I'm convinced that certain liberals are so envious of the rich that they will find ANY excuse to bring them down. "Romney got help from his father, so he's not a self-made man." That's the rationale a liberal uses to explain Romney's wealth. If Romney were a Democrat, it would be, "Romney is a successful venture capitalist. I applaud his independence and wealth only because he is willing to share it with everyone else who didn't work for it."
@IWEEW I can not believe that in 2012 someone still believes in the liberal/ conservative perspective of politics. The UNITED STATES a corporation went bankrupt for the third time in 1933. Now you may not know this but in such a bankruptcy as this no one is allowed to have more than the next guy. Since the only thing that exists is debt the debt is equally owed and the assets as well. No one should have a nicer car,home or bigger bank account than you do, as we all stand for the debt. Fraud.
We shouldn't be concerned about the working class or the poor. We need to concentrate on helping our Wall Street Financial Institutions and Banks. We need to invade Iran immediately and give them the same freedom that Iraq now enjoys. Mitt will focus on restoring the glory days of the GW Bush years. Mitt is very rich and you must respect his great wealth. Do not be jealous of him. Honest Mitt Romney is a good Mormon and American War Hero who killed Osama Bin Laden. Vote Romney 2012.
Minimum wage varies from state to state with a federal minimum wage. So in Massachusetts you would make 8.00$/hr minimum but in some other states you may only make 5-6$/hr
What's your point? Yeah, he got help from his dad. What about all he did without his father's help? And after he died? Stop being so cynical. I NEVER hear liberals whine about a rich Democrat getting a head start from his father.
@IWEEW That's because liberals don't pretend nobody ever helped them with anything. It's a humility/gratitude disparity. Just like Sam says in this video, his dad's influence helped him get a leg up on life. See? It's pretty simple.
@Tanfeliz I don't think Romney has ever actually said his father never helped him or that he made every single penny on his own. If you weren't cynical, you'd see the glass half full in this case. He made millions on his own. Sometimes everyone needs a leg up. Are you really going to fault him for not coming from the ghetto? Do these people need to have lived like maggots for you to like them? It's like any excuse to bring rich people down is what you people always look for.
@scottandrewhutchins Can you blame him? Look at the brilliant people who occupy Section 8 housing and tell me they've done ANYTHING with their leg up.
@IWEEW They are working. When I couldn't find a job, I came this close to a shelter, in spite of all my education and experience. When your income barely covers your expenses, YOU CAN'T HAVE SAVINGS.
We are lied to as children to fall in line and be satisfied with the "Magic" society sells you. Don't worry! society will take care of you and that there are people in high fucking places that decide your faith. The REAL Truth is when the average person realizes he has been screwed in life, and has been duped and robbed of any decency of life in old age, well he is too sick or too unmotivated to fight back. You usually end up a black hole for every pill ever devised to be shoved down your throat
Pulling yourself up by the bootstraps = Let the rich redistribute wealth upwards, work 50 hours a week barely scraping by, retire at 70 with horrible healthcare and a pittance called social security which you paid for.
It is getting old hearing all this "personal responsibility" rhetoric from people who always had a fucking safety net no matter what. Actually, much more than a safety net. & entire network of job contacts, insiders, & finances, & they have the gall to come out & tell people who Never had any of that shit to "Work Harder"! What a sick fucking joke. None of these people came from the bottom. & they want to tell people at the bottom to get where they are? They were born into it!
I cant get over how someone whos been running for President pretty much since his had failed has little to no clue as to what voters want to hear.
If I had a million I would pay for an advert in the New York Times saying "New Study shows Voters 3 times more likely to Vote for a Bald Candidate over one with hair" then see how quick the pictures of bald Mitt hit the Tweeter.
I think we can all agree that George Bush didn't succeed on his merit. It was because his father was president and his family is what they call "old money."
But it confuses things to focus on the money. It has a lot more to do with your connections. You don't become a Yale legacy just because you could afford to go. You're a legacy because your family is tied to that school, just like it's tied to the industries and businesses that produce the wealth, which you ascend to by accident of birth.
All the little mini-me repbulicans in my town say the exact same shit....I worked hard for the money I got.....they get to chose the job they want to do, they dont do the job they are capable of.....messes the cuntry up....got rich boy idiots with major attitudes in positions that they can't handle...spoiled brats with a twisted sense that an inheritence is hard work. Right On, once again SAM!!
Holy shit.. I would be happy with a couple hundred of dollars for my birthday. Only a few thousand? Are you fucking kidding me? And when Romney was a young adult, the cost of living was not nearly as high as it is now.
@n00ffensebut Actually, Obama wasnt underprivileged. Between him and his wife they have been rich for a long time. Though they did come from underprivileged households I believe.
The problem though isnt how much money Romney makes, its 2 things.
1) Romney often likes to act like he understands the avg guy. Obviously thats not true for many reasons.
2) He didnt earn his money by hard work, yet he pays far less than avg taxes on all of this money that hes not working for.
The conservative women don't make the overall conservative case any better. Just look at what Ann Romney says, she talks about their delusional hardship and she can't even give herself a back story on how she "struggled" while in college opposite of Mitt's Hard-knock-bullshit and then has the nerve to say she never expected her parents to take care of her, yet they paid for her college education. "Vapid" isn't an apt enough term for these people.
Romney is a self-made man the same whay that Donald Trump is: Not in the slightest!!
somersetdc 2 weeks ago
A liberal's worst nightmare: a guy who makes money and is happy. A liberal's friend: someone who likes being poor and miserable.
IWEEW 4 weeks ago
I'm convinced that certain liberals are so envious of the rich that they will find ANY excuse to bring them down. "Romney got help from his father, so he's not a self-made man." That's the rationale a liberal uses to explain Romney's wealth. If Romney were a Democrat, it would be, "Romney is a successful venture capitalist. I applaud his independence and wealth only because he is willing to share it with everyone else who didn't work for it."
IWEEW 1 month ago
@IWEEW I can not believe that in 2012 someone still believes in the liberal/ conservative perspective of politics. The UNITED STATES a corporation went bankrupt for the third time in 1933. Now you may not know this but in such a bankruptcy as this no one is allowed to have more than the next guy. Since the only thing that exists is debt the debt is equally owed and the assets as well. No one should have a nicer car,home or bigger bank account than you do, as we all stand for the debt. Fraud.
whitefly2 3 weeks ago
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We shouldn't be concerned about the working class or the poor. We need to concentrate on helping our Wall Street Financial Institutions and Banks. We need to invade Iran immediately and give them the same freedom that Iraq now enjoys. Mitt will focus on restoring the glory days of the GW Bush years. Mitt is very rich and you must respect his great wealth. Do not be jealous of him. Honest Mitt Romney is a good Mormon and American War Hero who killed Osama Bin Laden. Vote Romney 2012.
runningchance 1 month ago
Minimum wage varies from state to state with a federal minimum wage. So in Massachusetts you would make 8.00$/hr minimum but in some other states you may only make 5-6$/hr
aaron1164 1 month ago
I was getting close to $50k minimum on that estimate.
aslowburnpdx1986 1 month ago
Good stuff but I am a little concerned that you can not divide $6.00 into $3,000.00 and come out with 500 shares.
whitefly2 1 month ago
Minimumwage in 19689 was $2.35 per hour
nash984954 1 month ago
@nash984954 Minimum wage in 1968 was $1.60 per hour not $2.35 per hour.
whitefly2 1 month ago
@whitefly2 It had the purchasing power of $10 an hour today.
scottandrewhutchins 4 weeks ago
What's your point? Yeah, he got help from his dad. What about all he did without his father's help? And after he died? Stop being so cynical. I NEVER hear liberals whine about a rich Democrat getting a head start from his father.
IWEEW 1 month ago
@IWEEW That's because liberals don't pretend nobody ever helped them with anything. It's a humility/gratitude disparity. Just like Sam says in this video, his dad's influence helped him get a leg up on life. See? It's pretty simple.
Tanfeliz 1 month ago
@Tanfeliz I don't think Romney has ever actually said his father never helped him or that he made every single penny on his own. If you weren't cynical, you'd see the glass half full in this case. He made millions on his own. Sometimes everyone needs a leg up. Are you really going to fault him for not coming from the ghetto? Do these people need to have lived like maggots for you to like them? It's like any excuse to bring rich people down is what you people always look for.
IWEEW 1 month ago
@IWEEW Romney faults people who need a leg up; therefore he can be attacked for having had a leg up.
scottandrewhutchins 4 weeks ago
@scottandrewhutchins Can you blame him? Look at the brilliant people who occupy Section 8 housing and tell me they've done ANYTHING with their leg up.
IWEEW 4 weeks ago
@IWEEW They are working. When I couldn't find a job, I came this close to a shelter, in spite of all my education and experience. When your income barely covers your expenses, YOU CAN'T HAVE SAVINGS.
scottandrewhutchins 4 weeks ago
That's what family is for, they should be a safety net. Mitt Romney would make a fantastic president and is an example of what family can accomplish.
tateleavitt 1 month ago
We are lied to as children to fall in line and be satisfied with the "Magic" society sells you. Don't worry! society will take care of you and that there are people in high fucking places that decide your faith. The REAL Truth is when the average person realizes he has been screwed in life, and has been duped and robbed of any decency of life in old age, well he is too sick or too unmotivated to fight back. You usually end up a black hole for every pill ever devised to be shoved down your throat
OccupyYourLives 1 month ago
Pulling yourself up by the bootstraps = Let the rich redistribute wealth upwards, work 50 hours a week barely scraping by, retire at 70 with horrible healthcare and a pittance called social security which you paid for.
youngbuck189 1 month ago 6
Was that Andrew Sable @ Sane Facts?
Maxdwolf 1 month ago
good segment, sam. Keep up the great work and thanks for posting these on youtube.
Aiden057 1 month ago
getting warmer, Sam.
ManosOceano 1 month ago
umm... RON PAUL 2012!~!@!~!2treyubgvhjkfjdgbhnwutn
demon2645 1 month ago
It is getting old hearing all this "personal responsibility" rhetoric from people who always had a fucking safety net no matter what. Actually, much more than a safety net. & entire network of job contacts, insiders, & finances, & they have the gall to come out & tell people who Never had any of that shit to "Work Harder"! What a sick fucking joke. None of these people came from the bottom. & they want to tell people at the bottom to get where they are? They were born into it!
Friedstuffsable 1 month ago 11
are you f#king kidding me I'm in grad school and I have 50 bucks to my name.. in TODAYS DOLLARS MITT gtfo!!!!
8peregrint8 1 month ago
Man, my dad never even lent me some gas money.
dizzymasekela 1 month ago
That guy's father was head of a FAILED US car company, and somehow still got out of it still rich.
dangerouslytalented 1 month ago 7
What a joke. Id Like to see were this guy would be if his parents made 35 thousand a year. My guess? Making around the same.
Lacosanostra699 1 month ago
The idea that Romney's been able to get away with this "self made man" shit just shows how lame the media is.
BottleConcreteBlond 1 month ago 19
@BottleConcreteBlond The total myth of the liberal media.
scottandrewhutchins 4 weeks ago
I cant get over how someone whos been running for President pretty much since his had failed has little to no clue as to what voters want to hear.
If I had a million I would pay for an advert in the New York Times saying "New Study shows Voters 3 times more likely to Vote for a Bald Candidate over one with hair" then see how quick the pictures of bald Mitt hit the Tweeter.
gihaification 1 month ago 4
I want your sources
loloioi 1 month ago
Romney was born on third base but he thinks he hit a triple.
disrxt 1 month ago 6
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I think we can all agree that George Bush didn't succeed on his merit. It was because his father was president and his family is what they call "old money."
But it confuses things to focus on the money. It has a lot more to do with your connections. You don't become a Yale legacy just because you could afford to go. You're a legacy because your family is tied to that school, just like it's tied to the industries and businesses that produce the wealth, which you ascend to by accident of birth.
jessemaurais 1 month ago
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jessemaurais 1 month ago
All the little mini-me repbulicans in my town say the exact same shit....I worked hard for the money I got.....they get to chose the job they want to do, they dont do the job they are capable of.....messes the cuntry up....got rich boy idiots with major attitudes in positions that they can't handle...spoiled brats with a twisted sense that an inheritence is hard work. Right On, once again SAM!!
VoVaKissCam 1 month ago
Holy shit.. I would be happy with a couple hundred of dollars for my birthday. Only a few thousand? Are you fucking kidding me? And when Romney was a young adult, the cost of living was not nearly as high as it is now.
MNICY 1 month ago
I'm beginning to think that Romney has more money than average. I only believe in voting for underprivileged politicians like Nobel laureate Obama.
n00ffensebut 1 month ago
@n00ffensebut Actually, Obama wasnt underprivileged. Between him and his wife they have been rich for a long time. Though they did come from underprivileged households I believe.
The problem though isnt how much money Romney makes, its 2 things.
1) Romney often likes to act like he understands the avg guy. Obviously thats not true for many reasons.
2) He didnt earn his money by hard work, yet he pays far less than avg taxes on all of this money that hes not working for.
waltermh111 1 month ago
Y U make me feel privileged Sam :(
unassumption 1 month ago
Whether they're CEO of a major bank or just trailer trash, conservatives seem to share this delusional hubris.
melowar78 1 month ago
Poor little rich kids...TAX THE RICH!!!!!
canu2u 1 month ago
I wish i was just scraping by the way Mitt was,
hentia2 1 month ago 16
The conservative women don't make the overall conservative case any better. Just look at what Ann Romney says, she talks about their delusional hardship and she can't even give herself a back story on how she "struggled" while in college opposite of Mitt's Hard-knock-bullshit and then has the nerve to say she never expected her parents to take care of her, yet they paid for her college education. "Vapid" isn't an apt enough term for these people.
InvisibleDiary 1 month ago 6
@InvisibleDiary Well said.
bamboo4tameshigiri 1 month ago