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Thu Oct 9, 2025, 07:42 AM

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I've read about his writings & foundation work. Meh. Nowhere do I see his material contribution to progressive causes

And so I'm not agreeing in that just because he's public about not being a bad guy, that he's been helping. We could say the same for guys like Mark Cuban, too. So... From what I read in the OP, he hasn't really woken up the country about the .01% nearly as well as, say, Bernie, who, to my knowledge hasn't written any books. The academic elite are his audience, not the public.

I don't see him as an enemy, but progressive is as progressive does. Come to think of it, Trump doesn't see him at all. Spotlighting him just because he's a 'reformed' millionaire doesn't make sense if he hasn't changed the minds of on-the-ground Independent voters like Bernie has. imo

FACT EDIT: He's not a billionaire, just a millionaire.

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

Kick SheltieLover Wednesday #1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

OK. ancianita Thursday #22

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

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

I was just surprised that you didn't know that Bernie is a author too. Gimpyknee Thursday #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 Thursday #31

So... Cirsium Thursday #54

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

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

I hear you. Facts are facts. ancianita Thursday #65

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

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

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

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

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

We can all do more. He's done quite a bit. Joinfortmill Thursday #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 Thursday #42

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

Fair enough. As you say, ancianita Thursday #47

Chuck Collins gets amplified? Pacifist Patriot Thursday #51

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

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

Running for office is the test? Cirsium Thursday #60

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

how did you get that? Cirsium Thursday #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 Thursday #70

Attention? Cirsium Thursday #59

... ancianita Thursday #63

It isn't "rags to riches" Cirsium Thursday #67

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

I dunno Cirsium Thursday #57

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

What???? Cirsium Thursday #53

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

thank you ancianita Thursday #26

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

Wouldn't prevent him from running leftstreet Thursday #48

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

Chosen as a VP? Gimpyknee Thursday #27

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

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

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

Me too. Joinfortmill Thursday #58

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

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

From Chandler Foundation BidenRocks Wednesday #13

Thank you for this background information. erronis Wednesday #14

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

He knows who the big weenies are. Sneederbunk Wednesday #17

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

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

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

Computers that smelled like hot dogs? Xavier Breath Thursday #37

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

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

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

K & R for malaise Thursday #23

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

Interesting. Thank you. Joinfortmill Thursday #33

Chuck Collins gfarber Thursday #44

Brilliant! Pacifist Patriot Thursday #56