The Book of Joe, by Jeff Wilser: on Corporations


Joe Biden: Quit corporate law firm rather than help big business

Biden graduated from Syracuse Law School in 1968, finishing #76 in a class of 85. Then something flipped. After the less-than-stellar showing at Syracuse, Biden seemed eager to begin "real life"--to do the things that matter. The next few years would be a blur. Biden joined a corporate law firm, quit the firm (after realizing he'd rather help people than big business), launching his own law firm, and served as a public defender where he began a lifelong quest of "fighting for the little guy."
Source: The Book of Joe, by Jeff Wilser, p. 35 Oct 24, 2017

Joe Biden: 1972 Senate race: Opposed capital gains tax cut

As Team Biden neared the finish line, they were running out of money. And they needed to keep their radio ads on the air. If they lost the ads, they'd lose the election. But with ten days to go until election day, the coffers were empty.

So, Val [Biden's sister campaign manager] arranged a meeting with some fat-cat investment counselors. They were ready to give. In a private meeting, they asked Biden what he thought about lowering the capital gains rate. "I knew the answer I thought they wanted to hear," Biden remembered. "All I had to say was that I'd consider it. And I couldn't say it--I just couldn't lie to their faces." He told them he wasn't for changing capital gains.

The meeting ended. On the way home, Brother Jimmy told him. "Joe, I sure in hell hope you feel that strongly about capital gains because you just lost the election." Biden didn't look back. Instead, he took out a second mortgage on his home. The ads stayed up.

Source: The Book of Joe, by Jeff Wilser, p. 42-43 Oct 24, 2017

  • The above quotations are from The Book of Joe
    The Life, Wit, and (Sometimes Accidental) Wisdom of Joe Biden
    by Jeff Wilser    .
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