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ck4829

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18. K&R. We gotta do more than book deals written by ghostwriters and private dinners with billionaires

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Apr 2, 2026, 07:40 AM

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Billionaires might dangle money in front of you, but, when the rubber hits the road on that day in November, these are the folks that actually provide the votes.

OK the Dow is 50000 or 40000 or 500 million or whatever, but how are THEIR stores doing? How is their work going? How far does a paycheck go for them?

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