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Republican Mitt Romney, the wealthiest candidate in the presidential race, earned as much as $15 million in 2006 and early 2007 from the private equity firm he left eight years ago, helping him expand his personal fortune and bankroll his campaign.
The extent of Romney's continuing relationship with Boston-based Bain Capital Partners, which has also supplied him with scores of savvy fundraisers and well-heeled donors, was detailed in a financial disclosure report filed yesterday with the Office of Government Ethics. The report revealed the holdings of Romney's blind trust and provided the most complete accounting of his wealth, estimated at between $190 million and $250 million. washingtonpost.com
Just another rich, white dude. IOW, probably a waste of time.
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Originally Posted by hevusa  Republican Mitt Romney, the wealthiest candidate in the presidential race, earned as much as $15 million in 2006 and early 2007 from the private equity firm he left eight years ago, helping him expand his personal fortune and bankroll his campaign.
The extent of Romney's continuing relationship with Boston-based Bain Capital Partners, which has also supplied him with scores of savvy fundraisers and well-heeled donors, was detailed in a financial disclosure report filed yesterday with the Office of Government Ethics. The report revealed the holdings of Romney's blind trust and provided the most complete accounting of his wealth, estimated at between $190 million and $250 million. washingtonpost.com - nation, world, technology and Washington area news and headlines
Just another rich, white dude. IOW, probably a waste of time. | We need to find who are the five richest Republicans and the five richest Democrats. 
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Originally Posted by hevusa Republican Mitt Romney, the wealthiest candidate in the presidential race, earned as much as $15 million in 2006 and early 2007 from the private equity firm he left eight years ago, helping him expand his personal fortune and bankroll his campaign.
The extent of Romney's continuing relationship with Boston-based Bain Capital Partners, which has also supplied him with scores of savvy fundraisers and well-heeled donors, was detailed in a financial disclosure report filed yesterday with the Office of Government Ethics. The report revealed the holdings of Romney's blind trust and provided the most complete accounting of his wealth, estimated at between $190 million and $250 million. washingtonpost.com - nation, world, technology and Washington area news and headlines
Just another rich, white dude. IOW, probably a waste of time. | He wasn't handed down this wealth much like other candidates...He is a very bright individual who has conquered the American dream by succeeding in life. We need someone like Romney in the whitehouse for good advice as to how to pay off or reduce the debt. Romney is good with money, so what's the problem here??
Ohh...Rich people are BAD people, right??
Those who inherited wealth and had nothing really much to do with acquiring wealth...sure. But those who have worked hard, who are smart, and earned wealth on their own, are absolutely brilliant in my mind. | |
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08-14-2007, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds He wasn't handed down this wealth much like other candidates...He is a very bright individual who has conquered the American dream by succeeding in life. We need someone like Romney in the whitehouse for good advice as to how to pay off or reduce the debt. Romney is good with money, so what's the problem here??
Ohh...Rich people are BAD people, right??
Those who inherited wealth and had nothing really much to do with acquiring wealth...sure. But those who have worked hard, who are smart, and earned wealth on their own, are absolutely brilliant in my mind. | All credit to Romney for achieving financial success in his life from his own efforts.
But I'm not sure he's electable. I think he comes across as a "stuffed shirt" and lacks the common touch.
If the election comes down to Romney v Clinton they will both have the same problem.
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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds He wasn't handed down this wealth much like other candidates...He is a very bright individual who has conquered the American dream by succeeding in life. We need someone like Romney in the whitehouse for good advice as to how to pay off or reduce the debt. Romney is good with money, so what's the problem here??
Ohh...Rich people are BAD people, right??
Those who inherited wealth and had nothing really much to do with acquiring wealth...sure. But those who have worked hard, who are smart, and earned wealth on their own, are absolutely brilliant in my mind. |
Rich, white dudes are usually totally out of touch with the common man, as we have seen in the recent past.
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Originally Posted by hevusa Rich, white dudes are usually totally out of touch with the common man, as we have seen in the recent past. | I guess we won't see Bill Gates ever running for president.
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Originally Posted by highway80west I guess we won't see Bill Gates ever running for president. | Talk about a dictatorship!
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Points: 14,720, Level: 78 | Level up: 79%, 130 Points needed | | I don't have a problem with Mitt persay, but I do have questons about this:
Republican Mitt Romney and the "Mormon Plan for America" http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism...ptertwelve.pdf I'd recommend clicking the percent to a bigger size when you get there.
All I can say is, wow. I'm going to do some more digging on this one and see if I can verify it from another reliable source(if there is such a thing concerning something like this). 
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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds He wasn't handed down this wealth much like other candidates...He is a very bright individual who has conquered the American dream by succeeding in life. We need someone like Romney in the whitehouse for good advice as to how to pay off or reduce the debt. Romney is good with money, so what's the problem here??
Ohh...Rich people are BAD people, right??
Those who inherited wealth and had nothing really much to do with acquiring wealth...sure. But those who have worked hard, who are smart, and earned wealth on their own, are absolutely brilliant in my mind. | I'm not questioning that Mitt has been successful by his own merits. And while he certainly deserves credit for not blowing it completely as so many children of priveledge do, he didn't exactly do it on his own.
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Born March 12, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan, Mitt Romney is the son of Michigan Governor, Housing and Urban Development Secretary, American Motors chairman, and presidential candidate George W. Romney and 1970 U.S. Senate candidate Lenore Romney.
Mitt Romney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | With those kind of connections, one would really have to be a total loser not to succeed.
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