$100 Million

"PS9" (PS9) 02/10/2016 at 11:27 • Filed to: None

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Thats how much some people are willing to fork over without any indication that the result they want is possible at all. Having lots of money does not mean that you are smart.

BorkBorkBjork > PS9 02/10/2016 at 11:38

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In a free-market system, intelligence (in all its forms, whether it is education, experience, boldness, etc.) is best measured by a persons worth, that means money.

TL;DR: If you’re so fucking smart, why don’t you have $100 Million dollars?

Brian, The Life of > PS9 02/10/2016 at 11:39

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It’s all relative. To a multi-billionaire, giving a handful of schlubs $100MM each on the come just might mean the inside track on a gummint contract that was toss a couple more “bills” into your bank account. That’s a helluva return, man.

jariten1781 > PS9 02/10/2016 at 11:54

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That assumes their goal is him winning.

Lots of other ways they think about it:

Spreading thin gives you an in even if a dark horse wins;

Even shlubs pick up a number of delegates. In a close race, who a candidate donates them to has massive implications. They can support a low winner in anticipation of them endorsing the actual candidate they want to win.

These guys don’t just disappear afterwards, they go sit on Boards or become presidents of colleges or whatever. You get that in as well.

Often, in exchange for endorsement they accept posts in the administration. Another in.

Master Cylinder > PS9 02/10/2016 at 11:59

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It makes me sad to think of all the useful things that money like that could buy. I find it hard to think that the purchase of one Jeb Bush is all that useful.

BrtStlnd > PS9 02/10/2016 at 12:04

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The Koch brothers (the ones that spent that $) are planning to invest about $900,000,000 in the 2016 elections, so their Jeb(!) misstep only counts for about 11% of their candidate portfolio.

Berang > PS9 02/10/2016 at 12:16

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But think about what they’re really buying. Lifetime blowjobs.

BrtStlnd > BorkBorkBjork 02/10/2016 at 12:19

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You think there is a direct correlation between intelligence and wealth?

BorkBorkBjork > BrtStlnd 02/10/2016 at 13:14

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There is a very strong correlation. Of course, the subject matter of which your intelligence is strongest must be in demand. IQ tests are an excellent example. Having a high IQ only means that you are really good at taking an IQ test, doesn’t mean you know a damn thing about running a business.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > BorkBorkBjork 02/10/2016 at 13:41

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So are lottery winners smart? A dog with a trust fund?

Nevermind, I think I’m just going to assume you’re trolling.

BrtStlnd > BorkBorkBjork 02/10/2016 at 14:36

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I know plenty of really smart people in low paying jobs... and I have plenty of wealthy clients that are not what I’d consider intelligent.

Having intelligence can make you a better worker in many careers, but I wouldn’t consider it highly correlated with wealth creation.

BorkBorkBjork > BrtStlnd 02/10/2016 at 16:25

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My great Aunt, at 85 years old, has smoked every day of her life since she was 15, yet she has never had cancer. Therefore cigarettes do not cause cancer.

That’s is what we call “Anecdotal Evidence”, and it means literally nothing.

BrtStlnd > BorkBorkBjork 02/10/2016 at 16:35

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As is your assumption that rich people are usually intelligent, or that one causes the other.

BorkBorkBjork > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 02/10/2016 at 16:36

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I’m not really sure if you understand how your statement doesn’t actually make any sense. You do understand that the examples you listed use miniscule, anecdotal examples to extrapolate a larger (and incorrect) conclusion.

For example:

MY Great Dane is fat, therefore ALL Great Danes are fat.

This statement is logically false, in much the same way your statement is false.

BorkBorkBjork > BrtStlnd 02/10/2016 at 16:40

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You can look at income earning vs education/professional experience and easily see that more experience and well educated individuals tend to have higher earnings. It simply comes down to the fact that if someone has aquired wealth, then is it likely due to their ability to do things that noone else can. Call it “intelligence” or whatever else you want.

BrtStlnd > BorkBorkBjork 02/10/2016 at 16:44

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Education does not equal intelligence. Education does lead to higher earning potential.

By the way, most people come into wealth by inheritance, not production. Are they smarter because someone in their family tree had money?

Chasaboo > BrtStlnd 02/10/2016 at 16:45

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I was sailing the intracoastal waterways in Georgia, stopped into a town to get some provisions. There was a rich dude trying to assemble a Zodiac for his yacht. He couldn’t figure it out. Not smart doesn’t mean not rich.

pip bip - choose Corrour > PS9 02/11/2016 at 06:10

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all that money and he’s still won’t win the nomination.

2016 will be Trump v Sanders.