Romney’s speaking fee at public university is $50,000, far less than Clinton’s

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Romney’s speaking fee at public university is $50,000, far less than Clinton’s

By Rosalind S. Helderman and Philip Rucker at the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/romneys-speaking-fee-at-public-university-is-50000-far-less-than-clintons/2015/01/20/9c91c2d0-a0e4-11e4-b146-577832eafcb4_story.html

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Mitt Romney will charge Mississippi State University $50,000 to deliver a lecture on campus next week, most of which will go to charity — a dramatically lower fee than the $250,000 to $300,000 Hillary Rodham Clinton requires for her university lectures.

Romney — the 2012 Republican presidential nominee who is weighing a third run for the White House — will speak as part of the university’s Global Lecture Series, a speaking series administered by the student government, a university official said.

Romney has directed that most of his $50,000 fee go to Charity Vision, a nonprofit organization that partners with doctors to provide free eye surgeries that is led by one of Romney’s sons, according to a contract obtained Monday by The Washington Post under a public records request to the university. The remaining portion of the amount will be set aside to cover Romney’s travel, according to the contract.

Romney’s fee stands in stark contrast to Clinton’s, the presumptive 2016 Democratic front-runner who has spoken to dozens of industry associations, Wall Street banks, universities and other groups.




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[Kalidurga]

1. Still too much nt

[Happyhippychick]

2. Yeah but to be fair he shouldn't have to pay more than that

[applegrove]

4. LOL!

[JaneyVee]

3. Worth-less

[bluedigger]

5. He was one of fifty Governors.

Supply and demand at work.

[Thinkingabout]

6. Just goes to show why Hillary is polling higher than Romney, she gets the big bucks

Because of the demand, he gets less because the demand is lower. Some actors are B grade some are Oscar winners.

[monmouth4]

7. She was a First Lady and Secretary of State, he a loser a few times. Big difference....n/t

is

[elehhhhna]

8. he deducts it whike giving it to his kid. mitt pays no tax.

[hifiguy]

9. i wouldn't pay a nickel to hear either one of them

spew their BS.

[dilby]

10. Isn't that just Supply and Demand?

I mean the Demand for Romney has to be pretty much nill while Clinton I bet is pretty high.

[pnwmom]

11. So? She earns more to donate to HER charity than he does to his. n/t