In Reply to: This is why we should never elect billionaires President. posted by BluBlood on November 14, 2026 at 11:41:13
Some of our best Presidents were pretty damn rich.
Adjusted to today's money...
John F. Kennedy — ~$1.1 billion to $1.3 billion (Adjusted)
George Washington — ~$539 million to $708 million (Adjusted)
Thomas Jefferson — ~$236 million to $285 million (Peak Adjusted)
Theodore Roosevelt — ~$139 million to $168 million (Adjusted)
James Madison — ~$113 million to $136 million (Adjusted)
JFK, Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Madison either inherited the wealth (land/slaves/etc) or married into it.
Of course some were terrible: Trump, Hoover, and Jackson.