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tk2kewl

(18,133 posts) Wed Oct 17, 2012, 11:11 AM Oct 2012

Romney's bullshit claims of balancing budgets during his business career are just that -- bullshit!

from the transcript (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/2012-presidential-debate-full-transcript-oct-16/story?id=17493848&page=2#.UH7JA2fF9Bk)

ROMNEY: ... I -- I was -- I was someone who ran businesses for 25 years, and balanced the budget. I ran the Olympics and balanced the budget.

Balanced budgets? Bain does nothing of the sort! They saddle companies with crushing debt! And then "harvest" them!

...and he took a $10M Federal bailout for Bain.

During the Olympics he "balanced the budget" by having the U.S. government bail him out to the tune of $1.3B!

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Romney's bullshit claims of balancing budgets during his business career are just that -- bullshit! (Original Post) tk2kewl Oct 2012 OP

Right! There's a ton of FaceBook graphics in that bullshit: Balanced budgets with huge DEBTS. nt patrice Oct 2012 #1

bankrupting companies is the oposite of balancing bugets tk2kewl Oct 2012 #2

Thanks for that CNN > Fortune article. That's a keeper! also shared. patrice Oct 2012 #7

He needs to be forced to explain this because too many people still give Mitt bluethruandthru Oct 2012 #3

Absolutely! tk2kewl Oct 2012 #4

Or as Romney likes to put it: "There's a pigeon born every minute" rock Oct 2012 #6

K&R HopeHoops Oct 2012 #5

Bain balancing a budget: tk2kewl Oct 2012 #8

patrice

(47,992 posts)

1. Right! There's a ton of FaceBook graphics in that bullshit: Balanced budgets with huge DEBTS. nt

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 11:25 AM

Oct 2012

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

2. bankrupting companies is the oposite of balancing bugets

Reply to patrice (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 11:42 AM

Oct 2012

and that is his plan for the federal government

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021550964

patrice

(47,992 posts)

7. Thanks for that CNN > Fortune article. That's a keeper! also shared.

Reply to tk2kewl (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:25 PM

Oct 2012

bluethruandthru

(3,918 posts)

3. He needs to be forced to explain this because too many people still give Mitt

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 11:46 AM

Oct 2012

the edge on the "handling of the economy" question.

He also needs to pony up his tax returns... If he's such a great businessman then what's he so afraid of people seeing? Unless his idea of a great businessman is to lie, cheat and steal and ruin people's lives to line your own pockets!