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DesideriScuri -> RE: Rick Santorum finally speaks truth (9/19/2012 5:05:15 AM)
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ORIGINAL: tweakabelle
Mittens latest remarks about 47% of Americans being "victims", and "dependent" on "entitlements" from Govt, and not paying income taxes are strong evidence that Mittens shares St. Santorum's views about ordinary people, or to put that a bit more accurately, Mittens and St. Santorum are united in their contempt for ordinary people.
How hilarious to see a multi-millionaire Wall St financial shark trying to criticise ordinary people for being the "elite". It is something I would expect to see in a Month Python sketch. It really does show how out of touch Mittens is with the struggles and issues that face ordinary people.
The sad fact of the matter, tweakabelle, is that more and more people are becoming dependent on government. We have generations that know nothing but the welfare life, and have been raised to accept welfare as the way to go. Now, there are still many people who are on welfare that won't be there forever, and there is no real reason (or attempt) to defund the welfare system. It's all about getting the necessary help to the ones who need it, and getting the lazy leeches off their asses and off the system (note: those who truly need the help are not the lazy leeches).
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Santorum's message is not the same as what Romney stated. Not by any stretch.
I do hope gracadieu won't mind my borrowing her post to respond to you DS. It summarises the issues perfectly:
"I think the half-ish of his own party that he described as dependent victims who don't take responsibility for their life might care. Not to mention the independents he's trying to win over.
Since when are retirees, students, soldiers, the laid-off, and hard-working working class families the"welfare class", anyway? I mean, those are the people he was talking about." (my emphasis)
Irrespective of the merit or otherwise of your claims re: 'welfare dependency', the ordinary people targeted by Romney and St Santorum are just that - ordinary hard working people, many of whom might choose to vote Republican. Romney and St Santorum are united in their contempt for ordinary people - people like you, me and almost all the people posting here.
And, herein lies our problem. I do think Romney was wrong, but not for saying what he said. He was wrong when it comes to the percentage he quoted. Sure, 47% of earners don't have a Federal Income Tax liability, but those people won't necessarily end up voting for Obama just because. Not every one of those 47% aren't working hard, striving for a better life, and cutting things out to get ahead. Some are. Some are playing the system. Some of those 47% are college attendees who don't have time to work 2 jobs and make enough money to be saddled with Federal Income Tax liability.
And for everyone to ponder, is Condoleeza Rice not intelligent?
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