Billionaire Says You Should Feel Sorry For The ‘Disadvantage’ Faced By Rich Kids

Posted by | July 27, 2015 16:00 | Filed under: Andrew Bradford Contributors

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David Rubenstein has a net worth of about $2.9 billion. He is a private-equity mogul who also happens to be co-founder and a board member of the Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest private equity firms. This man has wealth, privilege, power, and also likes to whine of how bad things are for the children of the rich.

More on that in a moment, but first to lay a little groundwork for perspective. Carlyle Group has long been known for its associations with and contributions to politicians in across the world, most notably in the United States. As Paul Alexander of Huffington Post has written:

Carlyle is notorious for its association with politicians. From 1998 until 2003, former president George H.W. Bush made speeches for Carlyle, at $80,000 a piece, and served on its Asia Advisory Board. From 1993 until 2005, James A. Baker III, Bush’s secretary of state who had served in the Reagan administration, was Carlyle senior counselor. From 1989 until 2005, Frank Carlucci, Ronald Reagan’s last secretary of defense who was once deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, was Carlyle chairman and chairman emeritus….READ MORE at  LiberalAmerica.org

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By: Andrew Bradford

Andrew Bradford is an author, academic, and political activist who lives in Atlanta. He is a Senior Writer for Liberal America and also has his own blog at deepleftfield.info

12 responses to Billionaire Says You Should Feel Sorry For The ‘Disadvantage’ Faced By Rich Kids

  1. Larry Schmitt July 27th, 2015 at 16:09

    Yes, we’ve all heard of the poor little rich kids. It’s called affluenza, and it’s been used as a defense for vehicular manslaughter. A Texas kid got probation instead of a prison sentence. A middle class kid would have ended up in prison.

  2. NW10 July 27th, 2015 at 16:24

    He’ll be working for Donald Trump’s campaign soon enough.

  3. Suzanne McFly July 27th, 2015 at 16:55

    Awful human being.

    • F_cons July 27th, 2015 at 18:03

      awful pile of no longer steaming animal feces

  4. TiredOldGuy July 27th, 2015 at 17:33

    Awww, those poor little kids. Have to choose between the Mustang or Camaro; steak or lobster for dinner; stay at the Radisson or Regency on vacation. Maybe they would like to meet the kids I help at our local food pantry who don’t know where their next meal is coming from; go to bed hungry; live in the family car (which doesn’t run).
    Come to my side of town and tell me how tough you have it.

  5. allison1050 July 27th, 2015 at 18:02

    Oh, cry me a river.

  6. Warman1138 July 27th, 2015 at 18:25

    How freaking stupid does Rubenstein think people are? That’s like winning the lottery for millions and bitching about it. ”That thar bucket don’t hold water, duh. ”

  7. amersham46 July 27th, 2015 at 20:21

    not to worry ,,, a GOP president would help out those children

  8. Tommie July 27th, 2015 at 23:43

    Wish i had those problems being rich and all. Hahahahaha! Man i love reading about these funny as people!

  9. bpollen July 28th, 2015 at 05:34

    Nobody knows the trouble they’ve seen – except maybe their therapist, their sommelier, their trainer, their valet, their broker…

    • burqa July 28th, 2015 at 07:13

      Don’t forget the footman!
      Guys like Trump have one for each foot.

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