Mitt Romney’s a self-made man?

[riverwalker]

http://bostonglobe.com/opinion/2012/01/31/mitt-romney-self-made-man/YdsEgE1d50S5ydLI02gfRP/story.html

The GOP presidential candidate may have made his own fortune, but he had a big head start

By Farah Stockman
| Globe Columnist

......"In 1963, the year my father’s father earned $4,400 as the curator of a small museum, Romney’s dad, a former automotive CEO beginning his first term as governor of Michigan, grossed $567,000. Romney went to an elite prep school and then to Stanford. He didn’t have to hold down a job alongside his classes or take on burdensome college loans. After graduation, his parents helped him buy a home for his young family in a safe, upscale suburb. Romney’s father ran for president - which could not have escaped notice when Romney applied to Harvard Business School or for his first job at a consulting firm."......

http://bostonglobe.com/opinion/2012/01/31/mitt-romney-self-made-man/YdsEgE1d50S5ydLI02gfRP/story.html

[Zoeisright]

1. NO repuke is self-made.

In fact, no person in this entire country is self-made. They use taxpayer-funded roads, schools, police, fire, the court system, etc. etc. etc. etc. to make their money.

Then they brag (lie) about how they did it "all on my own".

Complete and utter bullshit.

[bemildred]

2. There ain't no such thing as a self-made man.

The Myth of The Self-made Man: http://blog.timesunion.com/rogergreen/the-myth-of-the-self-made-man/2387/

Usually, it just means you are an extra greedy fellow and looking for justifications.

[EC]

3. He's a trust fund baby

he didn't need to inheret the money, he already had it.

[zbdent]

4. He sure didn't give up his rights to daddy's money when he questioned his daddy's

mental health ...

Oh, and your daddy was governor of Michigan? And able to run for Pres? (of course, since he was white, Daddy didn't have to be questioned about his legal residency status ...)

[zbdent]

5. It's amusing how many people claim they're "self-made" when

they know that they have parents who have $$$ that they can fall back on if they "fail" ...