Trump Swamp

[Jolly]

The average professor's salary at Penn was $214,00).

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/07/10/joe-biden-penn-salary/

[taiwan_girl]

@Jolly said in Trump Swamp:

Nobody makes $540K/yr. Why pay Biden that?

Same reason that lobby companies pay former government officials large sums of money so that the officials can be on their letterhead and make phone calls to introduce and connect people

Same reason companies MAY do business with President Trumps children when other equivalent companies may be better

Same reason a Ukraine company would have VP Bidens son on the board.

Influence, publicity and (potential) access to power

[George K]

@Jolly said in Trump Swamp:

How did Joe get rich?

From over a year ago:

https://www.politico.eu/article/joe-biden-presidential-bid-family-business-history-democrats/

[Klaus]

@Jolly said in Trump Swamp:

Nobody makes $540K/yr.

Not true. “Superstar” professors can make that and more, even at public universities. For instance, Terrence Tao at UCLA makes around $500k per year.

[Jolly]

You want to compare Biden's class to Tao's?

[Klaus]

I haven’t said anything about Biden. I was merely reacting to your comment on what no prof makes.

[George K]

@Klaus isn't it past your bedtime, LOL?

[Horace]

@Klaus said in Trump Swamp:

@Jolly said in Trump Swamp:

Nobody makes $540K/yr.

Not true. “Superstar” professors can make that and more, even at public universities. For instance, Terrence Tao at UCLA makes around $500k per year.

I didn't even have to look him up. I wonder how much of that is due to his cultural cache, among a niche, of having the highest IQ in the world.

[Rainman]

@Horace said in Trump Swamp:

@Klaus said in Trump Swamp:

@Jolly said in Trump Swamp:

Nobody makes $540K/yr.

Not true. “Superstar” professors can make that and more, even at public universities. For instance, Terrence Tao at UCLA makes around $500k per year.

I didn't even have to look him up. I wonder how much of that is due to his cultural cache, among a niche, of having the highest IQ in the world.

Damn I hate being 3rd.

[Horace]

I only used to follow the high IQ world.

[jon-nyc]

You put a swift end to that in April of 2005.