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Topic: Al Gore is now richer than
Mitt Romney – and it’s all
thanks to big oil |
Al Gore is now richer than
Mitt Romney – and it’s all
thanks to big oil
Telegraph [UK], by Tim Stanley
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Posted By:Attercliffe, 1/12/2013 10:18:16 AM
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| Al Gore’s strategy for saving the Earth seems to be to raise enough money to be able to buy it. After selling his failing Current TV company to Al Jazeera, Gore is suddenly a super rich man. Forbes analyst Ryan Mac says, “Taking into account taxes to be paid on the deal, possible earlier debt and the fact that Gore´s representatives declined to comment, Forbes conservatively estimates the former vice president´s net worth to be at least $300 million.”[Snip] Why, it’s bankrolled by the medieval kingdom of Qatar--which, in turn, makes its money out of black gold.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
cincinnati whig, 1/12/2013 10:40:14 AM (No. 9112480)
I´m shocked - SHOCKED! - to discover that Al Gore Jr. had stock in Occidental Petroleum. That´s the oil company owned by Armand Hammer - later revealed to have been a Soviet operative all along - who bankrolled the entire career & lifestyle of Al´s father, including the tuition to put Junior through St. Albans School.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
sgtfox of the jarhead clan, 1/12/2013 10:53:03 AM (No. 9112510)
Al is old and grossly fat. As a reader I enjoy some books more than others. Obituaries can be like that too.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
LouD, 1/12/2013 11:09:27 AM (No. 9112538)
But, being a good liberal, I just know that old Wooden Head will volunteer to pay most of his gains in extra taxes.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
john56, 1/12/2013 11:18:50 AM (No. 9112560)
How much anybody wanna bet that Algore pays less taxes than he gives in charitable contributions (nearly none)?
Even after Dear Leader(US)´s tax grab on the rich (why do you think this deal came through before Dec. 31, by the way).
Dirty little secret ... Algore, Blowhard Buffett, and their types have WEALTH, not INCOME. They really don´t care about a 36% vs 39.6% income tax rate ... most of their income is either (1) deferred, (2) capital gains, or (3) tax-free municipal bonds.
They actually like higher income tax rates because it makes the demand for their luxury goods lower (and cheaper). Doesn´t cost as much to hire the pool boy. Not as much crowd, especially those disgusting new rich types, at the club and it´s easier to get prime locations and times at the swanky restaurants.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
FWgrandma, 1/12/2013 11:20:42 AM (No. 9112568)
Hum, can we DEMAND to see HIS TAX RETURNS in a few years to see if he has been as generous and giving as the Romneys?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Grambo, 1/12/2013 11:34:33 AM (No. 9112593)
Like most Leftist icons, Al Gore is incapable of either shame or embarrassment. The only thing that would slow him down is criminality, and as long as the DoJ is in the hands of comrade Holder, he has nothing to fear.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
SoCalGal, 1/12/2013 11:59:24 AM (No. 9112634)
And fatter. And homelier. And yuckier. And dumber. And more obnoxious.
Mitt is not worrying.
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