Mittens said it before. In October: `The people who need help most are not the poor’

[jefferson_dem]

Romney in October: `The people who need help most are not the poor’
By Greg Sargent

Michael Brendan Dougherty unearths video of Mitt Romney at a town meeting from last October saying something strikingly similar to his “very poor” remark that generated all the noise yesterday. In the October rendition, he didn’t committ the “gaffe” portion of yesterday’s remarks, i.e. the suggestion he’s “not concerned” about the poor.

But in some ways, this version is even worse — and will be particularly so for conservatives, for reasons I’ll explain below — because he flatly states that the middle class need more help than the poor do, because the latter have their safety net. It’s a clearer glimpse into Romney’s thinking:

A fuller version of the video is right here, at around the 20 minute mark. Here’s the quote:

“In our country, the people who need the help most are not the poor, who have a safety net; not the rich, who are doing just fine; but the middle class.”

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/romney-in-october-the-people-who-need-help-most-are-not-the-poor/2012/02/02/gIQAqb46kQ_blog.html

[gratuitous]

1. In Mitt's world, it's investment bankers who need the most help

Which is why his tax rate is under 15%. The rest of you? Suck it!

[WingDinger]

2. bad link

[jefferson_dem]

4. Hmmm... Works for me.

[elleng]

3. Let him keep digging!

[ProSense]

5. Here's his

solution:

Romney's Plan: $100 Tax Hike for the Poor, $100,000 Tax Cut for the Rich


http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/01/romneys-plan-100-tax-hike-for-the-poor-100-000-tax-cut-for-the-rich/250947/



CHART: Romney Plan Raises Taxes On Lower-Middle Class, Cuts Taxes On Wealthy
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/chart-romney-plan-raise-taxes-on-lower-middle-class-cuts-taxes-on-wealthy.php

[Cali_Democrat]

6. Willard claims the rich "are doing just fine", yet his tax plan overwhelmingly benefits the wealthy

If they are doing just fine, why create a tax plan that lines their pockets? Rmoney is the ultimate Trojan Horse bankster, a "gift" from the wealthy to the American people.

[arcane1]

7. I would love for someone to surprise him with this question:

How much would a family of 4 have to make to be what you consider "middle class"?