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there you go again using words that make you look like a dumbass ... really they're "sacred"??? thats your best... they're "sacred"... so I guess the banks who support republicans in office is "sacred" or the oil companies who support republicans ??? "sacred too" ... or is it they're only sacred when they support a Democrat/liberal ... is that what you're trying to tell us here ??? or was I right you have no Idea whats going onThe green lobby is just like any other, certainly not sacred. Dumbassyou make these outrageous accusations that are based on your opinion ... if you look at their donators and if you see any kind of criminal activities then you have a case... the fact that you don't have any case against green companies or companies that support liberal or democrats causes, doesn't make them corrupt ... the fact that they don't have any corruption makes you angrey because they get elected and you can't stand that thought ... the people who donate to them aren't criminals, but in you tiny little mind they're out to get yaHim being a career politician is a corrupt act alone, no doubt paid by green/alternative energy lobbyists most of his career. Shown by his utter hipocrisy to this day.more bull shit ... you seem to like to put things out that has no factual bases to it ... tell us one corrupt thing he did in government ...Algore is a good example of getting rich from absolute corruption...The OP is nothing but dem/lib talking points and lies. not a speck of truth in it.
Yes, there is corruption in the federal government. Senators and congressmen are getting obscenely rich by taking legal bribes from lobbyists and special interests
Manbearpig is a POS, of the highest level.
Lol
oh thats just silly talkbecause there isn't a such of a thing as aNo, it isnt a famous person. Why are you flipping btw?Oh you mean like Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann y types ???then that woman couldn't be too bright if she became a conservative ... Oh tell us what brilliant thing has she done or are you just blowing smokeNo, nothing like them at all. A woman who took the world by the nuts and I admire, actually.yep like trump, perry, bobbie jindal, george bush yeah real bunch of conservative intellectsSmartest person I ever met is a Conservative.
Smart Conservative
now what it says is you have not idea by your response just like yesterday you couldn't come up with one corrupt thing that Gore has done you would just say well he gets elected thats corrupt ... I pointed out what bernie stands for and what bit of brilliance did you come up with??? you guessed it your bull shit unanswered responseheres what cracks me up about your post ... heres a person who has been against big corporatrions and billionaires and you call him
Worst of all... A socialist and a career politician.
A pile of bat shit crazy...
"A pile of bat shit crazy" ... then we have Teddy Rosevelt who said the same things that Bernie says mean while you're trying to convince that term limits is a must ... then you post a picture of him saying he hates billionaires and hair stylist... and we're supposed to take you serious ... Bernie Sanders doesn't hate anyone never has ... but the fact that you haven't really listen to him speak tells me you haven't a clue ... what bernie sanders hates is this billionaires get huge tax cut they pay nothing to speak of ... hedge fun managers pay 15% on their taxes ... where you came here and complain about term limits causing corruption ??? thats funny ..you have a clue what life about
that post clearly demonstrates that you have no idea how the real world works, what Sanders stands for, or just about anything else.
ok fine point us out one if you canoh thats just silly talkbecause there isn't a such of a thing as aNo, it isnt a famous person. Why are you flipping btw?Oh you mean like Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann y types ???then that woman couldn't be too bright if she became a conservative ... Oh tell us what brilliant thing has she done or are you just blowing smokeNo, nothing like them at all. A woman who took the world by the nuts and I admire, actually.yep like trump, perry, bobbie jindal, george bush yeah real bunch of conservative intellects
Smart Conservative
First off teddy was a bat shit crazy progressive to the core, and a career politician just like Bernie. That alone making them the lowest of life forms.heres what cracks me up about your post ... heres a person who has been against big corporatrions and billionaires and you call him
Worst of all... A socialist and a career politician.
A pile of bat shit crazy...
"A pile of bat shit crazy" ... then we have Teddy Rosevelt who said the same things that Bernie says mean while you're trying to convince that term limits is a must ... then you post a picture of him saying he hates billionaires and hair stylist... and we're supposed to take you serious ... Bernie Sanders doesn't hate anyone never has ... but the fact that you haven't really listen to him speak tells me you haven't a clue ... what bernie sanders hates is this billionaires get huge tax cut they pay nothing to speak of ... hedge fun managers pay 15% on their taxes ... where you came here and complain about term limits causing corruption ??? thats funny ..you have a clue what life about
Man, really? No, thats stupid in and of itself. It subjective and cause for a needless 5 hour long nothingness argument.ok fine point us out one if you canoh thats just silly talkbecause there isn't a such of a thing as aNo, it isnt a famous person. Why are you flipping btw?Oh you mean like Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann y types ???then that woman couldn't be too bright if she became a conservative ... Oh tell us what brilliant thing has she done or are you just blowing smokeNo, nothing like them at all. A woman who took the world by the nuts and I admire, actually.
Smart Conservative
please enlighten us all tell us what is his socialist answer ??? or are we going to get a bunch of gibberish from youHis only answer is like any socialist, Robin Hood.Listening to everything the GOP and Libertarians have to say, I have to say I viamently disagree with the direction they want to take America. They are a very selfish group.
Paul Ryan, the father of a Republican budget initiative that seeks to destroy Medicare and Social Security has continually invoked the name of Ayn Rand as his philosophical mentor and guide. Many other Republicans have do so too. They are embracing a philosophy which, according to Ayn Rand herself, is one of selfishness and is against all forms of Spirituality. The question any thoughtful Americans must ask themselves is: Is this the America we want?
And how do they get evangelicals to go along with them is beyond me.
Its a very selfish every man for himself mentality.
And Libertarians don't believe in the Commons. What are the Commons?
The Commons are resources that are owned by all of us. That includes the Grand Canyon, oil rights, power companies, roads, public airwaves, schools, etc.
Here is how they think. Libertarians think if we all own the land on which our sheep graze, we will each add one too many sheep until we destroy the land for future generations. That We the People can't manage the commons.
Libertarians think that if one person owns the land and charged everyone else grazing fees, he would be more committed to preserving it for the future than a village of farmers.
I disagree.
As a libertarian, I can only respond by pointing out that you have a lot of misconceptions about libertarians. There's a distinct difference between rejecting coercive government and rejecting community action. In my experience, libertarians believe in community spirit, charity, and helping their fellow man more sincerely that most modern liberals. They simply don't believe it needs to be forced on us via coercive government programs.
Frankly, I find the liberal point of view deeply cynical, based on the tacit assumption that without government forcing it on us, we will turn our backs on those in need. I've heard it said that pretty much everyone starts with the base assumption that everyone else is like them. So people who are kind, charitable and forgiving assume the world will be likewise. Those who are less so, fear a world where people are free to be who they are. I couldn't take that as a blanket condemnation, because I know liberals who I believe are genuinely good people, but it does give me pause. What are you all so worried about?
Fact is, since the GOP made all their cuts to government programs that help the poor and since they implimented their unregulated free trade, more people have slipped into poverty. And charities and religion are proving they are not capable of handling or solving the growing problem. This is what our government is for.
This was written in 2007. This is why I laugh when Republicans try to suggest that Obama is at fault for the mess we are in.
Roll Back the Reagan Tax Cuts | Common Dreams
Since Bush has been president:
over 5 million people have slipped into poverty;
nearly 7 million Americans have lost their health insurance;
median household income has gone down by nearly $1,300;
three million manufacturing jobs have been lost;
three million American workers have lost their pensions;
home foreclosures are now the highest on record;
the personal savings rate is below zero - which hasn't happened since the great depression;
the real earnings of college graduates have gone down by about 5% in the last few years;
entry level wages for male and female high school graduates have fallen by over 3%;
wages and salaries are now at the lowest share of GDP since 1929.
How would you increase household income? - Increase take home pay. Lower taxes. Personal savings is a choice. If people are losing money paycheck to paycheck on living essentials, then that is problem. If people are spending their money on non-essentials and not saving, how is their choice my problem? As for real earnings of college graduates has declined by 5%, maybe colleges need to push and focus its students in areas of study where there is a demand in jobs. Get the degree in Computer Science and take Women's Studies courses as a minor; not the inverse.
Finally, as for manufacturing jobs, it is too easy to say that the reason jobs have been lost due to greediness of C-Levels who ship these jobs overseas. If China, India, and other cheap labor countries had the same corporate tax rate, same labor laws, same legal liability levels, and same government regulations, then the C-Level greediness mantra might work.
Taking and giving, never works long term... Lol
now what it says is you have not idea by your response just like yesterday you couldn't come up with one corrupt thing that Gore has done you would just say well he gets elected thats corrupt ... I pointed out what bernie stands for and what bit of brilliance did you come up with??? you guessed it your bull shit unanswered responseheres what cracks me up about your post ... heres a person who has been against big corporatrions and billionaires and you call him
Worst of all... A socialist and a career politician.
A pile of bat shit crazy...
"A pile of bat shit crazy" ... then we have Teddy Rosevelt who said the same things that Bernie says mean while you're trying to convince that term limits is a must ... then you post a picture of him saying he hates billionaires and hair stylist... and we're supposed to take you serious ... Bernie Sanders doesn't hate anyone never has ... but the fact that you haven't really listen to him speak tells me you haven't a clue ... what bernie sanders hates is this billionaires get huge tax cut they pay nothing to speak of ... hedge fun managers pay 15% on their taxes ... where you came here and complain about term limits causing corruption ??? thats funny ..you have a clue what life about
that post clearly demonstrates that you have no idea how the real world works, what Sanders stands for, or just about anything else.
Even an idiot knows socialism has never worked long term in the history of the planet, you know what they say about trying the same thing over and over again expecting a different result....please enlighten us all tell us what is his socialist answer ??? or are we going to get a bunch of gibberish from youHis only answer is like any socialist, Robin Hood.Listening to everything the GOP and Libertarians have to say, I have to say I viamently disagree with the direction they want to take America. They are a very selfish group.
Paul Ryan, the father of a Republican budget initiative that seeks to destroy Medicare and Social Security has continually invoked the name of Ayn Rand as his philosophical mentor and guide. Many other Republicans have do so too. They are embracing a philosophy which, according to Ayn Rand herself, is one of selfishness and is against all forms of Spirituality. The question any thoughtful Americans must ask themselves is: Is this the America we want?
And how do they get evangelicals to go along with them is beyond me.
Its a very selfish every man for himself mentality.
And Libertarians don't believe in the Commons. What are the Commons?
The Commons are resources that are owned by all of us. That includes the Grand Canyon, oil rights, power companies, roads, public airwaves, schools, etc.
Here is how they think. Libertarians think if we all own the land on which our sheep graze, we will each add one too many sheep until we destroy the land for future generations. That We the People can't manage the commons.
Libertarians think that if one person owns the land and charged everyone else grazing fees, he would be more committed to preserving it for the future than a village of farmers.
I disagree.
As a libertarian, I can only respond by pointing out that you have a lot of misconceptions about libertarians. There's a distinct difference between rejecting coercive government and rejecting community action. In my experience, libertarians believe in community spirit, charity, and helping their fellow man more sincerely that most modern liberals. They simply don't believe it needs to be forced on us via coercive government programs.
Frankly, I find the liberal point of view deeply cynical, based on the tacit assumption that without government forcing it on us, we will turn our backs on those in need. I've heard it said that pretty much everyone starts with the base assumption that everyone else is like them. So people who are kind, charitable and forgiving assume the world will be likewise. Those who are less so, fear a world where people are free to be who they are. I couldn't take that as a blanket condemnation, because I know liberals who I believe are genuinely good people, but it does give me pause. What are you all so worried about?
Fact is, since the GOP made all their cuts to government programs that help the poor and since they implimented their unregulated free trade, more people have slipped into poverty. And charities and religion are proving they are not capable of handling or solving the growing problem. This is what our government is for.
This was written in 2007. This is why I laugh when Republicans try to suggest that Obama is at fault for the mess we are in.
Roll Back the Reagan Tax Cuts | Common Dreams
Since Bush has been president:
over 5 million people have slipped into poverty;
nearly 7 million Americans have lost their health insurance;
median household income has gone down by nearly $1,300;
three million manufacturing jobs have been lost;
three million American workers have lost their pensions;
home foreclosures are now the highest on record;
the personal savings rate is below zero - which hasn't happened since the great depression;
the real earnings of college graduates have gone down by about 5% in the last few years;
entry level wages for male and female high school graduates have fallen by over 3%;
wages and salaries are now at the lowest share of GDP since 1929.
How would you increase household income? - Increase take home pay. Lower taxes. Personal savings is a choice. If people are losing money paycheck to paycheck on living essentials, then that is problem. If people are spending their money on non-essentials and not saving, how is their choice my problem? As for real earnings of college graduates has declined by 5%, maybe colleges need to push and focus its students in areas of study where there is a demand in jobs. Get the degree in Computer Science and take Women's Studies courses as a minor; not the inverse.
Finally, as for manufacturing jobs, it is too easy to say that the reason jobs have been lost due to greediness of C-Levels who ship these jobs overseas. If China, India, and other cheap labor countries had the same corporate tax rate, same labor laws, same legal liability levels, and same government regulations, then the C-Level greediness mantra might work.
Taking and giving, never works long term... Lol
I think you have no Idea when he states he's a democrat socialist ... you have this notion that he wants to take everybody's money to run the country ... he doesn't ... thats the furthest thing from the truth ... have you ever listen to what he has said ??? or are you one of these conservatives who hears the word socialist and shuts down all thoughtHis only answer is like any socialist, Robin Hood.Listening to everything the GOP and Libertarians have to say, I have to say I viamently disagree with the direction they want to take America. They are a very selfish group.
Paul Ryan, the father of a Republican budget initiative that seeks to destroy Medicare and Social Security has continually invoked the name of Ayn Rand as his philosophical mentor and guide. Many other Republicans have do so too. They are embracing a philosophy which, according to Ayn Rand herself, is one of selfishness and is against all forms of Spirituality. The question any thoughtful Americans must ask themselves is: Is this the America we want?
And how do they get evangelicals to go along with them is beyond me.
Its a very selfish every man for himself mentality.
And Libertarians don't believe in the Commons. What are the Commons?
The Commons are resources that are owned by all of us. That includes the Grand Canyon, oil rights, power companies, roads, public airwaves, schools, etc.
Here is how they think. Libertarians think if we all own the land on which our sheep graze, we will each add one too many sheep until we destroy the land for future generations. That We the People can't manage the commons.
Libertarians think that if one person owns the land and charged everyone else grazing fees, he would be more committed to preserving it for the future than a village of farmers.
I disagree.
As a libertarian, I can only respond by pointing out that you have a lot of misconceptions about libertarians. There's a distinct difference between rejecting coercive government and rejecting community action. In my experience, libertarians believe in community spirit, charity, and helping their fellow man more sincerely that most modern liberals. They simply don't believe it needs to be forced on us via coercive government programs.
Frankly, I find the liberal point of view deeply cynical, based on the tacit assumption that without government forcing it on us, we will turn our backs on those in need. I've heard it said that pretty much everyone starts with the base assumption that everyone else is like them. So people who are kind, charitable and forgiving assume the world will be likewise. Those who are less so, fear a world where people are free to be who they are. I couldn't take that as a blanket condemnation, because I know liberals who I believe are genuinely good people, but it does give me pause. What are you all so worried about?
Fact is, since the GOP made all their cuts to government programs that help the poor and since they implimented their unregulated free trade, more people have slipped into poverty. And charities and religion are proving they are not capable of handling or solving the growing problem. This is what our government is for.
This was written in 2007. This is why I laugh when Republicans try to suggest that Obama is at fault for the mess we are in.
Roll Back the Reagan Tax Cuts | Common Dreams
Since Bush has been president:
over 5 million people have slipped into poverty;
nearly 7 million Americans have lost their health insurance;
median household income has gone down by nearly $1,300;
three million manufacturing jobs have been lost;
three million American workers have lost their pensions;
home foreclosures are now the highest on record;
the personal savings rate is below zero - which hasn't happened since the great depression;
the real earnings of college graduates have gone down by about 5% in the last few years;
entry level wages for male and female high school graduates have fallen by over 3%;
wages and salaries are now at the lowest share of GDP since 1929.
How would you increase household income? - Increase take home pay. Lower taxes. Personal savings is a choice. If people are losing money paycheck to paycheck on living essentials, then that is problem. If people are spending their money on non-essentials and not saving, how is their choice my problem? As for real earnings of college graduates has declined by 5%, maybe colleges need to push and focus its students in areas of study where there is a demand in jobs. Get the degree in Computer Science and take Women's Studies courses as a minor; not the inverse.
Finally, as for manufacturing jobs, it is too easy to say that the reason jobs have been lost due to greediness of C-Levels who ship these jobs overseas. If China, India, and other cheap labor countries had the same corporate tax rate, same labor laws, same legal liability levels, and same government regulations, then the C-Level greediness mantra might work.
Taking and giving, never works long term... Lol
Works fine till you run out of other people's money, then that society vanishes, in a spread of ruins and slaughter.
What's the difference between an L and a D?Listening to everything the GOP and Libertarians have to say, I have to say I viamently disagree with the direction they want to take America. They are a very selfish group.
Paul Ryan, the father of a Republican budget initiative that seeks to destroy Medicare and Social Security has continually invoked the name of Ayn Rand as his philosophical mentor and guide. Many other Republicans have do so too. They are embracing a philosophy which, according to Ayn Rand herself, is one of selfishness and is against all forms of Spirituality. The question any thoughtful Americans must ask themselves is: Is this the America we want?
And how do they get evangelicals to go along with them is beyond me.
Its a very selfish every man for himself mentality.
And Libertarians don't believe in the Commons. What are the Commons?
The Commons are resources that are owned by all of us. That includes the Grand Canyon, oil rights, power companies, roads, public airwaves, schools, etc.
Here is how they think. Libertarians think if we all own the land on which our sheep graze, we will each add one too many sheep until we destroy the land for future generations. That We the People can't manage the commons.
Libertarians think that if one person owns the land and charged everyone else grazing fees, he would be more committed to preserving it for the future than a village of farmers.
I disagree.
ALL socialists are control freaks and delusional to the core, and Bernie is a career politician making him corrupt to the core.I think you have no Idea when he states he's a democrat socialist ... you have this notion that he wants to take everybody's money to run the country ... he doesn't ... thats the furthest thing from the truth ... have you ever listen to what he has said ??? or are you one of these conservatives who hears the word socialist and shuts down all thoughtHis only answer is like any socialist, Robin Hood.As a libertarian, I can only respond by pointing out that you have a lot of misconceptions about libertarians. There's a distinct difference between rejecting coercive government and rejecting community action. In my experience, libertarians believe in community spirit, charity, and helping their fellow man more sincerely that most modern liberals. They simply don't believe it needs to be forced on us via coercive government programs.
Frankly, I find the liberal point of view deeply cynical, based on the tacit assumption that without government forcing it on us, we will turn our backs on those in need. I've heard it said that pretty much everyone starts with the base assumption that everyone else is like them. So people who are kind, charitable and forgiving assume the world will be likewise. Those who are less so, fear a world where people are free to be who they are. I couldn't take that as a blanket condemnation, because I know liberals who I believe are genuinely good people, but it does give me pause. What are you all so worried about?
Fact is, since the GOP made all their cuts to government programs that help the poor and since they implimented their unregulated free trade, more people have slipped into poverty. And charities and religion are proving they are not capable of handling or solving the growing problem. This is what our government is for.
This was written in 2007. This is why I laugh when Republicans try to suggest that Obama is at fault for the mess we are in.
Roll Back the Reagan Tax Cuts | Common Dreams
Since Bush has been president:
over 5 million people have slipped into poverty;
nearly 7 million Americans have lost their health insurance;
median household income has gone down by nearly $1,300;
three million manufacturing jobs have been lost;
three million American workers have lost their pensions;
home foreclosures are now the highest on record;
the personal savings rate is below zero - which hasn't happened since the great depression;
the real earnings of college graduates have gone down by about 5% in the last few years;
entry level wages for male and female high school graduates have fallen by over 3%;
wages and salaries are now at the lowest share of GDP since 1929.
How would you increase household income? - Increase take home pay. Lower taxes. Personal savings is a choice. If people are losing money paycheck to paycheck on living essentials, then that is problem. If people are spending their money on non-essentials and not saving, how is their choice my problem? As for real earnings of college graduates has declined by 5%, maybe colleges need to push and focus its students in areas of study where there is a demand in jobs. Get the degree in Computer Science and take Women's Studies courses as a minor; not the inverse.
Finally, as for manufacturing jobs, it is too easy to say that the reason jobs have been lost due to greediness of C-Levels who ship these jobs overseas. If China, India, and other cheap labor countries had the same corporate tax rate, same labor laws, same legal liability levels, and same government regulations, then the C-Level greediness mantra might work.
Taking and giving, never works long term... Lol
Works fine till you run out of other people's money, then that society vanishes, in a spread of ruins and slaughter.
the fact that you don't like Al Gores Ideas on global warming doesn't make it a lie ... Gore selling books on global warming isn't corrupt... where you nut jobs get this stuff is beyond me ... all politicians sell carbon credits its not illegal ... it appears you have no idea what a socialist government does ... they don't tax your money they take all of your earnings and distribute it among all the people to live ... thats a socialist government ... bernie sanders wants to raise the taxes on billionaires and people who make money on the selling of stocks and bonds and derivatives... he also said he would raise the taxes on people making over 50,000 dollars ... a percentage that I can't remember now ... that would be for health insurance for all ...now what it says is you have not idea by your response just like yesterday you couldn't come up with one corrupt thing that Gore has done you would just say well he gets elected thats corrupt ... I pointed out what bernie stands for and what bit of brilliance did you come up with??? you guessed it your bull shit unanswered responseheres what cracks me up about your post ... heres a person who has been against big corporatrions and billionaires and you call him
Worst of all... A socialist and a career politician.
A pile of bat shit crazy...
"A pile of bat shit crazy" ... then we have Teddy Rosevelt who said the same things that Bernie says mean while you're trying to convince that term limits is a must ... then you post a picture of him saying he hates billionaires and hair stylist... and we're supposed to take you serious ... Bernie Sanders doesn't hate anyone never has ... but the fact that you haven't really listen to him speak tells me you haven't a clue ... what bernie sanders hates is this billionaires get huge tax cut they pay nothing to speak of ... hedge fun managers pay 15% on their taxes ... where you came here and complain about term limits causing corruption ??? thats funny ..you have a clue what life about
that post clearly demonstrates that you have no idea how the real world works, what Sanders stands for, or just about anything else.
Gore: lied about AGW and became obscenely rich selling carbon credits and bullshit books. Lying for financial gain is corrupt.
Sanders: an avowed socialist who says he would raise everyone's taxes (that includes you libtards)... on the topic of socialism, can you name one country where socialism actually works or has worked?
the fact that you don't like Al Gores Ideas on global warming doesn't make it a lie ... Gore selling books on global warming isn't corrupt... where you nut jobs get this stuff is beyond me ... all politicians sell carbon credits its not illegal ... it appears you have no idea what a socialist government does ... they don't tax your money they take all of your earnings and distribute it among all the people to live ... thats a socialist government ... bernie sanders wants to raise the taxes on billionaires and people who make more on the selling of stocks and bonds ... he also said he would raise the taxes on people making over 50,000 dollars a percentage that I can't remember now that would be for health insurance for all ...now what it says is you have not idea by your response just like yesterday you couldn't come up with one corrupt thing that Gore has done you would just say well he gets elected thats corrupt ... I pointed out what bernie stands for and what bit of brilliance did you come up with??? you guessed it your bull shit unanswered responseheres what cracks me up about your post ... heres a person who has been against big corporatrions and billionaires and you call him
Worst of all... A socialist and a career politician.
A pile of bat shit crazy...
"A pile of bat shit crazy" ... then we have Teddy Rosevelt who said the same things that Bernie says mean while you're trying to convince that term limits is a must ... then you post a picture of him saying he hates billionaires and hair stylist... and we're supposed to take you serious ... Bernie Sanders doesn't hate anyone never has ... but the fact that you haven't really listen to him speak tells me you haven't a clue ... what bernie sanders hates is this billionaires get huge tax cut they pay nothing to speak of ... hedge fun managers pay 15% on their taxes ... where you came here and complain about term limits causing corruption ??? thats funny ..you have a clue what life about
that post clearly demonstrates that you have no idea how the real world works, what Sanders stands for, or just about anything else.
Gore: lied about AGW and became obscenely rich selling carbon credits and bullshit books. Lying for financial gain is corrupt.
Sanders: an avowed socialist who says he would raise everyone's taxes (that includes you libtards)... on the topic of socialism, can you name one country where socialism actually works or has worked?
hears is what you call selling carbon credits by Al Gore
Al Gore could become world's first carbon billionaire
Al Gore, the former US vice president, could become the world's first carbon billionaire after investing heavily in green energy companies.
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Al Gore: Al Gore could become world's first carbon billionaire Photo: AP
7:00AM GMT 03 Nov 2009
Last year Mr Gore's venture capital firm loaned a small California firm $75m to develop energy-saving technology.
The company, Silver Spring Networks, produces hardware and software to make the electricity grid more efficient.
The deal appeared to pay off in a big way last week, when the Energy Department announced $3.4 billion in smart grid grants, the New York Times reports. Of the total, more than $560 million went to utilities with which Silver Spring has contracts.
The move means that venture capital company Kleiner Perkins and its partners, including Mr Gore, could recoup their investment many times over in coming years.
Few people have been as vocal about the urgency of global warming and the need to reinvent the way the world produces and consumes energy as Mr Gore. And few have put as much money behind their advocacy and are as well positioned to profit from this green transformation, if and when it comes.
Critics, mostly on the political right and among global warming sceptics, say Mr. Gore is poised to become the world's first "carbon billionaire," profiteering from government policies he supports that would direct billions of dollars to the business ventures he has invested in.
Representative Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, has claimed that Mr Gore stood to benefit personally from the energy and climate policies he was urging Congress to adopt.
Mr Gore had said that he is simply putting his money where his mouth is.
"Do you think there is something wrong with being active in business in this country?" Mr. Gore said. "I am proud of it. I am proud of it."
the fact that gore invested his money in green energy isn't a crime ... the fact that you have no Idea what carbon credits selling is is your fault ...
