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What do the Washington Monument, The Carlyle Group, and $7,500,000 have in common? (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 OP
May the rotten bastard rot in hell. nm rhett o rick Jan 2012 #1
After he writes the check for the $7.5 mil. nt gateley Jan 2012 #2
Before you get your panties in a uproar he also worked in Carter administration... Historic NY Jan 2012 #3
So please tell us what your point is. I hope you arent saying that his money rhett o rick Jan 2012 #5
I am so sorry that tainted money was used for this worthy purpose. grasswire Jan 2012 #4
The aspect of the story that got me, and why I posted it, was the "bake sale" aspect of our country Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #6

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
3. Before you get your panties in a uproar he also worked in Carter administration...
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 12:50 AM
Jan 2012

Among other philanthropic endeavors, Mr. Rubenstein is the Chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a Regent of the Smithsonian Institution, President of the Economic Club of Washington and on the Boards of Directors or Trustees of Duke University (Vice Chair), the Brookings Institution (Vice Chair), the Council on Foreign Relations and the Institute for Advanced Study. (Lincoln Center) NY

http://www.carlyle.com/team/item5553.html

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
5. So please tell us what your point is. I hope you arent saying that his money
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 02:14 AM
Jan 2012

has bought his way out of hell.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
4. I am so sorry that tainted money was used for this worthy purpose.
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 01:28 AM
Jan 2012

The Carlyle Group profited from the blood of thousands of GIs and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. While I revere and adore the national treasures in Washington, I despise the Carlyle Group and those who make those ghoulish decisions. It's time for Republicans to stop obstructing the preservation of our heritage through "austerity."

What think ye, Stinky, about this?

Stinky The Clown

(67,697 posts)
6. The aspect of the story that got me, and why I posted it, was the "bake sale" aspect of our country
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 09:59 AM
Jan 2012

I posted a while ago about how few other first world countries have as vigorous a culture of "giving" as the US because we don't pay enough in taxes to have our needs met.

Here we have one of the nation's most well known, most instantly recognizable monuments being supported by some billionaire. Okay, he gave the money. Nice. Thanks, pal. But where is our COUNTRY?? We can't afford $7.5M? Really?

Then raise the fucking taxes on guys like this.

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