Politico Breaking News: "Mitt Romney refused to back down" (from email from Politico)
Source: Politico
Mitt Romney refused to back down Tuesday afternoon over comments he made that "47 percent" of people in America "are dependent upon government" and "believe that they are victims."
"There are a number of retirees, members of the military and so forth who aren't paying taxes, and that's as it should be," the GOP presidential nominee told Fox News's Neil Cavuto. "But I do believe we should have enough jobs and take-home pay such that people have the privilege of higher incomes that allow them to be paying taxes. I think people would like to be paying taxes. The good news is if you're doing well enough financially that you can pay a tax. And the problem right now is you see in this country so many people have fallen into poverty that they're not paying taxes they have to rely on government and the right course to help them is not just to have government handing out but instead government helping people to get back to good jobs."
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aquart
(69,014 posts)Will he ship Americans to China?
Redfairen
(1,276 posts)Nt
movonne
(9,623 posts)his tax returns...he might be part of the 47%...
fun n serious
(4,451 posts)Now they " have to" rely on government and they GOVERNMENT should help them back into good jobs? WTF? Didn't he just flip?
mac56
(17,561 posts)The good news is if you're doing well enough financially than you can pay a tax."
I think my head just exploded.
Volaris
(10,260 posts)not ONE. LITTLE. BIT.
Secondly, he can't even FIX IT without making it worse. (not that he thinks it needs fixing, but you know where I'm going with this)
God what a jackass. The narcissism of this man is approaching Cheney Levels.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)maxrandb
(15,192 posts)"if you want to pay more taxes, there's nothing stopping you from writing a check".
Or is that option just for rich people.
oliverrams1
(60 posts)We don't even know for sure if he's paying taxes. What a joke!
msongs
(67,199 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)the thousands of jobs he sent to china? those jobs? right
sinkingfeeling
(51,279 posts)'job creators' are going to start paying a living wage?
JBoy
(8,021 posts)that don't want to take any personal responsibility.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Mitt Romney Doubles Down To Neil Cavuto On Hidden Camera Video Remarks
Video here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/mitt-romney-doubles-down-to-neil-cavuto-on-hidden-camera-video-remarks/
svip
(22 posts).. Mitt wants to talk about how much 47% of Americans pay, or don't pay, in taxes. But yet he doesn't want that 47% of the electorate, that he claims he isn't worried about, to talk about HIS taxes.
magic59
(429 posts)the tighter his political noose gets.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)lavenderdiva
(10,726 posts)now he's 'speaking more elegantly', and trying to pull the wool over everyone's eyes....
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Kteachums
(331 posts)He would like to get rid of unions and make people work for nothing. He would like the rich to prosper while the middle class funds their prosperity.
shanti
(21,672 posts)his pride doesn't allow him to backtrack, such a small man!
Shitty Mitty
(138 posts)Fuck him, fuck him, fuck him! I know at least one guy at work who was a Shitty Mitty supporter until this came out, and now he has the same feelings as myself: FUCK MITT WITH A TELEPHONE POLE!