No…..I’m not talking about “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” The Republican Golden rule is more straight forward and to the point “The men with the gold make the rules!”
Mitt Romney and his supporters are the men with the gold and if they get voted into office they will be ones that will make the rules. I say “they” because the rich supporters of Mitt Romney (the 1%) are not donating the outrageous sums of money (come on $20,000,000 from one man alone!) shown below out of the goodness of their hearts. They are doing so they can be the ones (i.e. the 1%) making the rules that that the remainder of us (the 99%) have to abide by. I guarantee you that these rules will help the 1% at the expense of the 99%.
Checkout the following information I extracted from an article on today’s Huffington Post to see what I mean. After that, you have all you need to know about voting.
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Full list of Forbes 400 donors to Romney, the RNC and Restore Our Future (a Republican super PAC).
| Name | Net Worth | Source | Romney for President | RNC | Restore Our Future |
| David Koch | $31 B | diversified | $5,000 | $4,200 | |
| Charles Koch | $31 B | diversified | $30,800 | ||
| Jim Walton | $26.8 B | Wal-Mart | $5,000 | $200,000 | |
| Alice Walton | $26.3 B | Wal-Mart | $2,500 | $200,000 | |
| Sheldon Adelson | $20.5 B | casinos | $5,000 | $30,800 | $20,000,000 |
| Jacqueline Mars | $17 B | candy | $5,000 | $23,500 | |
| Steve Ballmer | $15.9 B | Microsoft | $15,000 | ||
| Carl Icahn | $14.8 B | leveraged buyouts | $2,500 | ||
| Phil Knight | $13.1 B | Nike | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Donald Bren | $13 B | real estate | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Len Blavatnik | $12.5 B | diversified | $2,500 | ||
| Ronald Perelman | $12 B | leveraged buyouts | $3,000 | ||
| Abigail Johnson | $11.8 B | money management | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| John Paulson | $11 B | hedge funds | $5,000 | $30,800 | $1,000,000 |
| Jack Taylor | $11 B | Enterprise Rent-A-Car | $5,000 | $10,000 | |
| Harold Hamm | $9.7 B | oil & gas | $2,500 | $30,800 | $985,000 |
| Richard Kinder | $9.4 B | pipelines | $5,000 | $6,700 | |
| Andrew Beal | $8.4 B | banks, real estate | $200,000 | ||
| Philip Anschutz | $7.6 B | investments | $30,800 | ||
| James Goodnight | $7.3 B | software | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Harold Simmons | $7.1 B | investments | $2,500 | $1,200,000 | |
| Ira Rennert | $6.5 B | investments | $5,000 | $20,000 | $1,000,000 |
| John Malone | $5.6 B | cable television | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| David Tepper | $5.5 B | hedge funds | $5,000 | $30,800 | $375,000 |
| Jeffrey Hildebrand | $5.5 B | oil | $2,500 | $200,000 | |
| Jim Kennedy | $5.4 B | media | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Stephen Schwarzman | $5.2 B | private equity | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Dennis Washington | $5.2 B | construction, mining | $5,000 | $50,000 | |
| Ray Lee Hunt | $5.2 B | oil, real estate | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Richard LeFrak | $5.2 B | real estate | $5,000 | $25,000 | |
| Richard DeVos | $5.1 B | Amway | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Robert Rowling | $4.9 B | investments | $5,000 | $24,200 | $100,000 |
| Hank Meijer | $4.9 B | supermarkets | $5,000 | $28,300 | |
| Charles Johnson | $4.7 B | Money Management | $5,000 | $30,800 | $50,000 |
| Scott Duncan | $4.7 B | pipelines | $2,250 | ||
| Rupert Johnson Jr. | $4.6 B | money management | $5,000 | $20,000 | |
| Thomas Peterffy | $4.6 B | discount brokerage | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Trevor Rees-Jones | $4.5 B | oil & Gas | $5,000 | $30,800 | $100,000 |
| Stephen Ross | $4.4 B | real estate | $5,000 | $20,800 | $100,000 |
| Leslie Wexner | $4.4 B | retail | $5,000 | $250,000 | |
| Bruce Kovner | $4.3 B | hedge funds | $5,000 | $23,300 | $1,000,000 |
| Leonard Stern | $4.2 B | real estate | $2,500 | ||
| S. Truett Cathy | $4.2 B | Chick-fil-A | $2,500 | ||
| Henry Kravis | $4 B | leveraged buyouts | $5,000 | $30,800 | $200,000 |
| Thomas Frist Jr. | $4 B | health care | $2,500 | ||
| Barbara Gage | $4 B | hotels, restaurants | $500 | ||
| William Koch | $4 B | oil, investments | $4,000,000 | ||
| Sam Zell | $3.8 B | real estate, private equity | $2,500 | $9,800 | $180,000 |
| Charles Schwab | $3.7 B | discount brokerage | $5,000 | $30,800 | $125,000 |
| George Roberts | $3.7 B | leveraged buyouts | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Edward Roski Jr. | $3.7 B | real estate | $3,700 | $30,800 | |
| Leon Black | $3.5 B | private equity | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Tom Love | $3.5 B | retail & gas stations | $5,000 | $7,500 | |
| Judy Love | $3.5 B | retail & gas stations | $5,000 | $7,500 | |
| Edward Lampert | $3.2 B | hedge funds | $2,500 | ||
| Ken Griffin | $3.1 B | hedge funds | $5,000 | $30,800 | $1,550,000 |
| Donald Trump | $3.1 B | Television, Real Estate | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Whitney MacMillan | $3 B | Cargill Inc. | $3,000 | ||
| Charles Dolan | $3 B | cable television | $5,000 | $20,800 | |
| John Catsimatidis | $3 B | oil, real estate, supermarkets | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Terrence Pegula | $3 B | natural gas | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Jerry Speyer | $3 B | real estate | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Archie Emmerson | $3 B | timberland, lumber mills | $5,000 | $30,000 | |
| Riley Bechtel | $2.9 B | engineering, construction | $5,000 | $7,500 | |
| Stephen Bechtel Jr. | $2.9 B | engineering, construction | $5,000 | $30,000 | |
| Diane Hendricks | $2.9 B | roofing | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Doris Fisher | $2.9 B | Gap | $2,500 | ||
| Warren Stephens | $2.7 B | investment banking | $2,500 | $25,500 | $500,000 |
| Stanley Druckenmiller | $2.7 B | hedge funds | $5,000 | ||
| Bernard Marcus | $2.7 B | Home Depot | $5,000 | $30,800 | $20,000 |
| Helen Johnson-Leipold | $2.7 B | SC Johnson & Sons | $2,500 | ||
| Michael Ilitch | $2.7 B | pizza | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Marian Ilitch | $2.7 B | pizza | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Jeremy Jacobs Sr. | $2.7 B | sports concessions | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Jerry Jones | $2.7 B | Dallas Cowboys | $2,500 | ||
| Julian Robertson Jr. | $2.6 B | hedge funds | $5,000 | $30,800 | $2,250,000 |
| Herbert Kohler Jr. | $2.6 B | plumbing fixtures | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| David Sun | $2.6 B | computer hardware | $2,500 | ||
| Phillip Ruffin | $2.5 B | casinos, real estate | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Anthony Pritzker | $2.5 B | hotels, investments | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Shahid Khan | $2.5 B | auto parts | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Randal Kirk | $2.4 B | pharmaceuticals | $5,000 | $25,600 | |
| Phillip Frost | $2.4 B | pharmaceuticals | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| H. Wayne Huizenga | $2.4 B | investments | $2,500 | $30,800 | |
| A. Jerrold Perenchio | $2.4 B | television | $5,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Igor Olenicoff | $2.4 B | real estate | $1,000 | ||
| Mary Malone | $2.4 B | Campbell Soup | $1,000 | ||
| Daniel Och | $2.3 B | hedge funds | $2,500 | ||
| Wilbur Ross Jr. | $2.3 B | investments | $5,000 | $30,800 | $100,000 |
| John Fisher | $2.3 B | Gap | $5,000 | ||
| Stewart Resnick | $2.2 B | agriculture, water | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Leon Cooperman | $2.2 B | hedge funds | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Thomas Pritzker | $2.2 B | hotels, investments | $2,500 | ||
| Henry Hillman | $2.2 B | investments | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Herbert Simon | $2.2 B | real estate | $5,000 | $22,500 | |
| William Wrigley Jr. | $2.2 B | chewing gum | $2,500 | ||
| Anita Zucker | $2.1 B | chemicals | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Walter Scott Jr. | $2.1 B | construction, telecom | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Stanley Hubbard | $2.1 B | DirecTV | $2,500 | $30,800 | |
| Jim Davis | $2.1 B | New Balance | $5,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Herbert Allen Jr. | $2 B | investment banking | $5,000 | ||
| J. Christopher Reyes | $2 B | food distribution | $2,500 | $100,000 | |
| Edward Bass | $2 B | oil, investments | $5,000 | $30,000 | |
| Lee Bass | $2 B | oil, investments | $5,000 | ||
| Richard Peery | $2 B | real estate | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Andrew Cherng | $2 B | Panda Restaurant Group | $3,750 | ||
| Peggy Cherng | $2 B | Panda Restaurant Group | $3,750 | ||
| Daniel D’Aniello | $1.9 B | leveraged buyouts | $2,500 | ||
| Daniel Gilbert | $1.9 B | Quicken Loans | $5,000 | $6,700 | |
| Alec Gores | $1.9 B | private equity | $5,000 | ||
| Michael Jaharis | $1.9 B | pharmaceuticals | $2,500 | $30,800 | |
| Richard Marriott | $1.9 B | hotels | $5,000 | $28,800 | $1,000,000 |
| George Argyros | $1.9 B | real estate, investments | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Clayton Mathile | $1.9 B | pet food | $2,500 | $30,800 | |
| Bennett Dorrance | $1.9 B | Campbell Soup | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| B. Wayne Hughes | $1.9 B | self storage | $2,500 | ||
| Dean White | $1.8 B | billboards, hotels | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Ken Fisher | $1.8 B | money management | $2,500 | ||
| Robert McNair | $1.8 B | energy, sports | $5,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Drayton McLane Jr. | $1.8 B | Wal-Mart, logistics | $250,000 | ||
| Leandro Rizzuto | $1.8 B | consumer products | $2,500 | ||
| Frederick Smith | $1.8 B | FedEx | $5,000 | ||
| Thomas Siebel | $1.8 B | business software | $5,000 | $25,800 | |
| Jonathan Nelson | $1.7 B | leveraged buyouts | $2,500 | ||
| Glenn Dubin | $1.7 B | hedge funds | $5,000 | $2,500 | |
| Meg Whitman | $1.7 B | eBay | $100,000 | ||
| Joshua Harris | $1.6 B | private equity | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Stewart Rahr | $1.6 B | drug distribution | $1,000 | ||
| Bill Marriott Jr. | $1.6 B | hotels | $4,100 | $30,800 | $1,000,000 |
| Kenneth Langone | $1.6 B | investments | $2,500 | ||
| Norman Braman | $1.6 B | art, car dealerships | $5,000 | $25,800 | |
| Marc Rowan | $1.5 B | private equity | $2,500 | $220,000 | |
| Thomas Kaplan | $1.5 B | Investments | $5,000 | $30,800 | $100,000 |
| James Pritzker | $1.5 B | hotels, investments | $4,900 | $30,800 | |
| Richard Schulze | $1.5 B | Best Buy | $2,500 | $30,800 | |
| Bob Parsons | $1.5 B | web hosting | $1,000,000 | ||
| Craig McCaw | $1.5 B | telecom | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| James Dinan | $1.4 B | hedge funds | $2,500 | ||
| Michael Price | $1.4 B | investments | $5,000 | $20,000 | |
| Farris Wilks | $1.4 B | natural gas | $5,000 | $20,000 | |
| Henry Ross Perot Jr. | $1.4 B | computer services, real estate | $3,200 | ||
| Richard Hayne | $1.4 B | Urban Outfitters | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Scott Cook | $1.4 B | Intuit | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Louis Bacon | $1.3 B | hedge funds | $500,000 | ||
| Daniel Loeb | $1.3 B | hedge Funds | $2,500 | $30,800 | |
| Richard Scaife | $1.3 B | investments | $5,000 | $30,800 | $82,500 |
| Billy Joe McCombs | $1.3 B | real estate, oil, cars | $5,000 | $50,000 | |
| Mark Stevens | $1.2 B | venture capital | $2,500 | $30,800 | |
| Henry Swieca | $1.2 B | hedge funds | $5,000 | $22,500 | |
| Richard Chilton Jr | $1.2 B | hedge funds | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Patrick Ryan | $1.2 B | insurance | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Nelson Peltz | $1.2 B | investments | $5,000 | $30,800 | $50,000 |
| C. Dean Metropoulos | $1.2 B | investments | $30,800 | ||
| Christopher Cline | $1.2 B | coal | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| T. Boone Pickens | $1.2 B | oil & gas, investments | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Jimmy Haslam | $1.2 B | retail | $5,000 | $30,000 | |
| Bruce Nordstrom | $1.2 B | Retailing | $5,000 | ||
| Tom Benson | $1.2 B | New Orleans Saints | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| James Clark | $1.2 B | Netscape | $5,000 | $3,000 | |
| Kenny Troutt | $1.2 B | telecommunications | $5,000 | $30,800 | |
| Alexander Rovt | $1.15 B | fertilizer, real estate | $500 | ||
| Paul Singer | $1.1 B | hedge funds | $5,000 | $30,800 | $1,000,000 |
| George Joseph | $1.1 B | insurance | $2,500 | ||
| Dan Snyder | $1.1 B | Washington Redskins | $5,000 | $30,800 |
(Sources: Forbes.com and Federal Election Commission.)
If their man [i.e Mitt Romney] wins election next Tuesday, these wealthy contributors are poised to have his ear.
Much of Romney’s platform caters directly to the policies they desire. Further tax cuts for upper incomes, capital gains, interest and dividends; the elimination of taxes on estate transfers; lower corporate tax rates; and the implementation of a territorial tax system all favor the wealthy over the working and middle classes.
“The initial effect would be to give very large tax cuts to wealthy people — and that’s clear — and to corporations which they own,” said Bob McIntyre, president of Citizens for Tax Justice.
The Romney policies would disproportionately aid financial-sector billionaires, who make most of their money through capital gains and carried interest. Fifty-eight members of the Forbes 400 who have supported Romney hail from the financial and investments industries. They have given a total of $12.9 million to help the Republican candidate.
Romney’s policies are also very favorable to the fossil fuel industry, including reduced regulation, cuts in the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget and more areas open to drilling. Oil billionaire Harold Hamm, one of Romney’s top energy advisers and a major donor to both the Romney campaign and Restore Our Future, would profit handsomely from Romney’s energy agenda.
Then there’s casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, the largest donor to Romney’s efforts. Adelson, who has given $20 million to Restore Our Future and $35,800 to Romney and the RNC, has made it clear that he opposes unions, supports lower taxes and Israel’s right-wing government, and wants an investigation into his company’s China business to be quashed.
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