Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Gore Is Now Richer Than Romney

The leftist crony Al Gore is now richer than the confused crony, Mitt "my pollster said I was going to win" Romney.

Gore left office with a net worth of $1.9 million and after 12 years is now worth $300 million.

MSN reports:
With an estimated $100 million gross profit from the sale of his Current TV to pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera, Gore is now worth more than $300 million, according to an estimate from Forbes.com.

That puts his net worth well ahead of that of former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who has an estimated fortune of $230 million.

Gore's wealth accumulation began soon after he left the White House in 2001. Apple (AAPL) tapped him in 2003 to serve on its board, and the former vice president held more than 100,000 shares and options in the tech company as of Dec. 17, according to a regulatory filing. That makes Gore's stake worth more than $56 million, based on Apple's recent trading price.

Google hired Gore to serve as a senior adviser on environmental issues in 2001, a role he held for three years. He doesn't have a formal financial relationship with the company currently, Forbes.com reports.

Gore also has his hand in a global investment company called Generation Investment Management, which he founded in 2004 with ex-Goldman Sachs (GS +0.95%) executive David Blood. Together, Blood and Gore have reportedly built a company with assets under management of more than $6 billion.

The truth is, serving in the White House often proves beneficial to a person's financial health.
Bottom line: Can't find a job? Become a crony politician, left or right.
(ht John Duncan)

3 comments:

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    1. That's exactly what I was thinking, Joe!

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  2. He should be rich! he created the internet...didn't he?

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