At a fundraiser for top dollar donors, Mitt Romney made the claim that

47 percent of America

is "dependent" upon the government and there's nothing he can do to get them to take control of their lives.

As someone who has lived off government largess for decades, perhaps Mitt Romney should start with himself.



"My job is not to worry about those people."

$15,300,000

PROFITED OVER $15.3 MILLION FROM THE AUTO BAILOUT HE OPPOSED. Huffington Post, "Mitt Romney Profited By At Least $15.3 Million From Auto Bailout: Report," 10/18/12

$10,000,000

BAIN CAPITAL SCREWED TAXPAYERS OUT OF $10 MILLION. Rolling Stone, "The Federal Bailout That Saved Mitt Romney," 08/12/12

A FAMILY OF THREE WOULD HAVE TO REMAIN ON WELFARE FOR 328 YEARS TO RECEIVE THAT MUCH GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. Think Progress, 09/19/12

$400,000,000

ROMNEY'S CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT -- ROMNEYCARE -- USED $400 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS. Esquire, "Life Under Romneycare," 09/11/12

$1,300,000,000

ROMNEY WENT TO WASHINGTON TO BAILOUT THE 2002 SALT LAKE CITY WINTER OLYMPICS. MSNBC, "Mitt Romney and federal money for the Olympics," 07/21/12

$49

RAFALCA, ROMNEY'S OLYMPIC HORSE, IS A DANCING TAX CREDIT. Bloomberg, "Romneys Have Tax Deduction With Olympic Hopes on Rafalca," 08/14/12