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<p> <span word="MITT">MITT</span> <span word="ROMNEY">ROMNEY</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="millionaire">millionaire</span> <span word="toseek">toseek</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span>. <span word="Ross">Ross</span> <span word="Perot">Perot</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="holder">holder</span>, <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="earnedfrom">earnedfrom</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="bids">bids</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1992 <span word="and">and</span>1996. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="theirfamilys">theirfamilys</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="publishing">publishing</span>, <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="law">law</span>,<span word="ketchup">ketchup</span>, <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bestselling">bestselling</span> <span word="autobiographies">autobiographies</span> <span word="havefollowed">havefollowed</span>.</p><p> 米特?罗姆尼不是第一个竞选总统的身家数百万的富豪，也不是其中最富裕的。纪录保持者是罗斯?比洛特，他靠电脑数据赚了几十亿美元，其中一些花在了1992年 和1996年两场失败的总统竞选上。自此之后竞选总统的富豪也不在少数，这些人的财富分别来自石油、运动、出版、法律等，还有靠卖番茄酱、啤酒、畅销自传 等赚钱的。</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="his">his</span> $200<span word="m">m</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span>-<span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="andselling">andselling</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="octane">octane</span> <span word="finance">finance</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="such">such</span>, <span word="heillustrates">heillustrates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="complexion">complexion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wealthiest">wealthiest</span> 1% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="notonly">notonly</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="finance">finance</span>.</p><p> 但是罗姆尼先生是第一个来自传说中的金融界的候选人。 因此，他反映了着美国富人阶层面貌的变化。美国人中最富裕的1%不仅分得了更多的蛋糕，并且他们出身金融界的比例越来越高。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1% <span word="was">was</span> $1.2<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="data">data</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="ultra">ultra</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="skew">skew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="upwards">upwards</span>: <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1% <span word="began">began</span> <span word="at">at</span> $380,000 <span word="in">in</span> 2008.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Congressional">Congressional</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>, <span word="at">at</span> $347,000 <span word="in">in</span> 2007, <span word="or">or</span> $252,000<span word="after">after</span> <span word="subtracting">subtracting</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="transfers">transfers</span>. <span word="Measured">Measured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="thanincome">thanincome</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> 1% <span word="started">started</span> <span word="at">at</span> $6.9<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span>, <span word="down">down</span> 23%<span word="from">from</span> 2007.</p>
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