MITT ROMNEY AND WEALTH
February 01, 2012
The media and left-wing moonbats seem determined to drag Mitt Romney down based solely on his wealth. Apparently, now it is a crime to be wealthy. Wealth equals success and the Democrats prey on jealously and envy by painting Romney's wealth as an evil thing.
Oh no! Heaven forbid someone do well and achieve financial success! What a crime! According to these moonbats, Romney should have also paid a much higher tax rate than less-wealthy Americans. The truth, however, is that he did in fact pay a higher tax rate.
Not only did Romney pay close to 15-percent in taxes, nearly double the effective average tax rate of 8.2-percent, he paid 16.4-percent of his income to charity. And while he had an offshores bank account, he even paid taxes on that money, negating one of the primary benefits of having an overseas bank account.
The point is that Romney has clearly paid his dues. But if you really want to argue that the wealthy shouldn't be president, I suppose you can remove George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Herbert Hoover, and JFK from the history books.
Wealth is generally a sign of success, success a sign of hard work, determination, and intelligence. That is why I have no problem with a wealthy president.
Perhaps if those who envy the wealthy should get off their asses and start upping their efforts; in truth, those who aren't wealthy are that way primarily because of laziness. This "unfortunate people" nonsense is bullshit. Those who have the will to succeed – either financially or otherwise – will find a way. Some of the richest people have come from the poorest backgrounds, so I don't buy into this "unfortunate" nonsense. They're just lazy, envious, and looking for big government to solve their problems, and the left-wing nutjobs are catering to them, as they always do, by targeting Romney's wealth.
Full disclosure: I'm not a Romney supporter. In fact, I'm rooting for the other guy. But at the end of the day, if Romney is the nominee, I will support him over the socialist lunatic that currently resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
