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In His Own Words, Joe Biden Was ‘Seduced by Real Estate’. The Democratic presidential candidate spent decades buying ever-larger houses, frequently stretching his personal finances
Wall Street Journal ^ | February 28, 2020 | Julie Bykowicz

Posted on 02/28/2020 8:33:03 AM PST by karpov

WILMINGTON, Del.—The purchase of an abandoned 10,000 square-foot DuPont mansion in an affluent Wilmington suburb may have been a stretch for a 32-year-old widower and father of two commuting daily to Washington for his job as a U.S. senator.

Then again, Joe Biden readily acknowledges that his passion for real estate occasionally overtook his common sense.

The son of a car salesman who was under frequent financial duress, Mr. Biden has seen up close what it looks like to scrape by. He also knows what it feels like to be worried about his mortgage payments.

As Mr. Biden faces a make-or-break moment for his presidential campaign Saturday in South Carolina, he has emphasized that background, trying to draw a contrast with primary rivals who include two billionaire businessmen.

The former vice president has cultivated a decadeslong brand as “Middle Class Joe” and often referred to himself as “one of the poorest members of Congress.” But Mr. Biden’s financial struggles, compared with many of his colleagues, weren’t just a product of his reliance on a government salary. They also stemmed from his penchant for buying stately houses, a Wall Street Journal review of public records and interviews with his current and former associates found.

Mr. Biden’s efforts to live like some of his wealthier Senate colleagues at times led him to borrow money against the value of his homes and life insurance policies, and he routinely reported a negative net worth.

Unlike many of his former colleagues who left office after a term or two and joined the private sector, Mr. Biden, 77 years old, served 44 years in office. After his vice presidency ended, he earned more than $15 million in two years from speeches, teaching positions and book deals.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; bidencorruption; bidencrimes
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A sloth would overtake his common sense even in his youth.
1 posted on 02/28/2020 8:33:03 AM PST by karpov
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A careless and imprudent hair-sniffer, just what voters want as Commander in Chief.


2 posted on 02/28/2020 8:36:10 AM PST by GnuThere
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To: karpov

Grifter Joe.


3 posted on 02/28/2020 8:39:08 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Unlike many of his former colleagues who left office after a term or two and joined the private sector, Mr. Biden, 77 years old, served 44 years in office.

I think they are trying to praise him. But it sounds to me like he's been a parasite for 44 years.

4 posted on 02/28/2020 8:40:25 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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32-year-old widower and father of two commuting daily to Washington for his job

See, he's just like us.

as a U.S. senator.

Oops.

5 posted on 02/28/2020 8:42:30 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (BLACK LIVES MAGA)
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Has Biden ever held a real job??? Ever???


6 posted on 02/28/2020 8:42:54 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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Biden is a corrupt Taker, never a Maker.


7 posted on 02/28/2020 8:43:04 AM PST by Paladin2
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I think they are trying to praise him. But it sounds to me like he's been a parasite for 44 years.

Sounds a lot like Bernie's resume' too.

8 posted on 02/28/2020 8:44:13 AM PST by Don Corleone (The truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth)
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The good of former capitalist WSJ comes out with a puff piece about how poor Joe, has struggled his way up. The topic should have been selling his office through his sons.


9 posted on 02/28/2020 8:44:22 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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I don’t think so. He’s a Bernie clone.................


10 posted on 02/28/2020 8:45:06 AM PST by Red Badger (If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
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“...a 32-year-old widower and father of two commuting daily to Washington for his job as a U.S. senator...”

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That alone turned my stomach!


11 posted on 02/28/2020 8:45:08 AM PST by choctaw man (Good ole Andrew Jackson, or You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma...)
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Biden’s Brother's companies Pocketed $54 MILL In Tax-Funded Loans
To Finance Energy Projects In Central America

Right Journalism ^ | 01.21.2020 | Natalie Dagenhardt FR / Posted on 1/21/2020, 12:38:25 PM by USA Conservative

Frank Biden's companies received $54 MILLION in taxpayer-funded loans to finance energy projects in Central America Just like his son—Biden’s brother also had no energy experience. “Clinton Cash” author Peter Schweizer makes the case for Biden family corruption in his new book “Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite.”

The book teaser reads:In "Profiles in Corruption," Schweizer offers a deep-dive investigation into the private finances, and secrets deals of some of America’s top political leaders. And, as usual, he doesn’t disappoint, with never-before-reported revelations that uncover corruption and abuse of power—all backed up by a mountain of corporate documents and legal filings from around the globe. (Excerpt) Read more at rightjournalism.com …

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"Only $54 mill? Not counting under-the-table cash to the usual Dem suspects. Uncle Frank is a loser. "
"My companies took in 100's of Millions from Russians, Chinese, and Kazakh's looking for favors from Obama and my dad."

12 posted on 02/28/2020 8:45:09 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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Biden’s Brother's companies Pocketed $54 MILL In Tax-Funded Loans
To Finance Energy Projects In Central America

Right Journalism ^ | 01.21.2020 | Natalie Dagenhardt FR / Posted on 1/21/2020, 12:38:25 PM by USA Conservative

Frank Biden's companies received $54 MILLION in taxpayer-funded loans to finance energy projects in Central America Just like his son—Biden’s brother also had no energy experience. “Clinton Cash” author Peter Schweizer makes the case for Biden family corruption in his new book “Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite.”

The book teaser reads:In "Profiles in Corruption," Schweizer offers a deep-dive investigation into the private finances, and secrets deals of some of America’s top political leaders. And, as usual, he doesn’t disappoint, with never-before-reported revelations that uncover corruption and abuse of power—all backed up by a mountain of corporate documents and legal filings from around the globe. (Excerpt) Read more at rightjournalism.com …

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"Only $54 mill? Not counting under-the-table cash to the usual Dem suspects. Uncle Frank is a loser. "
"My companies took in 100's of Millions from Russians, Chinese, and Kazakh's looking for favors from Obama and my dad."

13 posted on 02/28/2020 8:45:09 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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At this point, the WSJ isn’t functionally different than People magazine or the NYT.


14 posted on 02/28/2020 8:46:37 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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his passion for real estate occasionally overtook his common sense.

Just what we want in a President.

Joe and "common sense" in the same sentence? What a joke.

15 posted on 02/28/2020 8:49:23 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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And dont forget his Deleware beach house, which I think is in Rehobeth.


16 posted on 02/28/2020 8:50:32 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: JBW1949

Has Biden ever held a real job??? Ever???


Well he did work as a life guard at a pool in his teens, the young kids would feel up his hairy legs and he had to go cut up a piece of chain to defend himself and the pool against the notorious Corn Pop


17 posted on 02/28/2020 8:51:25 AM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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Joe Biden was paid $900,000 for lobbying efforts from Burisma Holdings in Ukraine.
Ukrainians Find Misuse of $5.3 BILLION in US Aid During Obama Admin
US Aid reported as misused was given to the embassy’s favored NGO’s.
GP ^ | December 6, 2019 | Jim Hoft / FR Posted by mplc51

In October Ukrainian Parliamentarian Andrey (Andriy) Derkach revealed in a press conference
that Joe Biden was paid $900,000 for lobbying efforts from Burisma Holdings in Ukraine. Much of the $5.3B in US Aid Ukraine reported as misused was given to the embassy’s favored NGO’s. At the time Yovanovitch, witness for the Witchunt, was the Amb. That embassy directed the police not to investigate. Wonder why Obama forgot Art. 2, Sec. 3.

"Thanks Hunter......now I can buy that $12 million spread on Martha's Vineyard Michelle is bugging me for."

18 posted on 02/28/2020 8:51:39 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

private property ownership for them but not the proletariat.


19 posted on 02/28/2020 8:52:42 AM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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The guy’s an absolute martyr, scraping by and barely managing to survive in that cramped, overcrowded 10K square foot house. What fortitude! What will power! What sacrifice for his kids. /s


20 posted on 02/28/2020 8:52:57 AM PST by Hoffer Rand (God be greater than the worries in my life, be stronger than the weakness in my mind, be magnified.)
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