[anthm1988]

> So being extremely wealthy and successful now disqualifies you from being a good President?

Almost certainly yes. These people have out of control egos and little relevant experience. Bloomberg would be no different than Trump.

Gates too.

[imprettycool]

Yeah I agree. Being mayor of NYC isn't relevant at all. He might as well have been peddling cocaine

[awb]

So where do you draw the line? At what net worth are you saying someone can't possibly help the country?

To say anyone with $X shouldn't be President sounds like profiling. Why not just disagree with his policies or actions?

As far as relevant experience, Bloomberg was the Mayor of NYC and has managed a large organization. That's a lot more government and leadership experience than Trump or Obama had.

Plenty of other things to not like about him but being Mayor of NYC or running a successful business shouldn't disqualify him by any means. So now no one who wants to be President should be a Mayor first or start a successful business? Maybe we should throw out senators while we're at it. Pretty soon we'll be left with armchair economists and self described philosophers who truly don't have any relevant experience.

[anthm1988]

> So where do you draw the line?

It's flippant, but here's a simple test.

> has managed a large organization

If that's your justification for why you should be president, then you aren't actually qualified to be president. There is no business on earth that would adequately prepare someone to be president.

> Obama

Obama was a US senator for 4 years and a state senator 7 more.

> Trump

Is a disaster. Bloomberg would also be a disaster.