Romney was wildly successful as a Wall Streeter. Whooppee, that generally means made lots of money and not, as you say "make something that is - in sum - constructive of real value?"
Wall Street is full of multi millionaires and multi billionaires. Most of them EXTRACTED wealth from others thru the system without actually creating anything of benefit to society. Worship at the altar of money.
That's part of the reason I get such a big kick out of the left's hate for the Kochs and love of Soros. Yep, their politics are different (obviously - Soros left and Koch right.) So is their money. The Kochs grow cattle, drill and refine oil, make chemicals and fabrics, and more other things than I can count. Real products that real people buy and use in their daily lives. While they also make money in the financial markets, it is dwarfed by the income of their REAL product.
Soros made his fortune speculating in currencies and such?
When I hear Obama (or anyone else for that matter) loudly advocate for repeal of the 60/40 long term cap gains treatment of short term futures trades, THAT will get my interest.
Romney sure ain't going to.
This is not to be taken in any way as support for Obama. Nor for Romney. I'll be casting my vote in protest fashion, as I have for the last decade.
D&O
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