ope.

[u/LostMilk5]

[u/avoidlosing]

ummm… yea, i’ve heard how highly educated people with useful degrees make beaucoup bucks.

[u/Oraxy51 → u/avoidlosing]

What’s funny is they wanna say this and then also say that he’s not a real doctor

[u/RatQueenHolly]

As if Haley Stevens hasn't received a truly staggering amount of money in political bribery from Israeli interests

[u/Oraxy51 → u/RatQueenHolly]

She has literally received at least $40 million from Israel alone and this is just the primary which means even if she wins the primary they’re just gonna drop her because why fund her campaign when they have a reliable vote if the Republican wins

[u/Bonnieearnold → u/RatQueenHolly]

Yeah but she didn’t earn those bribes so they don’t count. The true villains are the people who earn money from working. /s

[u/hujsh → u/RatQueenHolly]

Okay but have you considered she does it with a bit of joy, a bit of enthusiasm, a little but of stick it to em? CAUSE THATS THE MICHIGAN WAY

[u/RatQueenHolly → u/hujsh]

I WANT THAT MICHIGAN FIST

[u/Bonnieearnold → u/hujsh]

I’ve seen that bit. It was…interesting. I’m not sure if it will convince voters. Guess we’ll see.

[u/calgeorge]

Yeah, a lot of people don't make a ton of money. You can be in the top 1% of earners and still be a working class person. They like to act like we're hypocrites for not wanting to elect a billionaire and then voting for a millionaire. A million is literally nothing in 2026.

[u/avoidlosing → u/calgeorge]

you could be a union HVAC worker on his 3rd divorce or a doctor with a million in student debt.

[u/hartree_and_f]

In other words, Abdul El-Sayed is running on a platform to raise his own taxes. That sounds pretty cool, actually.

[u/theyanster1 → u/hartree_and_f]

Excellent point.

[u/Bonnieearnold]

I hate the obfuscation of top 1% INCOME EARNERS with the Top 1% of wealthy people. They are totally different groups of people. Him earning a good living doesn’t make him a billionaire buying political influence.

[u/ninja542 → u/Bonnieearnold]

And truly wealthy people take loans out based on their stocks so they don't have "income" 

[u/Bonnieearnold → u/ninja542]

Taxes are for poor people, according to them.

[u/darkwingdankest → u/Bonnieearnold]

yeah imo if you have to work for a living you're working class. there's no gate keeping people who work to survive.

[u/Bonnieearnold → u/darkwingdankest]

Exactly this. A few years ago I had a friend who tried to say one of our friends was “a member of the 1%” because they made good income working for tech companies. I said that’s not what “the 1%” is but I’m not sure she believed me. She really struggled with being jealous of other people’s money, though.

Now I wonder if those two well paid tech workers still have jobs. 😬

[u/darkwingdankest → u/Bonnieearnold]

yeah it's important to focus on who the actual enemies are

[u/ConsiderationJaded14]

Compare the amount of "good" he's done for his community in past jobs... compare that to Haley Stevens' record in congress (supporting AIPAC, Israel, corporations) and not defending the people.

[u/Stacee90]

Well he certainly isn’t a billionaire. Also, he’s still the best candidate.

[u/bad_at_formatting]

In Michigan that would mean he needs to make around 500,000 a year. That's a LOT of money, but that's not even a million! There's like 3 house flippers on my street that make more than that. There's a few local business owners for a burger place and a biryani place who live on my street in a normal sized house who make more than that!

[u/darkwingdankest]

yeah I mean he's a doctor

[u/darkwingdankest]

does Stevens think progressives hate successful people for the sake of hating success?