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I had to read this.....I thought he was referring to AOC !

Howard Schultz has had it with the 'b' word

MARKETWATCH 11:19 AM ET 2/5/2019

Let's substitute 'person of means' or 'person of wealth' for 'billionaire,' suggests the legendary Starbucks CEO and prospective presidential candidate

Howard Schultz, a week into the soft launch of what might be his independent campaign for the presidency (http:// www.marketwatch.com/story/salutes-scarce-as-howard-schultz-runs-presidential-ambition-up-flagpole-2019-01-28), has grown tired of hearing the "b" word:

As he is in fact a billionaire, the term -- a "moniker," as the visionary former Starbucks(SBUX)CEO put it, that has become "the catch phrase" -- has figured prominently in virtually every recent sketch of the would-be candidate's character.

"I would rephrase that," he told the New York Times finance columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin in a publicly staged interview (

Howard Schultz says billionaires should be referred to as “people of means” or “people of wealth.” https://t.co/I3apM0h7aa

— Waleed Shahid 🪬 (@_waleedshahid) February 5, 2019

) to promote Schultz's new book (http:// www.marketwatch.com/story/starbucks-departing-exec-chairman-to-write-book-about-social-impact-work-2018-06-04), voicing an implied preference (https://theweek.com/speedreads/821837/howard-schultz-doesnt-like-word-billionaire-prefers-more- genteel-people-means) for "people of wealth" or "people of means."

Read on:Howard Schultz criticized for -- among other things -- not knowing how much Cheerios cost (http:// www.marketwatch.com/story/howard-schultz-criticized-for-among-other-things-not-knowing-how-much-cheerios-cost-2019-01- 30)

Opinion:Trump hasn't proven that a billionaire can't be an effective president (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ trump-hasnt-proven-that-a-billionaire-cant-be-an-effective-president-only-that-he-isnt-2019-02-01)

(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-hasnt-proven-that-a-billionaire-cant-be-an-effective-president-only-that-he- isnt-2019-02-01)Also:Howard Schultz won't play spoiler role in 2020 election, top adviser insists (http:// www.marketwatch.com/story/howard-schultz-wont-play-spoiler-role-in-2020-election-top-adviser-insists-2019-01-30)

-Tim Rostan; 415-439-6400; [e-mail]


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