Tuesday 7 February 2012

Would Mitt Romney Be The Richest U.S. President Ever?

GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney is worth as much as $200 million, the candidate has said, thanks to his considerable investment fortune. If Romney wins the election in November, he would become the richest commander-in-chief in the last half century. But would he be the richest U.S. President ever?

No! George Washington's land made him far wealthier. But still, Romney is worth more than the last eight presidents, combined, times two. Here's an analysis that estimates the net worth of every U.S. president based on land, salary, and investments, all adjusted for inflation.

2 comment(s):

Jeff said...

Here's the Romney family making a Freudian slip onstage.

http://i.imgur.com/X5OmR.jpg

Anonymous said...

Don't bother with this link, or the article. It's one of those ridiculous web pages that make you click through 44 pages of ads.