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Cattledog

(5,921 posts) Tue Feb 5, 2019, 03:19 PM Feb 2019

Howard Schultz Would Prefer You Not Call Him a 'Billionaire.'

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Howard Schultz Would Prefer You Not Call Him a 'Billionaire.' (Original Post) Cattledog Feb 2019 OP

Give away some money then Sanity Claws Feb 2019 #1

How declasse! gratuitous Feb 2019 #2

No worry. Billionaire is not even close to what I call him. justhanginon Feb 2019 #3

Wealth Hoarder. nt chowder66 Feb 2019 #4

That's a much better term Jane Austin Feb 2019 #5

My pleasure. : ) chowder66 Feb 2019 #7

I'll bet he used to. Aristus Feb 2019 #6

I bet he would prefer people don't call him an asshole either hughee99 Feb 2019 #8

"It's so unfair! A guy makes a few billion selling over-priced coffee, and suddenly struggle4progress Feb 2019 #9

How about a multi-millionaire a few thousand times over? NightWatcher Feb 2019 #10

This the guy who invented the $6 cup of coffee. calguy Feb 2019 #11

Sanity Claws

(21,866 posts)

1. Give away some money then

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 03:21 PM

Feb 2019

Give enough away and we'll call a millionaire, not a billionaire.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

2. How declasse!

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 03:30 PM

Feb 2019

Talking about a person's money like that! You poors are just messing up Howard's perfect little world by noticing things that really aren't of any concern to you.

justhanginon

(3,290 posts)

3. No worry. Billionaire is not even close to what I call him.

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 04:04 PM

Feb 2019

I shall not go into further details for obvious reasons.

chowder66

(9,104 posts)

4. Wealth Hoarder. nt

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 04:26 PM

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Jane Austin

(9,199 posts)

5. That's a much better term

Reply to chowder66 (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 04:41 PM

Feb 2019

Thanks for framing it that way.

chowder66

(9,104 posts)

7. My pleasure. : )

Reply to Jane Austin (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 05:18 PM

Feb 2019

Aristus

(66,527 posts)

6. I'll bet he used to.

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 04:43 PM

Feb 2019

Growing up, I'll bet it was his lifelong dream to earn the title 'billionaire'.

Now that it seems to be messing with his next title-goal (President), he's trying to shake it off like a ski-parka in an overheated car...

hughee99

(16,113 posts)

8. I bet he would prefer people don't call him an asshole either

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 05:27 PM

Feb 2019

But that’s also not going to stop because of a tweet.

Of course if he really doesn’t want to be called a billionaire, he could just donate a large portion of his money.

struggle4progress

(118,379 posts)

9. "It's so unfair! A guy makes a few billion selling over-priced coffee, and suddenly

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 05:30 PM

Feb 2019

people start calling him names like billionaire! Please just think of me as comfortably lower middle class! Lots of people have more money than me!"

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

10. How about a multi-millionaire a few thousand times over?

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 05:33 PM

Feb 2019

calguy

(5,351 posts)

11. This the guy who invented the $6 cup of coffee.

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 06:03 PM

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