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babylonsister

(171,065 posts)
Mon Jul 2, 2012, 07:47 AM Jul 2012

Mitt Romney's America

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2012/7/1/1332/01386

Mitt Romney's America

by Geov Parrish
Sun Jul 1st, 2012 at 01:33:02 AM EST


Does not include you. Or your children.

From Friday:

"I think this is a land of opportunity for every single person, every single citizen of this great nation. And I want to make sure that we keep America a place of opportunity, where everyone has a fair shot. They get as much education as they can afford and with their time they’re able to get and if they have a willingness to work hard and the right values, they ought to be able to provide for their family and have a shot of realizing their dreams."


This is actually a step backwards from April, when Romney suggested that students who weren't sufficiently independently wealthy to pay for a college education could always borrow the money from their parents. Now, apparently, Romney's position has evolved; you shouldn't get an education at all unless you, personally, can afford it. If you don't have the time and money yourself, prospective students don't deserve "a fair shot," or a chance to "provide for their family" or "have a shot of realizing their dreams," no matter how much money your parents might lend you.

If you're the beneficiary of a trust fund, however, it's apparently all good. See? This really is a great nation.
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