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88. Struggle For The Ultra Wealthy Is Considered Easy Street By The Rest Of Us

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Ann and Mitt, the college years: “STRUGGLING” so much that they had to sell stock. [View all] kpete Apr 2012 OP

Oh, for crying out loud. madaboutharry Apr 2012 #1

And the fact is, that she has no idea how out of touch this is nobodyspecial Apr 2012 #2

They live in a bubble. Glimmer of Hope Apr 2012 #4

She also unintentionally lets the world know madaboutharry Apr 2012 #9

LOL, they may not have known there is such a thing Mariana Apr 2012 #71

She should quit while she's behind. SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #14

Weren't all 5 of their kids sent away to boarding school also? FarLeftFist Apr 2012 #58

many American households rely on pasta and tuna fish and don't look down on it as their "poor" diet Doremus Apr 2012 #74

Hell many live on just pasta! burrowowl Apr 2012 #77

What was the name of that movie???..n/t monmouth Apr 2012 #3

Love Story madaboutharry Apr 2012 #11

My husband and I also struggled spartan61 Apr 2012 #5

graceless. tacky. that woman is showing who she really is- and cali Apr 2012 #6

+1 fishwax Apr 2012 #79

If she wants to piss off working people, that's is a great way to do it. Marr Apr 2012 #7

made me want to barf....she is clueless AnotherMother4Peace Apr 2012 #53

Crap, I paid for my food by working at fast food and a wait... all american girl Apr 2012 #66

Yeah, I read about their college years and it was a riot. Mass Apr 2012 #8

+1 000 000 000 kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #50

Struggle For The Ultra Wealthy Is Considered Easy Street By The Rest Of Us cantbeserious Apr 2012 #88

This is breaking my heart. earthside Apr 2012 #10

I bought a house when starting grad school. Viking12 Apr 2012 #16

A $42,000 house in 1971. Marr Apr 2012 #18

My 1st apt. rent back in 1971 was $50 a month. That was in Ohio though. A Brand New World Apr 2012 #28

They were getting ripped off--believe me, you could get something decent for way less than that. MADem Apr 2012 #35

In 1969, I was in a $200 a month apartment 2 blocks from Harvard starroute Apr 2012 #72

"so we not only stayed for free, we made money." HangOnKids Apr 2012 #30

Sounds to me like daddy arranged some free housing. Marr Apr 2012 #41

Please give them another tax cut! They have suffered so much! neverforget Apr 2012 #12

Perfection SoCalDem Apr 2012 #61

Keep on talking, R-Money Clan! HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #13

The average college student graduated in 2010 with $25,250 in student loan debt. PA Democrat Apr 2012 #15

So poor old Neverworkedadayinherlife is trying to push some bullshit onto the Poorneverworkedadayin- lonestarnot Apr 2012 #17

I didn't know anyone who owned stock in those days, let alone lived off of the sale of it livetohike Apr 2012 #19

The only stock I knew about was chicken or beef, for making soup! MADem Apr 2012 #37

LOL livetohike Apr 2012 #52

Heavens to Betsy! I need a fresh hanky. tanyev Apr 2012 #20

These people are so fucking clueless Marrah_G Apr 2012 #21

I wonder if she visited the same plasma bank I went to on occasion in college DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2012 #22

did they have to cut back on caviar and champagne also? Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #23

Clueless. These are people that think $350,000 louis-t Apr 2012 #24

Grrr. progressoid Apr 2012 #25

Is this Alan Rickman? anti-alec Apr 2012 #42

Clearly, but from which movie??? FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #46

Yeah, I just found it somewhere in the intertubes. progressoid Apr 2012 #59

Took me a few minutes. toddwv Apr 2012 #82

Wow! That is amazing! Rickman has the scariest sneer in the business FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #89

Lovey Howell Needs to go back to Gilligan's Island n/t Yavin4 Apr 2012 #26

I don't get it? Just admit it. You had a privileged background. SweetieD Apr 2012 #27

Everyone and everything they know is COATED in privilege HangOnKids Apr 2012 #36

The more she opens her mouth the more she comes off like Mittens. southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #29

When normal people are struggling, they sell Grampa's watch, or Grannie's ring or necklace, or their MADem Apr 2012 #31

I keep coming back to the math of it...96 bucks a share, 2000 shares=$192,000. In 1971. Lars39 Apr 2012 #49

If I'd had one-one hundredth of that amount, I'd have been GIDDY with the prospects. MADem Apr 2012 #62

Me, too! Lars39 Apr 2012 #70

HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! They are so CLUELESS!!!! n/t FourScore Apr 2012 #32

This was my reaction, too! That and wondering if this was from The Onion! Iris Apr 2012 #43

oh! marshall gaines Apr 2012 #33

Interesting that Mitt benefitted from his father's faith Raven Apr 2012 #34

well, Mitt had already sold his stock, after all fishwax Apr 2012 #80

Spoken as only a TRUE elitist can. unf*ckingbelievabe! nt arthritisR_US Apr 2012 #38

Oh dear. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #39

an out of touch vapid tool. nt Javaman Apr 2012 #40

And once there was that horrible week they had to settle for the RED caviar! baldguy Apr 2012 #44

Sadly, I'm so 99% I don't even know what that means. But it sounds ruff. FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #47

I have some advise for Ann Romney: livingonearth Apr 2012 #45

When I was in college my parents paid tuition, fees, and books, and sent me a small kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #48

Keep talking, Ann... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2012 #51

the essay at that link is worth a look--there's more from the article, too renate Apr 2012 #54

OMG, thank GOD those days of being unemployed and selling off stock to live and eating tuna and Brickbat Apr 2012 #55

Accordin to the Mittster, sulphurdunn Apr 2012 #56

Mitt also protested in favor of Viet Nam war during his college days Oilwellian Apr 2012 #57

Why am I not surprised. progressoid Apr 2012 #60

But then Marvelous France beckoned to him SoCalDem Apr 2012 #63

Then promptly fucked off for France Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #68

! graywarrior Apr 2012 #64

and if they had trouble they had someone to bail them out rurallib Apr 2012 #65

"he invested Mitt’s birthday money.....it wasn’t much, a few thousand" Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #67

And they say we need to pull up the boots by the strap. LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #69

Yet another reason why the rich are different from the rest of us. Initech Apr 2012 #73

I just made tuna noodle casserole last night and I'm decades past my college days riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #75

been there. you can get some gems when you're working food service! dionysus Apr 2012 #81

she is SO fucking out of touch Skittles Apr 2012 #76

Selling stock is a choice. Why can't you just respect their choices? fishwax Apr 2012 #78

OMG - what a sad tale. Vinca Apr 2012 #83

Wonder what method of birth control they were using during their college years? NNN0LHI Apr 2012 #84

Any DU students in college thanks to parents like Mitt? maloo Apr 2012 #85

I was working in an auto factory before I graduated High School NNN0LHI Apr 2012 #87

Unbelieveably clueless. Why can't she just say she is so thankful that they had resources Cass Apr 2012 #86