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DemocratSinceBirth

(102,084 posts)
1. He was very good. He lost a great deal of weight too
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 09:23 PM
Tuesday

We have an embarrassment of riches for 2028.

Cha

(321,643 posts)
9. I thoguht he did when I saw the
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:16 AM
Yesterday

last picture of him here on DU.

Not all "Billionaires" are BAD!

Hassin Bin Sober

(27,567 posts)
5. Yeah, a buddy of mine works for the state and has somewhat frequent contact with him. My buddy says he's a nice guy.
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 11:54 PM
Tuesday

newdeal2

(5,669 posts)
6. The Pritzker family is one of the richest in America
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 11:56 PM
Tuesday

At least he's doing something good with what he inherited.

LeftInTX

(35,008 posts)
7. Yes, he is.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:03 AM
Yesterday
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pritzker_family

The Pritzker family is an American family engaged in various business enterprises and philanthropy, and one of the wealthiest families in the United States. The family has stayed in the top 10 of Forbes magazine's "America's Richest Families" list since the magazine began such listings in 1982. Its major fortunes started in the 20th century, particularly through the expansion of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation by Jay Pritzker.

betsuni

(29,464 posts)
8. Is the problem that he's a billionaire or that someone on CNN called him a billionaire as if it's bad?
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:06 AM
Yesterday

Igel

(37,718 posts)
10. You'd think given the "no way that could be earned" and "who needs them, get rid of them" vibes
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 07:57 AM
17 hrs ago

it would be both.

I suspect that it's shock that he is that rich and mentioning it suddenly pits a prominent dem against all the narrative that's being pushed. If they're bad--and the unsaid word, like usually, is the quantifier like "some" or "all" or "most", but we understand it to mean "they're all bad"--how can this one be good? If we're on the side against (all) those with that obviously, only unearned, unmerited, stolen wealth, how can we support him? (Personally, that's what happens when you make arguments by proxy. Is it the wealth that's bad or what they do with it? And on that point, I think over Pritzker there'll be a bit of a split. There's more, but it's early and I have to finish my coffee and mow the front yard. And feed/water the queen that appeared a few days ago on my back porch under my work bench with three newborn kittens. She's orange, but she has 1 gray, 1 orange, and 1 black kitten. Highs are 95 outside and 'cool' doesn't exist in nature north of Houston.)

Blaukraut

(6,010 posts)
11. Maybe he can give a few hundred million to the DNC
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:03 AM
16 hrs ago

Now that the Supreme Court has given the green light. We need billionaires on our side now, and Pritzker is definitely one of the good ones.

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