Cha Ching!!!
109 million dollars.
109 MILLION DOLLARS!!
Not bad for a seven year period. Yep, during that time former President Bill (the bone) Clinton and his effervescent wife, the lovely Senator from New York Hillary earned over $109 million. Bet its been a long time since he bit his lower lip and “felt your pain.”
Between books, talks, and “business” dealings, the family that has bemoaned the plight of those less fortunate racked in a ton of cash in a brief time. For me, a more interesting point is the tax bill they paid. Its important to remember these are the same two that have been screeching that the wealthy need to pay more in taxes…because, you know…they owe it. So with that in mind, what did THEY pay? 31% and not a penny more. For some odd reason, they took every tax advantage they could and drifted from the 50% bracket down to 31%. Hell I pay in the 31% bracket!!
In typical Clinton form they want you to pay more, as long as they can get by with as little as possible. Now, I see nothing wrong with every American taking EVERY tax break they can. I also have no issue with Bill and Hillary doing the same thing. I just struggle with their skewed perspective of “raise the taxes on the rich”, while not paying a penny more than they were required. In fact have you ever heard of any liberal sending in more than their tax bill indicated? So far as I know the I.R.S. will gladly accept overpayments. No, they squeal about others not paying what they think they should.
Bill made the majority of the $109 by giving speeches both domestically and over seas. Remember when Ronald Reagan caught hell for getting $2 million for giving a speech in Japan? Yea , the democrats went nuts on that one. Notice how quite they have been on Bill’s earnings? Speaking of Bill the Bone, don’t be surprised if some questions continue to float regarding who kicked in the ½ billon dollars for his library. Yeah…..$550 million to house his papers……and 1 little blue dress.
So when you send in your tax forms next week, keep in mind who wants to be your next President. Willing to raise your taxes…..but never missing a break themselves. I wonder what $109 million feels like?