Why would somebody spend over 100 million of their own money

[snooper2]

to be a governor?

Are the kickbacks that good?

[joeybee12]

1. If $100 million didn't make a dent in your ill-gotten gains...

probably more people would.

[snooper2]

7. but it does make a dent, Wiki says she is worth 1.3 Billion

If I had 1.3Billion I wouldn't spend 10% of it on a political race...

[joeybee12]

14. I bet she gets to write some off...

If you had 1.3 billion, and still have 1.1 billion when all is said and done, think you'd notice?

[snooper2]

17. The more I think about it you have a point...

she has many 100's of millions at her disposal

[pepperbear]

20. especially if you can turn it into 1.9 billion or more by the time you leave office.

[hfojvt]

25. Why not? I probably spent 10% of my net worth

and that's a bigger dent when you don't have a huge net worth. Is it better to spend $50 million and lose? Or $20 million and lose?

$100 million is so much money though. It almost seems like you could do this. Step 1 - buy your own newspaper for $20 million. Step 2 - buy your own TV station for $50 million. Then the rest of your advertising is free, and you might even make a profit from your new businesses.

Of course, I have not priced TV stations or newspapers lately. Can you really buy one for those prices?

[Scuba]

27. I'd spend all of it, if that was what it took. n/t

[robinlynne]

2. Well, she gave herself 120 million per year at ebay, while firing 10% of the staff

so it's really just pennies to her.

[opihimoimoi]

3. VANITY, CONCEIT, and ARROGANCE?? :o)

[Tippy]

4. They are if you run on thr rethug ticket

[independent_voter]

5. It does highlight the extreme imballance of wealth in this county

because 100 million is nothing to her

[Sanity Claws]

6. Remember that same person paid her housekeeper $7 an hour

and she had problems getting paid for all of her hours.

She spends megabucks on glory for herself but try to pay as little as possible for honestly delivered services.

[subterranean]

11. Not that it matters, but I thought she paid her $23 an hour.

At least that's what I read everywhere else.

[Sanity Claws]

28. Let's see whether we can find a definitive answer to this

[robinlynne]

29. I dont think you can find a housekeeper for that price in california. Undocumented house cleaners in

LA get 12.00 an hour. much much more for large/fancy houses.

[OHdem10]

8. It has been reported that Meg Whitaman really wants to be president

Becoming Governor fill out her resume' and a stepping
stone to WH. At least that is the way she and some
Republicans view it.

Whitman is a part of a group in Republican Party who
are seen as the future leaders. Christie, Whitman, and
Mitch Daniels, Gov. Ind.(former GWB OMB Chief).
In fact Mitch Daniels maybe the GOP Dark Horse 2012.
You think Christie can cut and slash, just wait until
you experience the other two.

[Romulox]

9. My thought is that governors fully intend their positions to be springboards

Watch as Jenny Granholm quits Michigan for Washington D.C. shortly after leaving her office, for example.

[WeekendWarrior]

10. P O W E R

[City Lights]

24. !

:thumbsup:

[bemildred]

12. "The object of power is power" -- G. Orwell 1984

Full quote: "The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power."

[Greyhound]

31. Thanks for beating me to this. Normal people can't help but to try to assign

normal values and ambitions to these abnormal people, That's why and how the parasites get away with their crimes.

For example, claiming that the difference between $1.3B and $1.1B is significant...

We've been warned time and again.
:kick:

[bemildred]

32. Ms Whitman reeks of the love of being a big-shot, of ordering people around. nt

[wtmusic]

13. What the hell else are you going to spend it on if you're Republican?

Corporate jet? Check.
Yacht? Check.
So many vacation homes I can't keep track? Check.

Helping the poor? (Sorry, a little humor there)

[robinlynne]

30. the best answer yet!

[PoliticAverse]

15. Don't underestimate the desire of some people to have power over others. n/t

[slackmaster]

16. Two chicks at the same time

[PoliticAverse]

18. That leaves you with 99 million... n/t

[bemildred]

19. And two very friendly chicks. nt

[Freddie Stubbs]

21. Why should someone spend millions of other peoples' money to be governor?

[femrap]

22. These Extremely Wealthy

Elites are beyond money....they want 'social control.' They want to be able to control the lives of people. Make them miserable...they get off on it.

Just look what Meg did to her housekeeper...wouldn't even give her gas money for her car when she ran errands for the family.

It's all about the power to control people's lives.

[NoSheep]

23. Power.

[Sheepshank]

26. future reimbursements/payoffs

for that investment make it all worth whole.

[Ratty]

33. It's an investment

People don't invest their money unless they expect a return.