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ancianita

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42. That's beside the point. He's written and said "quite a bit," but absolutely no one here can link to where he's

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 10:50 AM

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actually done anything. No names of where his money went, no lobbying effort, nothing.

I'm focused on this senior dude because 1. the OP does; 2, most folks here think his ideas make him a good guy. And finally, I ask... 3. Why. What's to his credit that he's done nothing wrong but also done nothing good.

No public record of any net gain in helping anyone.

I'm focused on how most folks here celebrate some well intentioned rich guy who's actually done nothing material to benefit American society. What for? Why would they do that? Why not celebrate some rich guy like JB Pritzker instead?

By saying and writing stuff from a think tank position, but not doing stuff to help those suffering from the highest economic class he's been a part of.... So what. All he's really done is enhance his intellectual reputation. Big deal.

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Oscar Mayer heir Chuck Collins on how billionaires are fleecing everyone [View all] erronis Oct 8 OP

Kick SheltieLover Oct 8 #1

Would that he were committed to the "common good" enough to run for a senate seat & then get chosen as VP when ancianita Oct 8 #2

Not everyone has a burnig desire to gain power. He had it and walked away. flashman13 Oct 8 #3

Then people needn't listen to richies who walk away. Again, he's safely virtue signaling in his catbird seat. ancianita Oct 8 #4

You are being rather judgemental. You seem to be condemning someone for his accidental birth. flashman13 Oct 8 #5

Nope. Just posting a non-praising opinion. ancianita Oct 8 #9

You mean the man who gave away his inherited millions to progressive causes when he was in his twenties? Hekate Oct 8 #7

Please enlighten me about what those progressive causes were. I'm unfamiliar. ancianita Oct 8 #10

You first. I was just going by what was in the OP Hekate Oct 9 #19

OK. ancianita Oct 9 #22

Bernie Sanders is a NY Times Best Seller's list author. Gimpyknee Oct 9 #24

All the better. AND he still literally fills stadiums with his "Fighting Oligarchy" speeches. ancianita Oct 9 #25

I was just surprised that you didn't know that Bernie is a author too. Gimpyknee Oct 9 #28

I hear you. Sorry I'm just not well read re non-Democrats. I wore his campaign button when he first ran for president ancianita Oct 9 #31

So... Cirsium Oct 9 #54

So no. Books are good, rallies that promote the ideas of the books are better. ancianita Oct 9 #66

Per another post, his current net worth's around $250,000. His inheritance (that he gave away decades ago) was $500,000. Celerity Oct 9 #64

I hear you. Facts are facts. ancianita Oct 9 #65

When I read the words "virtue signaling" I know it's time to go read a another post somewhere else. NBachers Oct 8 #15

That does not seem to be the case with him. Joinfortmill Oct 9 #34

Fine. I don't dispute that he lived by his principles, but question what material good he ancianita Oct 9 #36

The question is not what more this man can do, but Joinfortmill Oct 9 #39

That's your question. MY question is what material good did he ever do to get this kind of attention. ancianita Oct 9 #40

We can all do more. He's done quite a bit. Joinfortmill Oct 9 #41

That's beside the point. He's written and said "quite a bit," but absolutely no one here can link to where he's ancianita Oct 9 #42

Maybe because he feels the best way he can contribute is through scholarship and raising awareness. Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #45

Fair enough. As you say, ancianita Oct 9 #47

Chuck Collins gets amplified? Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #51

Okay. I get your reasoning and the fact of his mere millionaire status. Mine is that ancianita Oct 9 #52

Fair, but one post out of the gazillions on DU... Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #55

Running for office is the test? Cirsium Oct 9 #60

Of course not. I stated a "Would that he..." That statement is aspirational opinion, not a test. ancianita Oct 9 #62

how did you get that? Cirsium Oct 9 #68

What did you mean by listing them?that they'd fail what you allege is a "test"?How did you get that I'm applying a test? ancianita Oct 9 #70

Attention? Cirsium Oct 9 #59

... ancianita Oct 9 #63

It isn't "rags to riches" Cirsium Oct 9 #67

Collins is the great-grandson of Oscar F. Mayer, founder of Oscar Mayer meat processing. $500,000? ancianita Oct 9 #69

I dunno Cirsium Oct 9 #57

I've given sufficient reasons. All for one post about wishing he were committed to doing something that ancianita Oct 9 #61

What???? Cirsium Oct 9 #53

You see it as power. Isn't it about representation? leftstreet Oct 8 #11

thank you ancianita Oct 9 #26

This "gazillionaire" inherited $500,000 (about $1.5M today). Not even close to billionaire status. Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #46

Wouldn't prevent him from running leftstreet Oct 9 #48

But there is something very valid that might. Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #50

Chosen as a VP? Gimpyknee Oct 9 #27

There are good reasons. If he wants potential power to rein in the .01%, he's got to get some experience somewhere. ancianita Oct 9 #30

He does it in his own way, in his work and his writing Joinfortmill Oct 9 #35

I'm honestly not understanding this at all. Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #49

Me too. Joinfortmill Oct 9 #58

I don't follow the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" philosophy as rigidly as some. DFW Oct 8 #6

It's too bad more people don't understand this - you don't get to be a billionaire by paying your employees well..... groundloop Oct 8 #8

Oh, hell, like we all don't already know that Warpy Oct 8 #12

From Chandler Foundation BidenRocks Oct 8 #13

Thank you for this background information. erronis Oct 8 #14

Man, I just ranted in my kitchen over this very subject. BigmanPigman Oct 8 #16

He knows who the big weenies are. Sneederbunk Oct 8 #17

The billionaires are the real deep state. nt GenThePerservering Oct 8 #18

Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Meyer - werdna Oct 9 #20

I did a short project at the Oscar Mayer plant here in Madison. milestogo Oct 9 #32

Computers that smelled like hot dogs? Xavier Breath Oct 9 #37

All the office space smelled like hot dogs. milestogo Oct 9 #38

That's better than where the hot dogs come from. progressoid Oct 9 #43

maga is suckered into thinking this shit is good for them Champp Oct 9 #21

K & R for malaise Oct 9 #23

"Pretty much everything you care about is undermined by that concentration of wealth and power..." OldBaldy1701E Oct 9 #29

Interesting. Thank you. Joinfortmill Oct 9 #33

Chuck Collins gfarber Oct 9 #44

Brilliant! Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #56