Bill Maher Donates a Cool Million..

[naive]

http://fox8.com/2012/02/24/bill-mahe...ama-super-pac/

[ms maggie]

Going to see him in April. This show is getting rave reviews. Of course, anyone could funny with this kind of material!!!

[soulflower]

Wow. I didn't realize that he is that wealthy...

[naive]

He has one of the easiest jobs today...Hilarious material comes by the second it seems anymore..

Should be a great and funny show!!

[LarryN]

Another 1%er giving the President money. What a surprise.

[Diego]

Is this an example of the wealthy trying to buy political influence and having too big of an effect on elections that I have heard so much about???

[soulflower]

Is this an example of the wealthy trying to buy political influence and having too big of an effect on elections that I have heard so much about???

Yep. Money talks

[naive]

Yep. Money talks

and it is starting to speak volumnes!!!

[bullmikey]

Idiot!

In a world where people kill each other for a spoonful of rice and kids perish by the thousands of hunger and disease, this nimrod gives a million bucks to a ****ing politician.

What a waste.

But then it is Bill Maher.

<bullmikey shrugges his shoulders, shakes his fat head in dismay, and gets up to fetch another cup of Earl Grey to soothe his stormy brow.>

[Wes]

Wow. I didn't realize that he is that wealthy...

I didn't know he had that kind of swag either.........

[gonzoliberal]

When "the left" plays the game played by "the right", the squeals begin.

Ya'll asked for it... you got it.

[LarryN]

When "the left" plays the game played by "the right", the squeals begin.

Ya'll asked for it... you got it.

It works both ways. The squealing about the wealthy donating to Republicans has been going on for quite some time. Are you trying to say that the evil 1% is just now starting to donate to Democrats? If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you up in Brooklyn.

[NCBirdfan]

Another 1%er giving the President money. What a surprise.

Maher is wealthy compared to you or me, but far from being a 1%er.

[ivanbalt]

and it is starting to speak volumnes!!!

Clearly that Obama is for sale, same as the rest.

[gonzoliberal]

Hmmm. I wonder what it takes to be a "1%er"...?

[Grannygoose]

When "the left" plays the game played by "the right", the squeals begin. Ya'll asked for it... you got it.

IMO...it's doubtful that Maher is looking for POWER in donating to Obama's campaign, NOT the case with the sleazy slimey Koch brothers who would love to OWN the entire USA!!

[soulflower]

Maher is wealthy compared to you or me, but far from being a 1%er.

Are you sure about that? I thought the 1% is everyone with income over 300k per year?

If he can donate a million, I'm sure he clears more than 300k per year.

[NCBirdfan]

Hmmm. I wonder what it takes to be a "1%er"...?

If you get a chance, you should watch the One Percent is a documentary by filmmaker and Johnson & Johnson heir Jamie Johnson about the growing wealth-gap between America's wealthy elite compared to the overall citizenry. I saw it on Netflix. That could help you answer your question.

[ivanbalt]

IMO...it's doubtful that Maher is looking for POWER in donating to Obama's campaign, NOT the case with the sleazy slimey Koch brothers who would love to OWN the entire USA!!

Yeah, I'm sure the Priorities USA Action group isn't looking for any power or influence.

I find it mind boggling that people think it is ok for the rich to buy politicians if it is the party they support. Such sheep.

[LarryN]

Maher is wealthy compared to you or me, but far from being a 1%er.

Hmmm. I wonder what it takes to be a "1%er"...?

I can't verify it, but I'd make a pretty good guess that Bill Maher makes more than $380,000, $530,000 or $690,000 a year (depending upon whose numbers you use to determine the 1%)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/bu...ewanted=3&_r=1

The cutoff for the 1 percent varies depending on how income is calculated. On the low end, an analysis of census data puts the cutoff at $380,000 for a household and provides a wealth of demographic characteristics that were used in this article. On the high end, the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, which uses a broader measure of income that includes capital gains, yielded a cutoff of $690,000 in 2007, the most recent year of data available. The Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan group, makes projections based on Internal Revenue Service data and adjusts for people who do not file taxes. It puts the cutoff at $530,000 per tax return in 2011. Even by that gauge, though, $380,000 would still put a family well above the 95th percentile. There is little current data that would allow a measurement of the 1 percent by wealth.