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> Most of the presidents from the last century were not born into wealth. Whether or not they were born into wealth is irrelevant to my claim, which is: > Pol

> Most of the presidents from the last century were not born into wealth. Whether or not they were born into wealth is irrelevant to my claim, which is: > Politicians in America are traditionally wealthy people. Of the 17 presidents from the last century, only three (and just nine total) are listed as having a net worth of less than one million: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_by_net_worth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Unit... America is a country ruled by the wealthy. Both by wealthy politicians and wealthy corporations.

haser_au 5y ago
> Of the 17 presidents from the last century, only three (and just nine total) are listed as having a net worth of less than one million You might want to quote the sentence at the top of the Wikipedia table in your link, that says this is their "peak net worth" and "may occur after that president has left office". Read through the list in the link below. McKinley, Wilson, Coolidge, Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Obama and Biden can't be considered to have been born into families of wealth. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/11/05/the-net-worth-of-the-american-presidents-washington-to-trump/114599966/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/11/05/the-net-wort... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden#Early_life_(1942%E2%80%931965) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden#Early_life_(1942%E2%...
- Ansil849 5y ago
  > You might want to quote the sentence at the top of the Wikipedia table in your link > can't be considered to have been born into families of wealth And you, in turn, might want to quote the sentence at the top of my previous reply where I state that I am not talking about being born into wealth. 12, by the way, is still a small minority. The majority of American presidents were millionaires. It's pretty cut and dry.
freeflight 5y ago
> America is a country ruled by the wealthy. Both by wealthy politicians and wealthy corporations. As much as that statement is usually decried as "edgy teenage take", it's actually backed by political science [0] [0] https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-poli...

haser_au 5y ago

> Of the 17 presidents from the last century, only three (and just nine total) are listed as having a net worth of less than one million You might want to quote the sentence at the top of the Wikipedia table in your link, that says this is their "peak net worth" and "may occur after that president has left office". Read through the list in the link below. McKinley, Wilson, Coolidge, Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Obama and Biden can't be considered to have been born into families of wealth. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/11/05/the-net-worth-of-the-american-presidents-washington-to-trump/114599966/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/11/05/the-net-wort... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden#Early_life_(1942%E2%80%931965) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden#Early_life_(1942%E2%...

Ansil849 5y ago
> You might want to quote the sentence at the top of the Wikipedia table in your link > can't be considered to have been born into families of wealth And you, in turn, might want to quote the sentence at the top of my previous reply where I state that I am not talking about being born into wealth. 12, by the way, is still a small minority. The majority of American presidents were millionaires. It's pretty cut and dry.

freeflight 5y ago

> America is a country ruled by the wealthy. Both by wealthy politicians and wealthy corporations. As much as that statement is usually decried as "edgy teenage take", it's actually backed by political science [0] [0] https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-poli...