Caleb8844 said:I find it slightly hard to believe you pay 42% in income taxes.
Caleb8844 said:I find it slightly hard to believe you pay 42% in income taxes.
deep said:I am sure Romney pays higher per centage on his 'income' than you do on yours. At most you would pay the same.
And I am sure you pay no more on your capital gains, dividend or other such reciepts than Romney or I do for that matter.
Perhaps Romney's biggest sin was stating that the 47% of people who don't pay income tax are all Obama voters, which is absolutely absurd.
2. “You Didn’t Build That”
The above are stupid remarks that a candidate should never say, even to his supporters.
I believe Romney shelters money in foreign banks, and probably has for a long time. Why do you think he doesn't want to release tax returns?
I saw something today about the states with the highest number of people who don't pay income tax. Most of them are red states and only two went for Obama. The rest were for McCain.
Poor Mitt. He can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.
Well, technically, the people he was talking about already don't "pay in".
Dear Governor Romney,
I’d like to say congratulations on winning the republican nomination. But, I wish you stayed in Massachusetts. You’re plan for America isn’t what we need, and would hurt us more than it would help.
First, repealing Obama care and other health plans he’s put in place have helped families across America, including mine. I live in a middle class family, and two years ago my little sister; Kennedy was denied insurance because of her pre-existing condition. This was a huge emotional stress and financial burden on my entire family. Under Obama Care, insurance companies can no longer deny Kennedy and kids like her, the coverage they need and deserve. Because of Obama care my little sister was able to have the several surgeries she needed that helped save her life. Once the President was elected he put Obama Care into action, just like he promised and made it so that you could get insurance with pre-existing conditions. This has made a direct impact on my family. My family is with out a doubt better off now, than we were four years ago!
It is to my understanding that you stated that you were going to repeal Obama Care, including the part I have mentioned, which will take away the insurance we have and need for my sister Kennedy. Why do you think she doesn’t deserve health care? Also, when you were interviewed on “Meet the Press”, you stated that you would NOT repeal this part of Obama Care, but then your campaign backpedalled and on the “Tonight show with Jay Leno”, you said that you WOULD repeal this.
Also, you’re domestic plans (birth control, gay rights etc.) are horrible! Women should get to manage their own health, and if you wonder why you’re not appealing to many women voters, rethink your birth control and women’s’ rights plans. And people should be able to marry whom they want. We built this country so people could have freedom, and not have religious beliefs control them to that length. This country was in no way built on any religion, so we should not create laws that repress the American people in a religious way and hurt our most vulnerable.
Sincerely,
Jackson Ripley, age 12
BVS said:False. Caleb, do you honestly believe the entire 47% including the retirees spent all their lives "not paying in"?
Caleb8844 said:Well, technically, the people he was talking about already don't "pay in".
All, certainly not. Some, probably.
anitram said:I also find the shock/outrage at what he said to be a bit puzzling given that's exactly what the Republican views have been for years now. Mitt just said out loud what the rest of them are thinking.
I also find the shock/outrage at what he said to be a bit puzzling given that's exactly what the Republican views have been for years now. Mitt just said out loud what the rest of them are thinking.
Romney called 47 percent of Americans self-described victims. And here's what he thinks his relationship to them should be in the context of this campaign:
[M]y job is is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.
They couldn't even be convinced to take care of themselves, as long as they can get government handouts. Romney thinks that applies to almost one in two Americans. Or to put it bluntly: the real crime of 47 percent of Americans is their laziness - and then they have the gall to whine about the One Percent. He is using the key argument of racists against African-Americans through the ages against 47 percent of the country. That's the equivalent of calling a lot of old white people the n-word.
Romney's Randian callousness also goes against the core American grain. Americans do not see themselves as victims, but as potential winners, even in rough times. Romney's contempt for the 47 percent violates a central tenet of the American dream: anyone can make it. Romney is saying that half the country can't make it, don't even want to make it, and are parasites on the rest. Asking for their vote would be like asking children to give up their toys. Why would they?
More to the point: this was a cynical man with a cynical tone different - and more convincing - than his usual stilted public speech. The best defense of it - morally - is that it was designed for an audience of super-rich donors who say these things all the time in private, listen to Rush Limbaugh, and needed to be ginned up. He is whatever he needs to be for each separate audience. He aims to please.
So there are two possibilities: this is the real Romney, a callous cynic with contempt for half the country, the weaker part; or that Romney is a man so empty of human qualities he even has to fake cynicism.