On Thursday, June 11, Donald Trump had an in-person fund-raiser at a home in Dallas and the 25 or so attendees had to pay $580,600 to be a guest at the event. The cost was really not that high. That amount was per couple. However, the cost of rapid testing each attendee for the coronavirus was covered by the fund-raising committee.
How many of you Trump supporters out there attended this fund-raising event to voice your opinion of how such a contribution will be of benefit to you? What? You didn’t attend? Don’t you have that kind of money lying atop your dresser? In reality, these wealthy, well-connected supporters get what they want. As for you well-intentioned Trump supporters, I must laugh, since the joke is on you. Do you really think this spoiled rich boy really cares about you? Here’s a fact. He only cares about himself.
$580,600! That’s a lot of money. How many years would it take you or me to accumulate that amount of money? To many of his supporters, that’s petty cash. Remember! You get what you pay for. You donated $100 for his cause? That’s like being a pebble in a mountain. What do you think you’ll get for that? You lost your job? Will it come back? How many people do you know who tested positive for the coronavirus? Will they survive? Will you? Do you believe that the man in White House really cares about you and yours? It’s great to be a fan of Disney and believe in Fantasyland.
$580,600! If you make $1,000 a week, it would take you 580 weeks-plus to gross that amount. That’s 11-plus years. I’m sure you Trump guys and gals do better than that. By increasing it to $1,500 bucks per week, it will only take about 5 1/2 years to reach that amount. That’s gross. I’m referring to the amount you earn before tax and other deductions. From your net amount, deduct living expenses and the question becomes how are you surviving?
$580,600! Did you know that to be in the top 20 percent of the U.S. population, you need a household net worth of nearly $500,000? It also means that 80 percent of us are worth a whole lot less. Did you know that the median net worth of the average households in the United States is $97,300? Median is the middle point where half the households have more and half have less. And those figures are before the pandemic. How many years did it take for you to reach the level of your household net worth? You say that you have a house that’s worth a lot more. Let’s not forget the mortgage that reduces your net worth.
$580,600! Think about it. If those people can afford to donate such an amount to Trump, do you think it leaves them penniless? In life, to repeat, we all know that you get what you pay for. How much did you Trump supporters donate to his campaign? Compared to $580,600 or even millions more, it’s really nothing. But with Trump, you get more than nothing. You get talk and more talk. Do you know what I need for listening to all his talk? I need an aspirin. Make that a whole bottle’s worth, if I still can afford to buy it. Thank goodness it costs less than $580,600, but that’s buy one and get one free.
Alvin H. Goldberg
Great Neck
