Romney: Borrow Money From Your Parents

[lady_grace]

Mitt Romney is keeping his focus on the economy and encouraged young people to “take risks” to deal with a tough job market, even if it meant borrowing money from their parents, reports the New York Daily News. At a speech at Otterbein University in Ohio, Romney talked about how the owner of sandwich chain Jimmy John’s got started by borrowing $20,

Comments

[quizzicalsphinx]

My parents could liquidate everything they own and still not come up with 20K.

[lunchy]

Yeah! Change your field of study to something you despise and be miserable every working day of your life! Good advice Mitt!

[maladaptive]

It isn't as if a lot of people in the sciences are having trouble finding jobs, either! And even if they weren't (depending on field, like some engineers even are having trouble), telling everyone to go into the "it" thing means there's gonna be a huge glut.

[yeats]

meh, there's really no silver bullet that guarantees you a job these days.... as maladaptive said, even people with science degrees are often S.O.L. when it comes to getting a job. and honesty, it's been my experience that most humanities subjects are equivalent when it comes to being evaluated on the job market -- a history degree is not going to suit you any better than an english degree to work at a publishing company, for example.

[we_got_caught]

I am really trying to understand what Republicans/conservatives see in this man.

Are there any here that could explain it to me? Please?

[keestone]

He's rich? Apparently some people think that's a virtue, not just an economic condition often created by other people (and/or by being the kind of person who creates hardship for other people people).

[fishphile]

I really don't think they like him that much either, but it was a choice between Santorum, Gingrich, Bachman, Perry, Paul & Cain. I bet Tim Pawlenty's boring ass self is probably sorry he dropped out so soon.

[maladaptive]

He is the least terrible Republican who would take the job. I know several Republicans who will vote for him but they're not enthusiastic. He's just... not Santorum, and that's enough.

[mollybarton]

Fuck you, Mittens. Not everyone can shell out $20K at the drop of a hat like you. Clueless fucktard.

We need an "overprivileged douchebag" tag.

[layweed]

Not everyone can shell out $2k, much less $20k. =\

[emofordino]

or even $200, tbh. at least in one sitting.

[layweed]

Mitt needs to take those bootstraps and gag himself with them. This stupid shit is really not going to help his chances at the poll. I hope, anyway.