Romney's idea of poverty is... (play along)

[Hugabear]

...having to choose between the Hamptons and Aspen for your summer home

...having to say "I could make a phone call and have you fired" instead of simply buying the company and firing that person yourself

[Erose999]

1. Having to drive his car up the ramp because the car elevator is out of order.

[Erose999]

2. Putting his pants on one leg at a time instead of having a new pair sewn onto his body each day.

[Ilsa]

3. Buying only one dressage horse this year. nt

[dawg]

4. Having to sell stock to get through college without working.

Oh wait, that one was real.

[Posteritatis]

5. Having to use gold paint instead of leaf on the plumbing fixtures. (nt)

[madamesilverspurs]

6. Settling

for Tiffany instead of Cartier.


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[Autumn]

7. It's not a game to play. That fucking bastard has no idea what poverty is.n/t

[Morning Dew]

8. Not having the means to buy a Hawaiian island.

[pinboy3niner]

9. Laundering his own mom jeans for a photo op...

...and docking his laundry staff's pay for "missed work" that day.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

10. Having his butler wipe his ass with plain silk instead of gold brocade fabric

[1StrongBlackMan]

11. Having to know ...

the name of one of those ... those ... those ... pastry things.

And the rest of his party's idea of being not-poor is on Saturday having to give your child one of those 2 day old pastry things for breakfast because the bakery is giving them away and that's is all there is ...there is no school on Saturday.

[KansDem]

12. Having to drink Dom Pérignon 1921 at 25 degrees...

...because, for some reason, your wine cooler isn't keeping it at 14-17 degrees.

[wandy]

13. Poverty is something that happens in third world countries...

My friends; poverty doesn't happen in America. Did you know that most americans have a refrigerator.
I personally know some owners of refrigerator companies.

[Ghost of Huey Long]

17. that sounds just like him

[chowder66]

14. Ordering chateaubriand

and instead getting chaletbriand

[Canuckistanian]

15. DOMESTIC Champagne

(shudder)

[Life Long Dem]

18. Needing to take his tour bus, instead of his private jet.

Which I hear he does anyway. He has buses set up across the country, and jets to a certain location where he jumps on one of his tour buses.

[Motown_Johnny]

19. Only making ~$400,000.00 a year in speaking fees.

[Aerows]

20. When he runs out of $100 dollar bills

for the servants to light to fire place with.

[meow2u3]

21. Having to sell one of his yachts to pay the guys who built his car elevator