Gaia
23rd October 2015, 17:47
Here are 120 million Monopoly pieces, roughly one for every household in the United States," says the text, and we see a large pile of green Monopoly "houses" (blocking the view of the White House) and when we try to scroll down, the screen zooms in, and we see a few red Monopoly "hotels" on the top of the pile. The text changes to: "Just 158 families have provided nearly half of the early money for efforts to capture the White House. For what it's worth, 158/120 million is 0.000001%, not 1%.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/11/us/politics/2016-presidential-election-super-pac-donors.html?_r=0
See a list of the 158 families here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/us/politics/wealthy-families-presidential-candidates.html#donors-list
must an account to get the list ..... could you cut and paste the list ?
No need to have a account on the NYT but Okay... :)
The Top Early Donors in the Presidential Race
Wilks Family
$15.0 million
The Wilks family of Texas — brothers Farris and Dan and their spouses, Jo Ann and Staci — earned billions in the fracking boom.
Mercer Family
11.3 million
Robert Mercer, a Wall Street hedge fund magnate, and his daughter, Rebekah Mercer.
Toby Neugebauer
10.0 million
Co-founder of a private equity firm and son of Representative Randy Neugebauer, Republican of Texas.
Kelcy Warren
6.0 million
Dallas billionaire and chief executive of an energy company.
Ricketts Family
5.1 million
Joe Ricketts founded the online brokerage TD Ameritrade and is the patriarch of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs.
Deason Family
5.0 million
Darwin Deason is a Dallas-based billionaire who made his fortune by selling a data processing company to Xerox.
Diane Hendricks
5.0 million
Co-founder of a Wisconsin-based roofing company.
Norman Braman
5.0 million
Billionaire auto dealer in Florida, and a longtime patron of Marco Rubio.
Fernandez Family
3.1 million
Miguel "Mike" Fernandez built a series of health care services firms and now runs a private equity company.
Ronald M. Cameron
3.0 million
Chief executive of the agribusiness giant Mountaire.
Larry Ellison
3.0 million
Former chief executive of Oracle Corporation.
Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein
2.7 million
Owners of a Wisconsin packaging supply company, Mr. Uihlein also is descended from a founder of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co.
Benjamin León
2.5 million
Health care executive and owner of Besilu stables.
Hunt Family
2.3 million
Heirs to the late oil billionaire H. L. Hunt.
Jeffrey S. Yass
2.3 million
Executive of the Susquehanna International Group, an investment company.
Richard D. and Nancy Kinder
2.0 million
Mr. Kinder is executive chairman of a Houston pipeline company; Mrs. Kinder is president of the Kinder Foundation
Rooney Family
2.0 million
Family of Francis Rooney, a longtime supporter of the Bush family and owner of Manhattan Construction Group.
Saban Family
2.0 million
The billionaire media investor Haim Saban and his wife, Cheryl, a philanthropist.
McNair Family
2.0 million
Family of Robert C. McNair, owner of the Houston Texans in the N.F.L.
Ansary Family
2.0 million
Hushang Ansary, a Houston businessman and former Iranian ambassador to the United States, and his wife, Shahla.
Rees-Jones Family
2.0 million
The oil billionaire Trevor D. Rees-Jones and his wife, Jan.
Cohen Family
2.0 million
The hedge fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen and his wife, Alexandra.
Perlmutter Family
2.0 million
Isaac Perlmutter is chief executive of Marvel Entertainment.
Donald J. Trump
1.8 million
Presidential candidate, second-generation real estate developer and entertainer.
Len Blavatnik
1.8 million
A Russian-born American citizen who is the richest man in Britain, according to Forbes.
Perenchio Family
1.7 million
A. Jerrold Perenchio, former chairman of Univision, and his wife, Margaret.
Bernard Marcus
1.6 million
Co-founder of Home Depot.
William E. Oberndorf
1.5 million
Founding partner of SPO Partners, an investment firm.
Helen Schwab
1.5 million
Wife of Charles R. Schwab, the brokerage company founder.
Scott Banister
1.3 million
Technology entrepreneur and investor.
Buchwald Wright Family
1.2 million
Karen Buchwald Wright, chief executive of an Ohio natural gas-compressor manufacturing company, and her husband, Tom Rastin.
Thomas H. Lee
1.2 million
Private equity and leveraged-buyout pioneer.
Robert A. Day
1.1 million
Grandson of the founder of Superior Oil and a longtime Bush family fund-raiser.
George Macricostas
1.1 million
Nevada-based businessman and technology entrepreneur.
Gregory W. Wendt
1.1 million
Equity portfolio manager.
Julian Robertson
1.1 million
Founder of Tiger Management, a hedge fund.
Charles B. Johnson
1.0 million
Financier and part-owner of the San Francisco Giants baseball franchise.
Soros Family
1.0 million
Family of George Soros, billionaire philanthropist and hedge fund investor.
Gary Chouest
1.0 million
President of Louisiana shipping company.
James L. Robo
1.0 million
Mr. Robo gave $2,700; NextEra Energy, where he is chairman and chief executive, made corporate contributions of more than $1 million.
Katzenberg Family
1.0 million
Family of Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive of DreamWorks Animation.
Thomas F. Stephenson
1.0 million
Silicon Valley venture capitalist.
Paul Fireman
1.0 million
Reebok founder and owner of a Nevada ranch.
Johnson Family
1.0 million
Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, and his mother, Betty.
Al Hoffman Jr.
1.0 million
Retired Florida developer who served as ambassador to Portugal under President George W. Bush.
Brad Freeman
1.0 million
Chairman of a California private equity firm.
Abrams-McGrath Family
1.0 million
The film director J.J. Abrams and his wife, Katie McGrath.
Leslie H. Wexner
1.0 million
Chairman and chief executive of L Brands (formerly Limited).
Stephen M. Silberstein
1.0 million
Co-founder of a company that develops data systems for libraries.
Steven Spielberg
1.0 million
Film director and co-principal of DreamWorks.
Herbert M. Sandler
1.0 million
Founder, with his late wife, Marion, of Golden West Financial, the giant California savings and loan bought by the Wachovia Corporation in 2006.
Ronald O. Perelman
1.0 million
Billionaire businessman and art collector.
Raul Rodriguez
1.0 million
Founder of a home medical equipment company.
Louis Moore Bacon
1.0 million
Founder of the hedge fund Moore Capital Management.
S. Donald Sussman
1.0 million
Founder of Paloma Partners, a hedge fund in Greenwich, Conn.
Jay Schottenstein
1.0 million
President of the real estate company Schottenstein Management.
Christopher Cline
1.0 million
Billionaire coal mogul.
Bush Family
827,220
The Republican candidate Jeb Bush and family, including two ex-presidents, his father, George, and his brother George W.
David E. Shaw
802,700
Computer scientist and hedge fund founder.
Willis J. Johnson
800,000
Founder of Copart, a vehicle auction website.
Douglas L. Foshee
765,400
Chairman and chief executive of Sallyport Investments; former chief executive of El Paso Corp.
Buchan Family
755,400
Duke Buchan III, founder of the hedge fund Hunter Global Investors, and his wife, Hannah.
Patricia A. Stryker
755,300
Heir to medical supply company fortune.
Daniel Gilbert
750,000
Founder of Quicken Loans.
Duchossois Family
710,600
The horse racing magnate Richard L. Duchossois and his children.
Kvamme Family
700,000
Venture capital executives.
Lawrence F. DeGeorge
600,000
Financial advisory executive.
Troutt Family
570,800
Kenny A. Troutt, founder of a long-distance phone company, and his wife, Lisa.
Muneer Satter
560,400
Chicago investor and former Goldman Sachs executive.
Stern Family
552,800
Marc Stern is chairman of the TCW Group, a Los Angeles-based asset management firm.
Simons Family
533,100
Family of James H. Simons, founder of the hedge fund Renaissance Technologies.
Fayez Sarofim
529,563
Founder of Houston investment firm.
Morton S. Bouchard
525,000
President and chief executive of an oil barge company.
Jackson Family
552,000
Owners of Jackson Healthcare LLC.
Herschend Family
513,672
Family that owns Herschend Family Entertainment, a theme park operator.
Peter and Julianna Holt
510,000
Principal owners of the N.B.A.'s San Antonio Spurs.
Leone Family
505,400
Doug Leone is partner in the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital.
Roberto Mignone
505,000
Founder of Bridger Management, a hedge fund.
Daniel Loeb
502,700
Hedge fund manager and activist investor.
John L. Nau
502,700
Chief executive of Silver Eagle Distributors.
S. Javaid Anwar
500,000
Pakistan-born founder of a West Texas energy company.
Howard E. Cox Jr.
500,000
Partner at Greylock, a venture capital firm.
Philip H. Geier Jr.
500,000
Former chairman and chief executive at the Interpublic Group of Companies.
Joseph Plumeri
500,000
Former chief executive of the insurance broker Willis Group Holdings.
Rex A. Sinquefield
500,000
An early pioneer of index funds, now retired and active in Missouri politics.
James A. Rubright
500,000
Retired chairman and chief executive of Rock-Tenn Company, a manufacturer of consumer packaging.
John P. McConnell
500,000
Chairman and chief executive of a steel company.
Micky Arison
500,000
Chairman of the cruise operator Carnival Corporation and owner of pro basketball's Miami Heat.
Bruce S. Sherman
500,000
Co-founder of Private Capital Management.
Ted E. Schlein
500,000
Senior partner at the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Peter Karmanos
500,000
Co-founder of Compuware.
Robert D. Walter
500,000
Founder of Cardinal Health.
Chen Shu Te
499,137
A retiree living in Hong Kong -- but public records reveal little else about him.
The Goldman Family
455,400
John D. Goldman, a San Francisco insurance executive, is a son of the late philanthropist Richard N. Goldman.
Fox Family
450,000
Founders of Harbour Group, a St. Louis-based investment firm, and longtime Bush family allies.
R. William Becker
450,000
Owner of Peace River Citrus Products.
Manoj Bhargava
400,000
Founder of 5-hour Energy drinks.
Ezratti Family
400,000
Family of Itzhak Ezratti, president of G.L. Homes of Florida.
Galvin Family
370,400
Heirs to the Motorola fortune.
Lincoln Chafee
364,356
Candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Jenkins Family
362,700
Family behind the grocery retailing chain Publix Super Markets.
Buckley Family
361,000
Walter W. Buckley, founder of a Bethlehem, Pa., investment management firm, and his wife, Marjorie.
William C. Edwards
350,000
Venture capital executive.
Kojaian Family
321,223
Family behind Kojaian Management Corp., a real estate investment firm based in Michigan.
Stephen M. Lessing
315,263
Partner for Aqueduct Capital Group and former George W. Bush fund-raiser.
Feingold Family
313,900
Owners of a dental benefits company.
Fanjul Family
313,500
Florida sugar barons, led by four brothers born in Cuba.
Stanley F. Druckenmiller
313,376
Investor and hedge fund manager.
John W. Childs
310,800
Florida-based founder of a Massachusetts-based private equity firm.
Lee Roy Mitchell
308,500
Chairman of Cinemark, a chain of movie theaters.
Siegel Family
305,500
Media investors.
Kenneth C. Griffin
305,000
Hedge fund manager ranked as the richest man in Illinois.
Kohler Family
305,000
Heirs to Kohler manufacturing fortune.
John C. Cushman III
302,700
Chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate firm.
Manuel Moroun
300,000
Detroit businessman and owner of the Ambassador International Bridge, the only privately-owned border crossing between the U.S. and Canada.
Victor F. Ganzi
280,000
President and chairman of the board of the P.G.A. Tour.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
278,821
Candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.
C. Boyden Gray
277,700
Washington lawyer and conservative activist.
Linda McMahon
276,400
Former professional wrestling executive, who spent close to $100 million on two failed Senate bids in Connecticut.
Thomas Patrick
275,000
Chairman of asset management firm.
Byron Trott
265,179
Former Goldman Sachs banker.
Tichenor Family
264,831
Children of the late McHenry Tichenor Sr., a media mogul and pioneer of Spanish-language radio.
David B. Miller
262,700
Co-founder of a private equity firm that focuses on the oil and gas industry.
G. Brint Ryan
260,000
Chief executive of tax services firm.
Abessinio Family
260,000
Owners of Roch Capital, a Pennsylvania-based investment firm.
Thomas F. Petway III
259,700
Insurance executive.
Alexander Navab
258,272
Executive at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the New York-based private equity firm.
James C. Flores
255,400
Oil executive.
Brandon T. Steele
255,400
Financial services executive.
Marc Nathanson
255,400
Founder of Falcon Cable.
James Pugh
255,400
Chairman and chief executive of Epoch Residential, a luxury construction company.
Scott T. Ford
255,200
Arkansas commodity executive.
Thomas L. Corr
255,000
Head of a petroleum distributor.
John M. Angelo
255,000
Co-founded an investment firm.
Amy P. Goldman
252,700
The daughter of the late Sol Goldman, a wealthy New York real estate investor, Ms. Goldman has written three books about growing heirloom fruits and vegetables.
Robert Tuttle
252,700
Beverly Hills car dealer.
Jeffery Hildebrand
252,700
Founder of oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
John A. Gunn
252,700
Chairman emeritus of Dodge & Cox.
Jonathon Jacobson
252,700
Hedge fund founder.
Kenneth M. Garschina
252,700
Founder of a New York hedge fund and longtime backer of Rand Paul.
Glenn Creamer
252,700
Private equity investor.
Roger C. Altman
252,700
Investment banker who served as deputy secretary of Treasury during the Clinton administration.
Robert J. Bishop
251,500
Hedge fund founder.
Kenneth G. Langone
250,000
A founder of Home Depot and longtime supporter of Chris Christie.
David Tepper
250,000
One of the highest-earning hedge fund founders in the country, specializing in distressed assets.
Tracy W. Krohn
250,000
Auto racing enthusiast and founder of W&T Offshore, and independent oil and natural gas company.
Richard T. Farmer
250,000
Founder of Cintas Corp.
Barrett A. Toan
250,000
Former chief executive of a mail-order pharmacy company.
Dicke Family
250,000
Owners of Crown Equipment Corp.
Roger Penske
250,000
Founder and chairman of Penske Corp.
McMahon Family
250,000
Owners of Miller & Long Real Estate in Bethesda, Md.
Fred Cunningham II
250,000
Investor.
George M. Rapier
250,000
Chairman and chief executive of WellMed Medical Management.
Wolfe Family
250,000
Former owners of The Columbus Dispatch.
Art E. Favre
250,000
Founder of Performance Contractors.
The Lipsky Family
250,000
New Jersey hospital owners.
Robert E. Murray
250,000
Republican activist and chief executive of an Ohio coal mining company.
Ben Nash
250,000
Co-founder of PCS Wireless.
WhiteLove
23rd October 2015, 19:08
It's like:
- "Wait a minute, is your next US president bought to power?"
- "Yeah, the candidates love it that way"
- "But I thought it was a democracy. Are you kidding me?"
- "No, but the democracy is kidding you. It is a moneycracy we live in, not a democracy."
- "But I thought..."
- "Think again"
¤=[Post Update]=¤
Here are 120 million Monopoly pieces, roughly one for every household in the United States," says the text, and we see a large pile of green Monopoly "houses" (blocking the view of the White House) and when we try to scroll down, the screen zooms in, and we see a few red Monopoly "hotels" on the top of the pile. The text changes to: "Just 158 families have provided nearly half of the early money for efforts to capture the White House. For what it's worth, 158/120 million is 0.000001%, not 1%.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/11/us/politics/2016-presidential-election-super-pac-donors.html?_r=0
See a list of the 158 families here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/us/politics/wealthy-families-presidential-candidates.html#donors-list
Thanks Gaia, the truth is right in front of our face.
Gaia
23rd October 2015, 19:19
It's like:
- "Wait a minute, is your next US president bought to power?"
- "Yeah, the candidates love it that way"
- "But I thought it was a democracy. Are you kidding me?"
- "No, but the democracy is kidding you. It is a moneycracy we live in, not a democracy."
- "But I thought..."
- "Think again"
¤=[Post Update]=¤
Here are 120 million Monopoly pieces, roughly one for every household in the United States," says the text, and we see a large pile of green Monopoly "houses" (blocking the view of the White House) and when we try to scroll down, the screen zooms in, and we see a few red Monopoly "hotels" on the top of the pile. The text changes to: "Just 158 families have provided nearly half of the early money for efforts to capture the White House. For what it's worth, 158/120 million is 0.000001%, not 1%.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/11/us/politics/2016-presidential-election-super-pac-donors.html?_r=0
See a list of the 158 families here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/us/politics/wealthy-families-presidential-candidates.html#donors-list
Thanks Gaia, the truth is right in front of our face.
Donald Trump made one shockingly insightful comment during the first GOP debate, Donald Trump bragged about how he deliberately gave money to politicians so that he could later get favors from them. He even said that he used donations to get Hillary Clinton to go to his wedding that his giving left her with "no choice." Hihihi!! Quel monde incestueux que la politique :bigsmile: Politics is a incestuous world :bigsmile: "Wait a minute, is your next US president bought to power?" Off course!
http://www.vox.com/2015/8/6/9114565/donald-trump-debate-money
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