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Why doesn't Romney care about the poor?

Here is the full text of his remark, which I don't gets better with more reflection:

""I'm in this race because I care about Americans. I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I'll fix it. I'm not concerned about the very rich, they're doing just fine. I'm concerned about the very heart of America, the 90, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling, and I'll continue to take that message across the nation."

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  • 9 years ago
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    This is the same person who: called corporations people too; like to fire people; knows what a pink slip is; and the best, $374,000 he earned in speaking fees last year is not much money.

    The poor do not have a lobbyist in Washington and can't afford to contribute to campaigns.

    He's worried about the heart of America?

    Best answer comes from Jon Stewart:

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/jon-stewa...

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    There is always going to be poor and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it.

    On the other hand Romney created more real jobs than Obama faked.

    Under Rommey's leadership, his company bought a failing office supply store with only 2 locations. Today that office store called Staples is the biggest and most successful office store in the world with 80,000 employees and on the outside creating another 20,000 related jobs.

    As for the steel industry that keeps being brought up, when the investors saw the company was not ever going to turn around, they cut the lose and closed the company. Rommey had already left the company 2 years before this.

    The union reports these guys walked away with $43 million but the reality is that is what they salvaged from a $200 million investment. The steel industry in in very bad shape in this country. I don't know if it can be saved.

    Herb

  • 9 years ago

    I don't know, because a whole lotta poor white trash votes Republican(on social issues).

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    9 years ago

    He did not say he didn't care about the poor. That is not what that statement reads. He said that he was more worried about the middle class because they make too much money to qualify for government aid but don't make enough not to struggle. He said he was less worried about the rich because they can take care of themselves and he is less worried about the poor because they are receiving aid. Do some research and don't just take your "facts" from bias media networks.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Because to Madame Flip-Flop Romney, anyone who isn't worth at least $100 million inherited from rich daddy, is "poor" and should "eat cake".

    Flip-flop Romney is a piece of excrement.

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