IT'S ELECTION SEASON "WHO IS THE PARTY OF THE RICH? I'LL REPORT - YOU DECIDE! PART I

Which is the party of the Rich? I’ll report - you decide!

#1 Jeff Bezos (Democrat)—Net Worth $177 billion

Source of Wealth-Amazon--Residence-Seattle, WA

 

#2 Elon Musk (Independent)—Net Worth $151 billion

Source of Wealth-Tesla, SpaceX—Residence- Austin, TX

 

#3 Bill Gates (Democrat)—Net Worth $124 billion

Source of Wealth-Microsoft—Residence-Medina, WA
 

#4 Mark Zuckerberg (Democrat)—Net Worth $97 billion

Source of Wealth-Facebook—Residence- Palo Alto, CA
 

#5 Warren Buffet (Democrat)—Net Worth $96 billion

Source of Wealth-Berkshire Hathaway—Residence-Omaha, NE
 

#6 Larry Ellison (Democrat)—Net Worth $93 billion

Source of Wealth-Oracle—Residence-Lanai, HI
 

#7 Larry Page (Democrat)—Net Worth $91.5 billion

Source of Wealth-Google—Residence-Palo Alto, CA

 

#8 Sergey Brinn (Democrat)—Net Worth $89 billion

Source of Wealth-Google—Residence-Los Altos, CA
 

#9 Steve Ballmer (Democrat)—Net Worth $68.7 billion

Source of Wealth-Microsoft—Residence-Hunts Point, WA
 

#10 Alice Walton (Democrat)—Net Worth $61.8 billion

Source of Wealth-Walmart—Residence-Fort Worth, TX

 

What’s interesting is no Republican made this list of the Top Ten Wealthiest People in America.
 

Warning against Riches and Greed 

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart also be” (Matt 6: 19-21).

 “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" (Mark 10:25).

 “And he said to them, ‘Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.’ And he told them a parable, saying, The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, ‘Fool!’ This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So is he who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God” (Luke 12: 15-21).

So therefore, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple (Luke 14: 33).

“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon” (Luke 16: 13).

“But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all evil; it is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced their hearts with many pangs” (1 Tim 6: 9-10).

“Keep your life free from the love of money and be content with what you have; for he has said, ‘I will never fail you nor forsake you’” (Heb 13: 5).

“For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So will the rich man fade away amid his pursuits” (Jas 1:11).

“Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure for the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned, you have killed the righteous man; he does not resist you” (Jas 5:1-6). “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing; not knowing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked” (Rev 3:17).