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2. Would that he were committed to the "common good" enough to run for a senate seat & then get chosen as VP when

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 08:38 PM

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either Newsom or Pritzker win the Democratic presidential primary. Because as of now he speaks from a pretty safe catbird seat.

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Oscar Mayer heir Chuck Collins on how billionaires are fleecing everyone [View all] erronis Oct 8 OP

Kick SheltieLover Oct 8 #1

Would that he were committed to the "common good" enough to run for a senate seat & then get chosen as VP when ancianita Oct 8 #2

Not everyone has a burnig desire to gain power. He had it and walked away. flashman13 Oct 8 #3

Then people needn't listen to richies who walk away. Again, he's safely virtue signaling in his catbird seat. ancianita Oct 8 #4

You are being rather judgemental. You seem to be condemning someone for his accidental birth. flashman13 Oct 8 #5

Nope. Just posting a non-praising opinion. ancianita Oct 8 #9

You mean the man who gave away his inherited millions to progressive causes when he was in his twenties? Hekate Oct 8 #7

Please enlighten me about what those progressive causes were. I'm unfamiliar. ancianita Oct 8 #10

You first. I was just going by what was in the OP Hekate Oct 9 #19

OK. ancianita Oct 9 #22

Bernie Sanders is a NY Times Best Seller's list author. Gimpyknee Oct 9 #24

All the better. AND he still literally fills stadiums with his "Fighting Oligarchy" speeches. ancianita Oct 9 #25

I was just surprised that you didn't know that Bernie is a author too. Gimpyknee Oct 9 #28

I hear you. Sorry I'm just not well read re non-Democrats. I wore his campaign button when he first ran for president ancianita Oct 9 #31

So... Cirsium Oct 9 #54

So no. Books are good, rallies that promote the ideas of the books are better. ancianita Oct 9 #66

Per another post, his current net worth's around $250,000. His inheritance (that he gave away decades ago) was $500,000. Celerity Oct 9 #64

I hear you. Facts are facts. ancianita Oct 9 #65

When I read the words "virtue signaling" I know it's time to go read a another post somewhere else. NBachers Oct 8 #15

That does not seem to be the case with him. Joinfortmill Oct 9 #34

Fine. I don't dispute that he lived by his principles, but question what material good he ancianita Oct 9 #36

The question is not what more this man can do, but Joinfortmill Oct 9 #39

That's your question. MY question is what material good did he ever do to get this kind of attention. ancianita Oct 9 #40

We can all do more. He's done quite a bit. Joinfortmill Oct 9 #41

That's beside the point. He's written and said "quite a bit," but absolutely no one here can link to where he's ancianita Oct 9 #42

Maybe because he feels the best way he can contribute is through scholarship and raising awareness. Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #45

Fair enough. As you say, ancianita Oct 9 #47

Chuck Collins gets amplified? Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #51

Okay. I get your reasoning and the fact of his mere millionaire status. Mine is that ancianita Oct 9 #52

Fair, but one post out of the gazillions on DU... Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #55

Running for office is the test? Cirsium Oct 9 #60

Of course not. I stated a "Would that he..." That statement is aspirational opinion, not a test. ancianita Oct 9 #62

how did you get that? Cirsium Oct 9 #68

What did you mean by listing them?that they'd fail what you allege is a "test"?How did you get that I'm applying a test? ancianita Oct 9 #70

Attention? Cirsium Oct 9 #59

... ancianita Oct 9 #63

It isn't "rags to riches" Cirsium Oct 9 #67

Collins is the great-grandson of Oscar F. Mayer, founder of Oscar Mayer meat processing. $500,000? ancianita Oct 9 #69

I dunno Cirsium Oct 9 #57

I've given sufficient reasons. All for one post about wishing he were committed to doing something that ancianita Oct 9 #61

What???? Cirsium Oct 9 #53

You see it as power. Isn't it about representation? leftstreet Oct 8 #11

thank you ancianita Oct 9 #26

This "gazillionaire" inherited $500,000 (about $1.5M today). Not even close to billionaire status. Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #46

Wouldn't prevent him from running leftstreet Oct 9 #48

But there is something very valid that might. Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #50

Chosen as a VP? Gimpyknee Oct 9 #27

There are good reasons. If he wants potential power to rein in the .01%, he's got to get some experience somewhere. ancianita Oct 9 #30

He does it in his own way, in his work and his writing Joinfortmill Oct 9 #35

I'm honestly not understanding this at all. Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #49

Me too. Joinfortmill Oct 9 #58

I don't follow the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" philosophy as rigidly as some. DFW Oct 8 #6

It's too bad more people don't understand this - you don't get to be a billionaire by paying your employees well..... groundloop Oct 8 #8

Oh, hell, like we all don't already know that Warpy Oct 8 #12

From Chandler Foundation BidenRocks Oct 8 #13

Thank you for this background information. erronis Oct 8 #14

Man, I just ranted in my kitchen over this very subject. BigmanPigman Oct 8 #16

He knows who the big weenies are. Sneederbunk Oct 8 #17

The billionaires are the real deep state. nt GenThePerservering Oct 9 #18

Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Meyer - werdna Oct 9 #20

I did a short project at the Oscar Mayer plant here in Madison. milestogo Oct 9 #32

Computers that smelled like hot dogs? Xavier Breath Oct 9 #37

All the office space smelled like hot dogs. milestogo Oct 9 #38

That's better than where the hot dogs come from. progressoid Oct 9 #43

maga is suckered into thinking this shit is good for them Champp Oct 9 #21

K & R for malaise Oct 9 #23

"Pretty much everything you care about is undermined by that concentration of wealth and power..." OldBaldy1701E Oct 9 #29

Interesting. Thank you. Joinfortmill Oct 9 #33

Chuck Collins gfarber Oct 9 #44

Brilliant! Pacifist Patriot Oct 9 #56