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Showing Original Post only (View all)Familiar?: Mitt Hands Top Staff Hefty Bonuses While Borrowing Millions [View all]
Mitt Romneys campaign handed out more than $200,000 in bonuses last month to senior staffers, according to new disclosure records filed Thursday.
Richard Beeson, Romneys national political director, received a $37,500 payment on Aug. 31 in addition to his salary, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission.
In addition, records show at least six other top staffers each received $25,000 bonuses on the same date: campaign manager Matt Rhoades, general counsel Kathryn Biber, policy advisor Lanhee Chen, communications director Gail Gitcho, digital director Zach Moffatt and advisor Gabriel Schoenfeld. Two other employees received $10,000 bonuses......
Despite strong fundraising since May, new records show that the campaign was struggling badly for money in August because it had run low on primary funds and was unable to tap into contributions collected for the general election until after the nomination. As a result, the campaign borrowed $20 million.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/09/20/romney-campaign-gives-bonuses-to-top-staff/
Richard Beeson, Romneys national political director, received a $37,500 payment on Aug. 31 in addition to his salary, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission.
In addition, records show at least six other top staffers each received $25,000 bonuses on the same date: campaign manager Matt Rhoades, general counsel Kathryn Biber, policy advisor Lanhee Chen, communications director Gail Gitcho, digital director Zach Moffatt and advisor Gabriel Schoenfeld. Two other employees received $10,000 bonuses......
Despite strong fundraising since May, new records show that the campaign was struggling badly for money in August because it had run low on primary funds and was unable to tap into contributions collected for the general election until after the nomination. As a result, the campaign borrowed $20 million.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/09/20/romney-campaign-gives-bonuses-to-top-staff/
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Familiar?: Mitt Hands Top Staff Hefty Bonuses While Borrowing Millions [View all]
Rose Siding
Sep 2012
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Still, Executive Rats are jumping the S.S. Willard as it drifts into the Iceberg of Reality
Berlum
Sep 2012
#1
Let me get this straight--THIS is the great business mind that is going to restore our economy.
bklyncowgirl
Sep 2012
#2
Dunno, but I think the schedule/funding requirements of the primaries and the general election...
mattclearing
Sep 2012
#14
I don't know if you're kidding or not, but I've believed this from the beginning....
cbdo2007
Sep 2012
#19
This is why he's spending more time at fund-raisers than actually campaigning
starroute
Sep 2012
#17
It's one way the 1% redistribute wealth--give it out as bonuses so the creditors can't get at it
librechik
Sep 2012
#32
very. it's wall street's mo writ small. paying their top people more is deductible, & then they're
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#42
Is there a way Romney can suck several million out of the campaign for himself,
tclambert
Sep 2012
#43
This is Bain way - redistribution of other people's money to those who don't deserve it.
VPStoltz
Sep 2012
#45