Kavanaugh's finances

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: For those of you who think he's poor, think again.

He's a classic member of the "enabler" class (much like members of congress, etc who enable the 1%ers) and doesn't have to worry about himself or his family. The "system" takes care of that.

His salary is about 250K for LIFE with a 3-month vacation! His pension is the same amount for LIFE with a 12-month vacation! Even if that doesn't increase in the 20+ years he will be a SC judge, that's the equivalent of about $4M nest egg (assuming a 6% annuity rate for the pension).

His healthcare is taken care of.

His kid's will get into great colleges with financial aid. Whether they do or don't they will get great jobs given who their dad is.

And don't forget the paid speeches and book deals that will surely come.

What more do you need?

Kids get financial aid when their parents make 300K+?

People are expecting him to live on the 300K per year, less taxes. The credit cards and not paying much on house principal make people wonder whether he is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: For those of you who think he's poor, think again.

He's a classic member of the "enabler" class (much like members of congress, etc who enable the 1%ers) and doesn't have to worry about himself or his family. The "system" takes care of that.

His salary is about 250K for LIFE with a 3-month vacation! His pension is the same amount for LIFE with a 12-month vacation! Even if that doesn't increase in the 20+ years he will be a SC judge, that's the equivalent of about $4M nest egg (assuming a 6% annuity rate for the pension).

His healthcare is taken care of.

His kid's will get into great colleges with financial aid. Whether they do or don't they will get great jobs given who their dad is.

And don't forget the paid speeches and book deals that will surely come.

What more do you need?

Kids get financial aid when their parents make 300K+?

People are expecting him to live on the 300K per year, less taxes. The credit cards and not paying much on house principal make people wonder whether he is.

By aid, I did not mean need-based aid. There are enough grants and other funds you don't know about that will materialize for them. Much like how Obama's kid got into Harvard. No one questions those things.

He also has 3 months off a year to do as he pleases. Don't you think the Right Wingers will compensate him with "speeches" at universities and pay top $$?

[Anonymous]

pp here. Not to say that this is limited to Right wingers only. I'm sure Left Wingers do the same for their kind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s fine. Plus he’ll be a Supreme Court, Justice which no one here will ever be.

+1

So try but I am really loling at the people in here who feel superior to him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He could say "screw it all" today and make $3MM+ per year at a dozen different law firms.

Why would he want to when he will soon be a USSCJ?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone in this thread is so dumb that it is not funny.

As an immigrant, what this man has done is nothing but admirable. He went to Yale for BA and JD and he could have made boat load of money but he rather devotes his life to public service.

My company CEO graduated with BA and JD from Harvard and his total compensation was 4.5M last year and has been 4M+ for the past five years.

With Kavanaugh's pedigree and connection from his days working in the white house, I am sure he will make at least 4M/year if he chooses to but yet you do not define success by wealth. He definitely gets my respect.

You also know that his wife was a personal assistant to former President Bush for many years. If she wanted to, she could have a very cushy job making at least 1M just from that connection but they chose not to. Even more respect to them both.

I really rather doubt that she could get a job paying her 1 mill or more. Sorry, but no.

Actually she could have. She could have easily fetched 500k+ and then bonus on K street. Happens all the time.

Doing what?

If you have to ask, you don’t know much about DC. I know someone from a previous admin who had nearly same job and now pulls 7 figures because the former POTUS saw to it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone in this thread is so dumb that it is not funny.

As an immigrant, what this man has done is nothing but admirable. He went to Yale for BA and JD and he could have made boat load of money but he rather devotes his life to public service.

My company CEO graduated with BA and JD from Harvard and his total compensation was 4.5M last year and has been 4M+ for the past five years.

With Kavanaugh's pedigree and connection from his days working in the white house, I am sure he will make at least 4M/year if he chooses to but yet you do not define success by wealth. He definitely gets my respect.

You also know that his wife was a personal assistant to former President Bush for many years. If she wanted to, she could have a very cushy job making at least 1M just from that connection but they chose not to. Even more respect to them both.

I really rather doubt that she could get a job paying her 1 mill or more. Sorry, but no.

Actually she could have. She could have easily fetched 500k+ and then bonus on K street. Happens all the time.

Doing what?

If you have to ask, you don’t know much about DC. I know someone from a previous admin who had nearly same job and now pulls 7 figures because the former POTUS saw to it.

As I suspected, you don’t actually know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: For those of you who think he's poor, think again.

He's a classic member of the "enabler" class (much like members of congress, etc who enable the 1%ers) and doesn't have to worry about himself or his family. The "system" takes care of that.

His salary is about 250K for LIFE with a 3-month vacation! His pension is the same amount for LIFE with a 12-month vacation! Even if that doesn't increase in the 20+ years he will be a SC judge, that's the equivalent of about $4M nest egg (assuming a 6% annuity rate for the pension).

His healthcare is taken care of.

His kid's will get into great colleges with financial aid. Whether they do or don't they will get great jobs given who their dad is.

And don't forget the paid speeches and book deals that will surely come.

What more do you need?

Kids get financial aid when their parents make 300K+?

People are expecting him to live on the 300K per year, less taxes. The credit cards and not paying much on house principal make people wonder whether he is.

By aid, I did not mean need-based aid. There are enough grants and other funds you don't know about that will materialize for them. Much like how Obama's kid got into Harvard. No one questions those things.

He also has 3 months off a year to do as he pleases. Don't you think the Right Wingers will compensate him with "speeches" at universities and pay top $$?

Your points are a nonsequitor. Malia Obama getting into Harvard is not the same funds materializing. So every Supreme Court justices has received money from the college to attend whatever school they wish?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone in this thread is so dumb that it is not funny.

As an immigrant, what this man has done is nothing but admirable. He went to Yale for BA and JD and he could have made boat load of money but he rather devotes his life to public service.

My company CEO graduated with BA and JD from Harvard and his total compensation was 4.5M last year and has been 4M+ for the past five years.

With Kavanaugh's pedigree and connection from his days working in the white house, I am sure he will make at least 4M/year if he chooses to but yet you do not define success by wealth. He definitely gets my respect.

You also know that his wife was a personal assistant to former President Bush for many years. If she wanted to, she could have a very cushy job making at least 1M just from that connection but they chose not to. Even more respect to them both.

I really rather doubt that she could get a job paying her 1 mill or more. Sorry, but no.

Actually she could have. She could have easily fetched 500k+ and then bonus on K street. Happens all the time.

Doing what?

If you have to ask, you don’t know much about DC. I know someone from a previous admin who had nearly same job and now pulls 7 figures because the former POTUS saw to it.

As I suspected, you don’t actually know.

Actually, I do. But saying what someone was doing to pull 7 figures would give them a way. There are only 3 or 4 such people around these days. Think of it this way: important people like people who have considerable experience dealing with the likes of other important people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone in this thread is so dumb that it is not funny.

As an immigrant, what this man has done is nothing but admirable. He went to Yale for BA and JD and he could have made boat load of money but he rather devotes his life to public service.

My company CEO graduated with BA and JD from Harvard and his total compensation was 4.5M last year and has been 4M+ for the past five years.

With Kavanaugh's pedigree and connection from his days working in the white house, I am sure he will make at least 4M/year if he chooses to but yet you do not define success by wealth. He definitely gets my respect.

You also know that his wife was a personal assistant to former President Bush for many years. If she wanted to, she could have a very cushy job making at least 1M just from that connection but they chose not to. Even more respect to them both.

I really rather doubt that she could get a job paying her 1 mill or more. Sorry, but no.

Actually she could have. She could have easily fetched 500k+ and then bonus on K street. Happens all the time.

Doing what?

If you have to ask, you don’t know much about DC. I know someone from a previous admin who had nearly same job and now pulls 7 figures because the former POTUS saw to it.

As I suspected, you don’t actually know.

Actually, I do. But saying what someone was doing to pull 7 figures would give them a way. There are only 3 or 4 such people around these days. Think of it this way: important people like people who have considerable experience dealing with the likes of other important people.

lol. you are 100% full of crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He’s fine. Plus he’ll be a Supreme Court, Justice which no one here will ever be.

+1

So try but I am really loling at the people in here who feel superior to him.

I don't feel superior. I feel safer. And it matters. My husband, slightly older than Kavanaugh, was severely injured and now can't work. Having savings was literally a life saver. I just hope the dude has long-term care insurance.

[Anonymous]

You are just a bunch of jealous people. He is better off than most of you. His future is bright.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are just a bunch of jealous people. He is better off than most of you. His future is bright.

Do you spend much time on the Money Forum? Because it doesn't sound like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are just a bunch of jealous people. He is better off than most of you. His future is bright.

Do you spend much time on the Money Forum? Because it doesn't sound like it.

I thought this was less about his actual financial security (I'm pretty sure he'll be more than fine) and more about what his finances might suggest about his judgment and ability to relate to others' situations. Not managing to avoid credit card debt with his salary seems a bit off to me for someone we're may appoint to a lifetime position as judge. And thinking of something like credit card debt as something you go into when you need season tickets on a cushy salary may make him blind to the realities of a large group who go into deep financial trouble because of medical bills and unemployment. Now clearly we don't know his full financial situation etc. but my radar pricked up to this sense that this was out of odds with my perception of what judges of his caliber should be like. (Politically I'm opposed to him and would oppose him on those grounds, but this was more a neutral response of surprise about his finances that I would feel about any appointee in a similar situation--how did he come from a privileged background, have a high paying career, and not have better finances? Sotomayer not having much made more sense to me as she had to work her way up more).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are just a bunch of jealous people. He is better off than most of you. His future is bright.

Do you spend much time on the Money Forum? Because it doesn't sound like it.

I thought this was less about his actual financial security (I'm pretty sure he'll be more than fine) and more about what his finances might suggest about his judgment and ability to relate to others' situations. Not managing to avoid credit card debt with his salary seems a bit off to me for someone we're may appoint to a lifetime position as judge. And thinking of something like credit card debt as something you go into when you need season tickets on a cushy salary may make him blind to the realities of a large group who go into deep financial trouble because of medical bills and unemployment. Now clearly we don't know his full financial situation etc. but my radar pricked up to this sense that this was out of odds with my perception of what judges of his caliber should be like. (Politically I'm opposed to him and would oppose him on those grounds, but this was more a neutral response of surprise about his finances that I would feel about any appointee in a similar situation--how did he come from a privileged background, have a high paying career, and not have better finances? Sotomayer not having much made more sense to me as she had to work her way up more).

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