I put this together yesterday while I was waiting for Super Tuesday results to start coming in. I was too distracted to do anything more useful or worthwhile So this is what each candidate has-- calculated before the Great Trump Crash of 2020. And, yes, Señor Trumpanzee actually may be a billionaire-- by the skin of his teeth:Status Quo JoeElizabethBernieTulsiWhy no Bloomberg? Like Trump, he's puts a tremendous amount of energy and resources into hiding his worth and even his personal financial disclosure report, which is due to come out "after" today. According to Wallethub.com excluding home equity, the average presidential candidate owns assets worth $208.5 million, compared to $29,410 for the median American. The average candidate was $16 million in cash savings, compared to the average American, who has less than a thousand dollars in cash savings.They asked a bunch of economists "All else being equal, who would make the better president: someone rich or someone poor?" Here were the responses:
• Drew Landry, Assistant Professor of Government, South Plains College: "No difference. We had good presidents who were rich, bad presidents who were rich, good presidents who were poor, and bad presidents who were poor. This is clearly subjective."• Richardson Dilworth, Associate Professor, Drexel University - Department of History & Politics: "I don’t think we’ve ever had anyone make a serious run for president who was actually poor. If all else were indeed equal I don’t think the financial condition of the candidate would determine whether they were a good or bad president-- and being a 'better' president is a pretty subjective judgment."• Brandon Rottinghaus, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Houston: "Mount Rushmore has presidents of high and modest means. Presidents are honed by their experiences and shaped by the history into which they are elected. How rich or poor they are is less important. In recent polling, we asked voters if they would be more or less likely to support a billionaire for president. Most voters indicate it makes no difference to them, but more responded it would make them less likely to vote for a billionaire candidate. In today’s populist polarized climate, being a billionaire is a net neutral edging towards a net negative."