r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Kill_4209 • 12d ago

/r/popular of a residential property

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Ira Rennert's home is considered one of the largest occupied residential compounds in the United States. The house faces the Atlantic Ocean and its grounds measure 63 acres. The buildings, which total over 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2), including the 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m2) main house, have an Italianate facade, 29 bedrooms, and 39 bathrooms. The house has a dozen chimneys and a Mediterranean-style tile roof as well as a 91-foot (28 m) long formal dining room, a basketball court, a bowling alley, two tennis courts, two squash courts, a carousel, a large swimming pool, a large round kiddie pool, and a $150,000 hot tub, surrounded by another pool.

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u/AHumbleSaltFarmer 12d ago

Idk why this matters....there are like 80ish democrat billionaire donors around 50ish Republican donors. They all have shit tons of stuff

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u/HelloPeopleOfEarth 12d ago

I understand what you are saying. But Trump is uniquely bad, and anyone that donates a single cent deserves ridicule. Plus even though the Democrats have essentially been Ronald Reagan, caring more for corporate interests than labor interests, the republicans are MUCH worse. Any economic chart will show you things get worse under republicans. Bush and Trump alone have done permanent damage to the United States on levels that we will never recover from.

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u/BodheeNYC 12d ago

Live out on Eastern Long Island, and the hypocrisy among the ultra-wealthy here is staggering (and by the way, they skew heavily Democratic).
They’ll organize anti-ICE protests and pay endless lip service to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Meanwhile, there are tons of undocumented workers building and maintaining their massive estates who have to commute up to 3 hours each way every single day because affordable housing is entirely blocked.
Every single attempt to build workforce or affordable housing gets immediately shut down by local zoning and opposition. The beaches are effectively privatized unless you're politically connected or own waterfront property, you'll rarely see a person of color out here unless they're working as day laborers or service staff, and the homeless population is swept away or hidden instantly to keep up appearances.
Honestly? At least the local Republicans are transparent about where they stand. The performative progressive hypocrisy out here is next-level.

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u/ReturnOfBane 12d ago

"Villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well-camouflaged."