More than half of the $23 million-plus [Trump] raised has come from people who identify their occupation as “retired.” Other titles of people who gave the most contributions in aggregate include “attorney,” “CEO,” “sales” and “home maker.”

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    I saw this shift with my father as his age made him have to spend more time at home and less being physically active. He’d once given a pan-handler a twenty dollar bill when I was a young adult. I asked why so much. The answer: “If he’s going to humble himself by coming to me to ask, he clearly needs it more than me.”

    I asked if it bothered him that it might be spent on drugs or alcohol. The answer: “If that’s what he needs to get through the night, it’s not for me to judge him.” This quick exchange had a profound impact on me. I tried to model my values on it going forward. It taught me a lot about compassion.

    Years later, he thought Trump was a joke in 2016. By 2020, his health in decline, he was on the Trump bandwagon. It made me so sad.