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John Stewart mocks 'rich' Romney while outpacing him in wealth

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    bbagnall

    [1]Jun 19, 2012
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    I've always wondered, the Fortune 500 CEO's only make something $500,000 on average, all the while running incredibly productive and complex companies. Meanwhile, movie stars, celebrities like Oprah and sports figures make tens of millions (if not more) and yet they criticize the CEOs for making too much money.

    Which brings us to John Stewart. Is he also another limousine liberal? Let's see:

    Pretends to be middle class CHECK
    Mocks the rich but makes more than 300 times the median American salary CHECK
    Doesn't pay his taxes but demand everyone else pay theirs CHECK
    Owns 3 or more lavish mansions CHECK


    Here's an article detailing his mansions, income, and everything else:


    http://dailycaller.com/2012/06/17/jon-stewart-mocks-rich-romney-while-outpacing-him-in-wealth/


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    MatthewRaiche

    [2]Jul 13, 2012
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    You're missing the point. Jon Stewart doesn't mock Romney for being rich, he mocks Romney for being unable to relate to average Americans because he's never had to live like an average American. Mitt Romney was born rich. Jon Stewart worked his way there.

    Now, about your "checklist":

    1. I've never heard Jon Stewart claim to be middle class. He does, however, come from very humble beginnings. He wasn't born rich, like Mitt Romney.

    2. See above. He doesn't mock the rich for being rich.

    3. The article you posted a link to makes the claim that Stewart sometimes doesn't pay his taxes, but it doesn't offer any evidence to back up the claim. This may come as news to you, but not everything you read on the Internet is true.

    4. So what if he does? As I said before, he doesn't mock the rich for being rich, he mock them for being heartless.

    Now, this thing you said about running "productive and complex companies." What about the companies responsible for starting the financial crisis that gladly accepted bail-out money, then used that money to give giant bonuses to their CEOs? These companies were clearly not productive, yet their CEOs still made out like bandits.
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