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douglas9

(4,358 posts)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 08:13 AM Sep 2012

Mitt Romney: Richer Than You Think

Is Mitt Romney richer than he's letting on? It's generally agreed that, if elected in November, Romney would be the wealthiest president in American history, but the extent of his wealth goes well beyond what is normally reported in the press.

According to the Romney campaign's most recent disclosure of his personal finances, he's worth between $190 and $250 million. However, those figures only include financial assets such as stocks, bonds, and cash. Presidential candidates are not required to disclose a variety of other potentially high-value holdings, including family real estate and money in certain trusts and charities. Here are some of the Romney assets that don't show up in typical measures of his wealth:

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/mitt-romney-tax-returns-net-worth

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Mitt Romney: Richer Than You Think (Original Post) douglas9 Sep 2012 OP
How are photo essays representative of the r0mnbots net worth? geckosfeet Sep 2012 #1
Fix the link in the op! annabanana Sep 2012 #2
Thanks. I'll bet he's worth even more than that. GoCubsGo Sep 2012 #3
The amount for cars is much more than that... Javaman Sep 2012 #5
kickers. . . .n/t annabanana Sep 2012 #4

annabanana

(52,791 posts)
2. Fix the link in the op!
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 08:22 AM
Sep 2012

I think this is the one you want:

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/mitt-romney-tax-returns-net-worth

An interesting article!

Houses: +$18 million

Water Toys: +$150,000

Cars: +$105,000

A Private Charity: +$10 million (tax shelter)

A Trust Fund: +$100 million (the "boys&quot

GoCubsGo

(32,083 posts)
3. Thanks. I'll bet he's worth even more than that.
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 08:28 AM
Sep 2012

I'll bet he's got hundreds of millions more hidden all over the place.

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