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> Clinton accepted $675,000 from Goldman for 3 talks. So what? That is what people with her credentials are worth on the speaking circuit. God forbid someone g
by dlp211 10y ago
> Clinton accepted $675,000 from Goldman for 3 talks.
So what? That is what people with her credentials are worth on the speaking circuit. God forbid someone get paid what they are worth, what do you think this is, a meritocracy?
> she could have donated the $675,000 for charity as President Obama did with his Nobel Peace Prize Award money
The Clinton's donated over $15MM to charity over the course of 2008-2015 and paid over 40% of their income as taxes. I'm pretty sure they've done more to help people than you (the average you, for all I know you're Bill Gates) or I ever will.
- reddytowns 10y agoThe mob boss who donates to the orphanage is still the mob boss.
- davidf18 10y ago>> Clinton accepted $675,000 from Goldman for 3 talks. > So what? That is what people with her credentials are worth on the speaking circuit. God forbid someone get paid what they are worth, what do you think this is, a meritocracy? $675,000 for 3 talks to Goldman leaves many with the implication that Clinton was "bought" by Goldman, whether true or not (and how to prove that?). It gave both Sanders (who asked that Clinton dispose the contents of the 3 talks which she never did but which Wikileaks eventually did do) and Trump significant ammunition against Clinton in the campaign. If you are running for President, esp as a Democrat, it is unwise to accept money like that from Goldman or Wall Street. She could have said when she accepted each payment from Goldman that she was donating that money to charity so as not to leave people, potential voters, with the impression that she was "bought." Perceptions matter and as someone who came from a family that ran multiple times for President (3 times prior to this election) she should have known better.