America's wealthiest families revealed: From the Rockefellers to the Waltons

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 7/10/2014 | James Nye

[rktman]

Forbes magazine has published a list of the 185 richest families in America Each family is worth collectively a minimum of $1 billion The collective worth of the 185 families on the list of billionaire families is $1.2 trillion The richest family in America is the Walton family who are worth $152 billion Other famous names on the list are the Hearsts, Mars and Rockefellers Of the 50 richest families, 28 are Republicans and only seven are Democrats

[rktman]

Geez. No wonder hairy reid-iculous hates the Koch brothers. I do have to take exception with the republican claims. Maybe overall, but we all know penny pritzker is a boot lickin' obamanite. Seem to remember one of the waltons did some big donations to the dems as well. I'm sure somebody has a list to counter some of these claims. Hmmm. I wonder. Is patty hearst gettin' some of this money? Uh, I seem to remember that she is.

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[traderrob6]

Really?

[rktman]

G’night John Boy. G’night Mary Ellen. ;>}

[FamiliarFace]

Mary Ellen must have been taking the photo, because she’s not in this one.

[H8Libs]

“The richest family in America is the Walton family who are worth $152 billion “

They brag about the fact they’ve hired 60,000 veterans, but they won’t pay them more than $9.00 and hour.

[Rodamala]

I thought the same exact thing!

Goodnight, John Boy.

[tiki]

That sounds so whiny and liberal. At least they have jobs and if they have the gumption they won’t be working anywhere for long at minimum wage, they will go onward and upward.

For most, Walmart is not a career, it is a stepping stone for the ambitious and a dead end for those who can do nothing else.

[TomGuy]

Of the 50 richest families, 28 are Republicans and only seven are Democrats

Only 7 are Democrats, but 15 are neither Democrat or Republican, apparently.

[rktman]

LOL! Or they have so much money they don’t really care one way or the other. Seems like the uber wealthy can be like that. Since they are in the stratosphere none of the crap in dc has much effect on them.

[Jack Hammer]

Being vastly wealthy - nice work if you can get it.

[TomGuy]

Exactly.

Big corporations give money to both major political parties. The directors of the corps may be of one party or the other, but the corporation is neutral.

The feigned animosity toward big corporations is little more than political theater.

[mj1234]

glad you joined FR - july 8th

So... Macdonalds?- big O’bummercare subsidies- think
they hire as many vets?

To help with vet bills... think they can see a
Dr. at the VA- under O’bummers watch?

Good paying jobs —in the auto union— got our
money to.... send the BIGGEST expansion OVERSEAS!-
and most of the Jobs...drum roll ... to NEW china
factories!

This article just pits rich against poor- would be better to cover the Wealthiest polticians- starting with Clinttoon
reid,pelosi ,GORE etc

[Trailerpark Badass]

Welcome to FR.

[TomGuy]

The story of the Waltons of Walmart is the quintessential story of success in America. That empire started with a small family 5-and-dime on the square in Bentonville, Arkansas. Sam and Helen ran it.

Sam and his brother started the Walmart chain with borrowed money to open either 4 or 6 area stores in the early 1960.

[mj1234]

from the Top 10-

. Walton family $152 billion – Wal-Mart retail, Republican

2. Koch family $89 billion - diversified, Republican

3. Mars family $60 billion – candy, Republican

4. Cargill-MacMillan family $43 billion – money management. Republican

5. Edward Johnson family (Fidelity) $39 billion – money management, Republican

6. Hearst family $35 billion – Hearst Corporation media, Republican

7. Cox family $32 billion - media, Democrat

8. Pritzker family $29 billion – hotels and investments, Both

9.S.C. Johnson family $25.5 billion – cleaning products manufacturer, Republican

10. Duncan family $25.4 billion – energy, Republican

There is something REALLY WRONG with this List!!!!

Where is Bill Gates?- easily 70 Billion
Where is Larry Ellison?- current net worth 46 billion
Both are OUT of top 10 and are BIG Demo supporters

[mj1234]

by the way Cargill-Macmillan’s at most are Demo&repug- but from
what I See in Minneeesnowta- they typically host Demo’s
to their parties.

[Excellence]

Of the 50 richest families, 28 are Republicans and only seven are Democrats.

It just means there are more business- savvy, smart Republicans than there are Democrats.

[FlJoePa]

A friend of mine from HS married Lucy Cargill. I’d say he made a wise choice. His brother was also CEO of Cadbury for years. Both from a small little HS in the mountains of central PA.

[FlJoePa]

Whoops - meant Lucy MacMillan...