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It's true, and many thousands more who are still working are itching to get out.
Obama and the Statists think Doctors are just going to sit back and take what Gubmint tells them on how to run thier practices.
it ain't happening.
I earned every penny I've ever had. My daddy's first job was timekeeper on the WPA making $6.00 a week. Romney's daddy owned a car company. The idea of that elitist bastard knowing anything about a real job are about the same that a flock of bird dogs will fly overhead. Don't strain your neck.
"I could have stayed in Detroit like him and gotten pulled up in a car company," Romney said at the debate. "I went off on my own. I didn't inherit money from my parents. What I have, I earned. I worked hard, the American way."
We were curious. Did Romney, the last of George and Lenore's four children, receive no inheritance on his path to wealth?
Romney's words
We asked Romney's campaign about his claim.
"Mitt Romney's success is based on his 25-year career in business and the fact that he founded and led one of the most successful private equity companies in the world," spokesman Ryan Williams said.
That wasn't as helpful as, say, a copy of his father's will.
Nor was there any information about George Romney's financial legacy in the many obituaries for the Michigan luminary, who died in 1995 at age 88.
But Mitt Romney has addressed the question himself, it turns out, in an interview with C-SPAN in 2006. Host Brian Lamb asked him why his father hadn't given him an inheritance.
Q & A
Romney answered, "Well, he didn’t have as much as I think some people anticipated. And I did get a check from my dad when he passed away. I shouldn’t say a check, but I did inherit some funds from my dad. But I turned and gave that away to charity. In this case I gave it to a school which Brigham Young University established in his honor. ... And that’s where his inheritance ended up."
According to a short history of the George W. Romney Institute of Public Management at BYU, the family provided an endowment in 1998, within a few years of George Romney's death.
So, in Romney's own words, he did "inherit some funds" from his dad. But he gave them away.
Why?
"I figured we had enough of our own," he said.
He probably did. By 1995, Romney had already led Bain Capital for more than a decade, where shrewd investments made him millions. He stepped down in 1999.
He now says he's worth somewhere between $190 million and $250 million.
How Romney got rich
"I went off on my own," Romney said at the debate. "... What I have I earned. I worked hard, the American way."
So while he didn't ultimately benefit from an inheritance, we wondered: Had Romney's parents' wealth helped build his own fortune?
There's no evidence we saw that Romney's parents helped buy him a business career. But there were certain advantages to Romney's comfortable upbringing.
PolitiFact | Mitt Romney says he didn't inherit money from his parents
You can smell the desperation in that article... they so wanted to disprove his claims... and, when they failed, they hint at the 'advantages' of a 'comfortable upbringing'... So, are we to understand that giving your kids a 'comfortable' upbringing is a bad thing now?
Hells teeth, where will it end? Must we all be born poor to be 'worthy'?
He really should have stayed quiet or lied his ass off... like Obama did.
To democrats, not pandering to democrats is cutting one's own throat. But, declaring motherhood a preventable disease for which abortion is a cure is NOT.
You can smell the desperation in that article... they so wanted to disprove his claims... and, when they failed, they hint at the 'advantages' of a 'comfortable upbringing'... So, are we to understand that giving your kids a 'comfortable' upbringing is a bad thing now?
Hells teeth, where will it end? Must we all be born poor to be 'worthy'?
Yeah, that's what Politifact does...
bwgd?
But I turned and gave that away to charity. In this case I gave it to a school which Brigham Young University established in his honor, the George W. Romney School of Public Management.
And as an institute of public management, it helps young people learn about government and about serving in public service. And thats where his inheritance ended up.
LAMB: Did he have a philosophy that he didnt want to pass on a lot of money to his kids?
ROMNEY: Well, I dont think he had as much as some people might have imagined. And he spent his money on things he cared about. He was a real champion of volunteerism.
So he funded volunteer efforts and worked to support the things he cared about. My kids got some money from my mom and dad. They are happy that they were able to receive some funds. That helped them in their education and getting started in life. But in my case, I figured we had enough of our own.
^ God forbid!
Why is it a third rail to contemplate -- out loud where discussions can be overheard -- the prospect of some difficult solutions that might (despite the difficulty involved) at least serve to save the system itself?
I am still not a Romney supporter, but -- given the magnitude of the problem -- I can't imagine that we have reached a point in this Republic where we cannot discuss the matter in detail, warts and all.
Frankly, I liked Fred Thompson for being willing to address the topic in some detail. I will concede some grudging respect for Mitt to the extent he finds it prudent to at least confront the problem -- including the need for some possibly painful alternative remedies.
Says he will raise retirement age on social security and give people the option to participate in Medicare or not. The nutty bastard doesn't know that as soon as they hear about it 40,000,000 Americans will vote against him, not for him.
Why is it a third rail to contemplate -- out loud where discussions can be overheard -- the prospect of some difficult solutions that might (despite the difficulty involved) at least serve to save the system itself?
I am still not a Romney supporter, but -- given the magnitude of the problem -- I can't imagine that we have reached a point in this Republic where we cannot discuss the matter in detail, warts and all.
Frankly, I liked Fred Thompson for being willing to address the topic in some detail. I will concede some grudging respect for Mitt to the extent he finds it prudent to at least confront the problem -- including the need for some possibly painful alternative remedies.
Says he will raise retirement age on social security and give people the option to participate in Medicare or not. The nutty bastard doesn't know that as soon as they hear about it 40,000,000 Americans will vote against him, not for him.
What's obvious here is Democrats are far more interested in fear tactics and re-election.
When it comes to practicable solutions to the Social Security and Medicare growing and unsustainable imbalance their found cowering in corners and pointing fingers.
To follow the Democrat failure of leadership is to follow an inevitable path to a, "Final Solution" a single payer system for all, "Death Panels" and complete government control over the individual..
toot toot tootsie Goodbye...
What's obvious here is Democrats are far more interested in fear tactics and re-election.
When it comes to practicable solutions to the Social Security and Medicare growing and unsustainable imbalance their found cowering in corners and pointing fingers.
To follow the Democrat failure of leadership is to follow an inevitable path to a, "Final Solution" a single payer system for all, "Death Panels" and complete government control over the individual..
toot toot tootsie Goodbye...
Wow, you gotta love it.
Imagine someone using words like "Final Solution", "Death Panels" and "Complete Government Control" accusing Democrats of using scare tactics.
How incredibly stupid is that?
Lumpy.... Your sig... one question:What's obvious here is Democrats are far more interested in fear tactics and re-election.
When it comes to practicable solutions to the Social Security and Medicare growing and unsustainable imbalance their found cowering in corners and pointing fingers.
To follow the Democrat failure of leadership is to follow an inevitable path to a, "Final Solution" a single payer system for all, "Death Panels" and complete government control over the individual..
toot toot tootsie Goodbye...
Says he will raise retirement age on social security and give people the option to participate in Medicare or not. The nutty bastard doesn't know that as soon as they hear about it 40,000,000 Americans will vote against him, not for him.
I don't know what planet you live on, but MILLIONS of retirement age people are still working because they CAN'T AFFORD to "retire" and try to eek by on their meager Social Insecurity benefits. Millions more are working part-time jobs to supplement their meager Social Security retirement benefits.
Raising the retirement age and allowing people the option of seeking alternatives to Medicare sounds like PEOPLE BEING ALLOWED TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS, which I know you leftists completely object to.
Something has got to be done to change the Social Insecurity system and Medicare, or neither government bureaucracy will be around much longer. Throwing borrowed money at this problem is the ONLY answer that the leftists have. It is their standard solution to EVERYTHING.
Do you know that an alarmingly increasing number of physicians are no longer accepting Medicare because the reimbursements are too low? Are you aware that there are thousands of physicians who have QUIT their careers because they can't afford to practice anymore?
Sounds like Romney just nocked another success arrow.
obama on the other hand, declared having babies a disease.
like W blowing up the levees and bringing down the WTC?I don't know what planet you live on, but MILLIONS of retirement age people are still working because they CAN'T AFFORD to "retire" and try to eek by on their meager Social Insecurity benefits. Millions more are working part-time jobs to supplement their meager Social Security retirement benefits.
Raising the retirement age and allowing people the option of seeking alternatives to Medicare sounds like PEOPLE BEING ALLOWED TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS, which I know you leftists completely object to.
Something has got to be done to change the Social Insecurity system and Medicare, or neither government bureaucracy will be around much longer. Throwing borrowed money at this problem is the ONLY answer that the leftists have. It is their standard solution to EVERYTHING.
Do you know that an alarmingly increasing number of physicians are no longer accepting Medicare because the reimbursements are too low? Are you aware that there are thousands of physicians who have QUIT their careers because they can't afford to practice anymore?
Sounds like Romney just nocked another success arrow.
obama on the other hand, declared having babies a disease.
Classic! Now watch this be believed and spread as truth.
What's obvious here is Democrats are far more interested in fear tactics and re-election.
When it comes to practicable solutions to the Social Security and Medicare growing and unsustainable imbalance their found cowering in corners and pointing fingers.
To follow the Democrat failure of leadership is to follow an inevitable path to a, "Final Solution" a single payer system for all, "Death Panels" and complete government control over the individual..
toot toot tootsie Goodbye...
Wow, you gotta love it.
Imagine someone using words like "Final Solution", "Death Panels" and "Complete Government Control" accusing Democrats of using scare tactics.
How incredibly stupid is that?
It was indeed incredibly stupid.... on a par with things like "and did they tell you, I'm black'.... 'and I have a funny name'..... blah blah blah.
If it's incredibly stupid - it is incredibly stupid... no matter which party does it. Difference between you and I.... I see that.
What's obvious here is Democrats are far more interested in fear tactics and re-election.
When it comes to practicable solutions to the Social Security and Medicare growing and unsustainable imbalance their found cowering in corners and pointing fingers.
To follow the Democrat failure of leadership is to follow an inevitable path to a, "Final Solution" a single payer system for all, "Death Panels" and complete government control over the individual..
toot toot tootsie Goodbye...
Wow, you gotta love it.
Imagine someone using words like "Final Solution", "Death Panels" and "Complete Government Control" accusing Democrats of using scare tactics.
How incredibly stupid is that?
It was indeed incredibly stupid.... on a par with things like "and did they tell you, I'm black'.... 'and I have a funny name'..... blah blah blah.
If it's incredibly stupid - it is incredibly stupid... no matter which party does it. Difference between you and I.... I see that.
Wow, you gotta love it.
Imagine someone using words like "Final Solution", "Death Panels" and "Complete Government Control" accusing Democrats of using scare tactics.
How incredibly stupid is that?
It was indeed incredibly stupid.... on a par with things like "and did they tell you, I'm black'.... 'and I have a funny name'..... blah blah blah.
If it's incredibly stupid - it is incredibly stupid... no matter which party does it. Difference between you and I.... I see that.
And what makes you think I fail to see it?