Greg Gianforte, Republican candidate for the governorship of Montana.
WASHINGTON — Greg Gianforte, a multi-millionaire tech entrepreneur who is “seriously considering” challenging Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) in 2016, doesn’t believe he has to divorce his Christian faith from his professional life.
The potential candidate started the software company RightNow Technologies in 1997 and sold the firm to Oracle for $1.5 billion in 2011. Now, he’s traveling around the state promoting his Better Montana Jobs initiative, which includes a focus on telecommuting as a means to attract college graduates to Montana.
As he gears up for a potential race against Bullock, Gianforte’s support for socially conservative policies has drawn scrutiny to his record.
In a February talk at the Montana Bible College about how to find “godly purpose” in work, Gianforte explained why retirement isn’t consistent with biblical teachings.
“There’s nothing in the Bible that talks about retirement. And yet it’s been an accepted concept in our culture today,” he said. “Nowhere does it say, […]
Anyone who is determined to retire at the “standard” age should do the math. The difference between Social Security at 70 vs 66 is significant. The Social Security Administration says 30% of baby boomers will live to be 90 or so. How much savings will you need to get through until then? Social Security is not a fixed income. It is a shrinking income because it doesn’t keep up with inflation. I prefer to think about making money as long as I can rather than worrying about money all the time.