Today, many candidates released there riches (incomes) to the public. Not a huge story, at first, considering most of America has accepted that only those with a crap load of money are able to run for the presidential office. But, one candidate riches did catch my attention.
Former New York Mayor, Rudy Giuliani has made about $16.1 million dollars over the last 16 months in just doing speeches about his experiences during the 9/11 attack. That $100,000 to $200,000 per speech. I personally find it totally offensive when I hear about any person or company that made big bucks from the attack. It should be good old american pride that cleans up the mess and builds the new memorial, not the hopes for money. If no money was attached to 9/11, does that mean we would never talk about what had happened. So, to see Rudy cashing in huge amounts of money, is like cashing-in on terrorism. Perhaps, the next mayor of a major city may encourage attacks, knowing that he or she can collect a million dollars per month. How the heck can we as Americans find job security in terrorist attacks. If attacks are good for our economy, where's the motivation to stop an attack?
What I truly wonder, If Rudy became president, would this mean every time he refers to 9/11 he gets to pull $150,000 from the taxpayes, or do we get a discount?
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