Mitt does have a vision for America and the world -- it's to leave his 18 grandkids multi-millionaires.
And that's because Mitt fears for their future. If America keeps going the way it's going ...
Romney: [...] Just to tell you a couple of things you may not know about me. You probably know that I'm father of five and grandfather now of 18 -- my oldest son just had twins just last week, and so our grandchild nest is getting larger, and they're a source of great joy. When I was probably halfway through my career at Bain Consulting, I met with a lawyer to draft a will, and she said, "How do you want to divide what estate you might eventually have?" And I said -- I didn't have anything at that point -- I said, "I want to divide it equally among my five sons." And she said, "Well, how much will you want to give to the grandchildren that they will ultimately have," and I said, "Well, I don't want to give anything to the grandchildren -- I'll give it to the sons, and they in turn will give it to their children as needed." And she said, "You'll change your mind." And I said, "No, I don't think so." So I saw her not long ago, and I said, "I don't want to give anything to my sons, I want to give it [to all to my grandchildren.] [Audience laughs.]
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Romney: It's not just because I love my grandchildren, as I do, and I love my sons and [unintelligible], it's that I'm very concerned about what the nation is gonna be like over the coming decade or two. And I really do. As I said in my remarks earlier, I see these two very different scenarios. One is as America really powering the world economy, with an extraordinary economy here, with China working with us, wanting to see stability in the world, and a very vibrant America, with freedom and prosperity for the great bulk of the American people. On the other hand, I really do see something like Europe. And I think that's the path we're on right now. So that's why I wanna make sure what little I'll have left after the campaigns goes to you know, goes to my grandchildren. That's one piece about me that you may not know. [...]
Full Transcript of the Mitt Romney Secret Video
-- by the MoJo News Team, motherjones.com -- Sep. 19, 2012
Mitt loves his kids and his grandkids, Great! What about the rest of us? What about our kids and grandkids? What about our opportunities, Mitt? You know, the 47% of us without a "trust fund" from daddy?
This anecdotal story, with Millionaire Mitt opening up to his fellow Millionaire donors -- illustrates a lot about their crusty echelon life:
They love their kids; they love their grandkids more.
They see no problem with inheritance being the path to wealth -- everyone should try it.
They see the world as 'us vs them' ... the takers and the taken.
Avoiding Taxes is OK -- it's smart even -- because they have grander motives, like to give it away someday, to those they love most in the world. Their inheritors. Maybe.
And the thing that unites the uber-wealthy in their uber-insular bubble, is that they think America is going to hell in a Eurporean-handbasket -- and they have no idea why in the world that is ...
As they jet off to Switzerland to move some funds around -- they've got another slave-wage, barb-wired Factory in China to buy this week, you know ... for Pete's sake.
(PS. Pete is grandkid Number 19.)