Posted on 04/05/2008 6:31:02 AM PDT by kellynla
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton released tax data Friday showing they earned $109 million over the last eight years, an ascent into the uppermost tier of American taxpayers that seemed unimaginable in 2001, when they left the White House with little money and facing millions in legal bills.
The bulk of their wealth has come from speaking and book-writing, which together account for almost $92 million, including a $15 million advance — larger than previously thought — from Mr. Clinton’s 2004 autobiography, “My Life.” The former president’s vigorous lecture schedule, where his speeches command upwards of $250,000, brought in almost $52 million.
During that time, the Clintons paid $33.8 million in federal taxes and claimed deductions for $10.2 million in charitable contributions. The contributions went to a family foundation run by the Clintons that has given away only about half of the money they put into it, and most of that was last year, after Mrs. Clinton declared her candidacy.
Mrs. Clinton’s campaign released the eight years of income tax information late Friday, following a rising clamor on the campaign trail for her to follow the lead of her opponent, Senator Barack Obama, who had previously disclosed his tax returns for the same period. In what proved to be an awkward juxtaposition, the disclosure of the records — which revealed the Clintons to be in the top one-hundredth of 1 percent, or roughly 14,500, of all taxpayers — came on the day that Mrs. Clinton called for the creation of a cabinet-level post to tackle poverty.
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There--fixed it!
blip...I had a comment but forgot to finish it...
I’ll settle for a freudian slip sad lip. LOL
HA!!!
Good observation......
not to worry!
clintons be helpin’ po’ folks,
on the democrat plantation.
$92 million? Writing fiction sure does pay well.
The Clinton Foundation is a slush fund for Bill’s travels.
That's right. The Clinton's draw notice but they are far from the only one's. Gore has made 100 million since he left office. I saw an interview with Bush where he said the first thing he is going to do after leaving office is to go give speeches so he can make his pile. Giuliani made an enormous amount of money running his investment "consulting" company. High political office has become the stepping stone to the accumulation of vast wealth. How long until we have our fist public sector billionaire?
I heard that there are five or six women who would have loved to have charged Bill with rape. Not to mention Paula, Monica, Kathleen, Juanita!
The Clinton money, don’t you just feel their pain! The good thing is that they are spending a lot of it on her failed WH race HOPEFULLY!
:-) That would be a hoot.
The two hillbilly grifters go from rags-to-riches-to rags.
(no offense meant to Hillbillies - or grifters)
If they REALLY wanted to help the poor they would use their money and talents to help the poor. They don’t do that. The only charity they really donate to is themselves The CLinton Foundation. Hypocrites to the max!
Response: Who was it that said that there is "a sucker born every minute." These people are proof of the truth of that statement. They should be in jail; instead, they hold the highest offices and make vast sums of money. I guess the American people get what they deserve.
Can you say - quid pro quo?
It explains why the Clinton Library was modeled after a single wide trailer house.
Just wait till a moderate 140 mph Arkansas tornado comes by.
Thanks,
A real classic from that golden era.
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