobs – that a huge number of them never go to – is just a dodge and weave.

I wonder how concerned they really are. Let’s examine how some federal workers faired working from home.

Take for instance Barack Obama, who entered the White House with no money. He was a “community organizer,” which could mean just about anything. Activist? There are rumors swirling of a possible divorce and what really stunned me were the questions being raised over how the Obamas were going to divide their $70 million fortune. Word is their estate could be worth north of $100 million. Some of that money included Netflix, book deals, and being paid $400,000 for one-hour talks. The Obamas achieved this financial wealth by the President having been a former federal employee.

The Obamas amassed more money in eight years as 10,000 middle class Americans combined (just an example, could be more) would ever save in a lifetime. Toss in the $12 million Martha’s Vineyard mansion, the Kalorama Washington home at $8 million and their Kenwood Illinois home worth about $2 million.

Not too bad for a federal worker.

https://www.distractify.com/p/how-many-homes-do-the-obamas-own

Bill Clinton claimed he left the White House broke. He said most of his money went to pay legal fees for philandering, playing around with young girls and trying to explain the definition of “is.” However, low and behold, in his first year as Joe Citizen, Bill made nearly $14 million just talking and from his own writing fees. In 2016, Hillary tried to falsely frame Donald Trump for colluding with Russia, and then she and her husband went on to make $153 million, also supposedly by just talking.

How is that possible?

According to CNN, 15 years after leaving the White House, the Clintons amassed a whopping $240 million. Not bad for another couple ex federal workers.

Then you ask, you’re just picking on Democrats. George Bush and Donald Trump were millionaires and billionaires respectively before becoming president. They already had money and were independently wealthy. They didn’t need the public service launch pad.

Moving along. Joe Biden, who spent nearly his entire adult life living off the taxpayer, didn’t do so well financially in the early years. But after his run as VP, Jill and Joe earned, made, scammed, over $17 million dollars in four years. We don’t even know how much he and Hunter made from China and who knows from where else while he was president and a “federal” employee. Luckily for all of us, he got fired before Musk could DOGE him. Biden would have had a hard time putting down five bullet points of what he did the previous week. Using the immortal words of Larry, the Cable Guy, “I don’t care who you are, that’s funny.”

I don’t begrudge anyone from making good use of our capitalist system and bettering themselves. Only it’s a bit ironic how the left keeps saying the rich must “pay their fair share.” That’s it’s up to the one-percenters to pay more taxes to make up the shortfall. Only that shortfall, we’re learning, isn’t a shortfall at all, it’s we American taxpayers getting ripped off. The easy fix was always to tax, tax, tax.

The thing is, we never had to raise taxes. We just had to reduce government. What a concept.

One More for Good Measure

Nancy Pelosi is another one who made it her lifelong goal to claim she worked for the people when in fact she did a great job working for herself. The story here is she’s worth close to $300 million and counting. Again, the left hates the rich (unless you are a lefty – or at least pretend you are – and then they close their eyes). As a hippie capitalist, Pelosi has holdings in Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google and Netflix. What’s the common thread with those companies? They’re all run by uber left-wing liberal Democrats. And they’re some of the wealthiest companies on the planet. I don’t think Nancy in her wildest dreams thought when she was dancing with flowers in her hair at Haight and Ashbury, she would become such an astute businessperson.

Sure, there are many Republicans who have done well serving as politicians, but none are in your face claiming they got your back like Barack, Hillary, Bill, and sleepy Joe. They have always spoken with forked tongues about how they’re all in for democracy while giving flipping Americans the bird and laughing all the way to the bank.

Jimmy Carter was an exception, despite being the second worst president (thanks to Joe Biden who took the number one spot). After leaving office Carter went back to his humble home in Georgia. We can criticize his presidency, but we can’t criticize all the good he did afterwards. He never ran around looking for photo ops and seeking praise. He put his head down and continued on in life truly helping people, not stealing from them. He earned my respect.

While the left is going apoplectic over Elon Musk trying to trim America’s belly fat those wealthy ex “leaders” – who were and are part of the mess we’re in – are wallowing in cash and luxury.

Trump and Musk aren’t doing it for any personal gain. They’re giving America much-needed chemotherapy sessions. Soon the treatment will be over, and the country will go into remission.

Then the true healing will begin.

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