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Mitt Romney’s Rich Backers Turn to Hillary Clinton
Daily Beast ^ | September, 7, 2016 | Alec MacGillis

Posted on 09/07/2016 11:58:22 AM PDT by C19fan

For years, Democratic elected officials in Washington have been wary of going after Wall Street excesses too hard, lest the deep-pocketed financial industry throw all its resources to Republicans. This has been especially true of one of the most notorious targets for financial reform: the favorable tax treatment of the outsize compensation earned by partners in private equity firms. Democrats have long spoken out against this so-called carried-interest loophole, yet have often not pushed as hard as they could to change the law, which saves some of the wealthiest people in finance billions of dollars in taxes each year.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antitrump; clinton; donors; elections; finance; fundingtheleft; gope; hillary; hillary2016; nevertrumpers; romney; romney2016; trump; uniparty
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Because these financiers along with the Clintons, Bushes, Romney, etc. are underneath the labels part of the same Uniparty. They know Clinton is a whore who will sell out her so called promises.
1 posted on 09/07/2016 11:58:22 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

As if he has any “poor backers”.
:D


2 posted on 09/07/2016 12:00:27 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: C19fan

Romney supports Clinton and is working to get her elected president.

He is telling his supporters to contribute to her campaign.

Romney is a two faced phony. I wonder what Clinton has promised him.


3 posted on 09/07/2016 12:00:52 PM PDT by detective
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To: C19fan

Mitch is a b.tch.


4 posted on 09/07/2016 12:01:02 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: C19fan

I’m so surprised.

Not.


5 posted on 09/07/2016 12:01:18 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Mitt is soooo OVER

IDIOT never had a MOVEMENT like what TRUMP has now! He even has hardworking devoted Youtube fans making complicated TRUMP videos for him!

Mitt & McCain never had that kind of devotion, only Obama had!


6 posted on 09/07/2016 12:04:10 PM PDT by KavMan
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The Cheap Labor Express must be kept running.

They are not about to let the citizens reverse 30 years of bipartisan policy of non-enforcement of immigration laws.


7 posted on 09/07/2016 12:05:11 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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This is why the Republican party is on it’s death bed.

We know Romney and his ilk.

Trump either turns this party around or I re-register and forget about it.


8 posted on 09/07/2016 12:05:12 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
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“Trump either turns this party around or I re-register and forget about it.”

I’m right here with you.


9 posted on 09/07/2016 12:07:29 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: C19fan

I seriously doubt this bothers Trump in the least. These are not the type of people he will court.


10 posted on 09/07/2016 12:07:39 PM PDT by jokemoke
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How'd those mega-bucks work out for Yeb!?
11 posted on 09/07/2016 12:08:17 PM PDT by PROCON ("Lock Her Up! Lock Her Up!")
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This really tells us a lot about not only the Romney backers, but Romney, and the insiders for Romney as well.


12 posted on 09/07/2016 12:08:28 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: detective

Its not what Clinton has promised him, its that he is protecting the interests of all his much richer backers.
Romney is a rich man, but not that rich.

His and Clintons backers interests coincide this election.


13 posted on 09/07/2016 12:10:23 PM PDT by buwaya
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Romney is a two faced phony. I wonder what Clinton has promised him.

Why a seat at the table so he can yuk it up with his Democrat buddies again only he won't have a pen this time.


14 posted on 09/07/2016 12:10:57 PM PDT by Dahoser (Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
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To: rockinqsranch

Mark Levin said all of us were stupid if we didn’t wholeheartedly vote for Mittens in that election.

Mark Levin now says Trump is a terrible man, but he will grudgingly vote for Trump. But he understands the people he’s been telling to never vote for Trump shouldn’t decide to vote for Trump if they don’t want to do so.


15 posted on 09/07/2016 12:13:57 PM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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“I wonder what Clinton has promised him.”

No IRS audit.


16 posted on 09/07/2016 12:16:10 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Trump is our Yeltsin.)
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To: C19fan

That’ why I laugh at the Flat Taxers. Nobody really wants a Flat Tax when you hit things like capital gains and carried interest.


17 posted on 09/07/2016 12:21:16 PM PDT by Wolfie
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They’re most likely rich from corruption rather than hard work. Government enforced “free market” monopolies. Cheap labor. Other government favors. I can see why Hillary is their choice - she may want a big cut of their profits but she’ll guarantee them profits without effort.


18 posted on 09/07/2016 12:22:12 PM PDT by LostPassword
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The only “Hope and Change” these characters will tolerate is the “Hope and Change” they all knew obama would NOT furnish.

When there’s a chance for real change, it’s suppressed by Washington insiders, who are quite content with their death grip on power, thank you very much.


19 posted on 09/07/2016 12:24:28 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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Globalism is the holy grail, and sovereign states are evil. Donald Trump is the only threat to their dreams.


20 posted on 09/07/2016 12:24:47 PM PDT by Always A Marine
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