Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGotta love the way Mittens says he "didn't make very much" from his speaking engagements
$374,000 in one year is "very much" to me.
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/columnists/mayo/blog/2012/01/earth_to_mitt_romney_374000_is.html
What a liar.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
9 replies, 1507 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (5)
ReplyReply to this post
9 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Gotta love the way Mittens says he "didn't make very much" from his speaking engagements (Original Post)
tawadi
Jan 2012
OP
That's probably just a drop in the bucket when compared to his other income.
Arkansas Granny
Jan 2012
#1
Arkansas Granny
(31,535 posts)1. That's probably just a drop in the bucket when compared to his other income.
tawadi
(2,110 posts)2. Oh I'm sure it is
It does show how out of touch he is with the majority of the country though.
arbusto_baboso
(7,162 posts)3. Not when you compare it to his $250 million net worth.
It IS a small amount by comparison.
Mitt Romney: Part of the One Percent, and Proud of it.
socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)4. Well think of it this way.....
Those fees for speaking engagements alone ("...not very much." put him in the 1%.
liberal N proud
(60,347 posts)5. When you are worth billions, $375K is not that much.
It all about perspective.
And they wonder why the 99% is pissed off?
Salviati
(6,009 posts)6. And that's the problem...
The rich have become so insulated from the bulk of this country that they have lost all sense of perspective.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)8. Hell, that's not much. It's only about 17 times the median wage in PA.
Oh, wait - that's for an hour of work, not a year's worth. Never mind.
qb
(5,924 posts)9. I love how Jon Stewart pointed out that if speaking fees were Mitt's only income,
he would actually be at the 1% income level!