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Romney dismisses the 47% of Americans who pay no income tax, mostly because of low income. Per the Wikipedia, in 2007, the median household income in the U.S. was $31,111, which isn’t a lot of money. I assume that most of that income was from payroll, which is taxed at a rate slightly over 15% when both the employee and employer portions of the tax are considered, which is a higher rate than Romney paid in the single tax return that he made public.
Romney assumes that most of these households are on some sort of government assistance, a safe assumption considering the need to keep body and soul together. But he seems to think that they are undeserving of that assistance:
… who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that’s an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. [said with disdain and even contempt]
And he says that knowing that the United States is the least generous developed nation on this planet in terms of the social services and benefits it provides its citizens.
But, don’t gloat. When talking to billionaires, I’m sure that Obama is even more direct in expressing his determination to cut “entitlements.” And, I doubt that he uses the word “strengthen,” when he means “cut.”
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Ho ho ho. We scared the crap out of them with that Romney asshole, didn’t we?
If I had spent $50K to hear the inside poop from Romney, I’d want my money back if I could get it on YouTube for free.
Romney “dismisses” and “assumes” a lot. Even in the insulation of a campaign he must realize at this point that he is losing. So he might want to regroup and either a.) try to throw some sort of a Hail Mary pass (during the debates) to save himself or b.) dismiss this one and assume that he’ll have better luck next time.
Mr. Romney, through campaign-strategy-gone-awry is now in a position where a whole lot will be riding on the debates. That should be interesting.
Forgot to say – rec’d.
Mother Jones:
Charts: You Might Be the 47 Percent If…
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/charts-47-percent-romney-tax-data
Obama’s left flank is wide open. Romney could attack him on all sorts of things:
* due-process-free assassination of U.S. citizens
* spying and snooping on U.S. citizens
* going back on his promise to filibuster the FISA Amendments Act if it gave immunity to the telcos
* losing the war escalating the war in Afghanistan after it was already lost
In fact, what he should really do is to go down Hugh’s list of Obama scandals. Maybe he could hire Glenzilla as a coach. ;-)
Obama & RMoney are batting for the same team. RMoney’s not going to “attack” Obama on anything of substance. RMoney’s “job” right now is to throw red meat to the base. The TeaGOPer base LOVED Bishop HiFalutin dissing the dirty poorz for being such slacker jerks. The TeaGOPer base has been heavily propogandized to go Galt & believe how rugged they are in their “individualism.” That’s why R-ayn was picked as Willard’s Veep. Gave the TeaGOPers starbursts, that did.
Too bad the TeaGOPer base don’t get it that Bishop SnottySnob looks down on the TeaGOPers with as much arrogant condescening loathing as he does with anyone else in the 99%.
I’ve said it dozens of times before. The PTB have chosen a very weak candidat to “run” against Obama, bc the 1% wants Obama to “win.” This is just Kabuki Show. It’s likely that KKKarl Rove himself leaked that tape.
Pay no attention to the Snobby jerkoff pretending to run for POTUS. Look for the man behind the curtain, instead.
JMHO, of course.
wigwam–
You say: But, don’t gloat. When talking to billionaires, I’m sure that Obama is even more direct in expressing his determination to cut “entitlements.” And, I doubt that he uses the word “strengthen,” when he means “cut.”
Spot on, Comrade (as Ludwig would say).
And, thanks for “pointing out” the duplicity. It can’t be repeated, often enough.
Recommended.
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Boy, when I was a boy, I never wanted to support slave labor in China or in the USA.