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Billionaire close to tears amid fears of "lefties" like AOC, Bernie Sanders (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Billionaire Leon Cooperman was on the verge of tears while speaking about his concern about "the lefties" and their progressive outlook on capitalism.

"I've lived the American dream. I'm trying to convince people like [Senators] Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and AOC (Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)—don't move away from capitalism. Capitalism is the best system," Cooperman said on CNBC's Squawk Box on Friday while holding back tears. "I get choked up when I talk about it because basically, my father came to America at the age of 12 as a plumber's apprentice. No education."

"I went to public school in the Bronx, high school in the Bronx, college in the Bronx. I started my career in Wall Street the day after I got my MBA from Columbia. I had no money. I couldn't afford a vacation. I made a lot of money. I'm giving it all back," Cooperman said before co-anchor Rebecca Quick stepped in as he choked up.

"Giving it all back?" Give me a fucking break, asshole.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey now, Leon Cooperman has given over $155 million in different grants and charities.

He just happens to have two billion three hundred and forty five million left over.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

only two billion?? How does he live?? I could never live on only two billion

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm starting a gofundme for him. That poor little fella!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Frankly I agree with him, capitalism is great if he and all of his billionaire buddies gave away most of their earnings. Maybe we should have some kind of system, where we force the mega wealthy to give away most of their earnings to fund programs that help out the rest of us. Now what would we call that system? Hmmmmmm....

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Taxes Take All eXcess Earnings for Socialism policies.

Billionaires are a quirk of capitalism. They shouldn't exist.