Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Romney: "Not concerned about the very poor"

And he wants us to believe he -- a multi-multi-multi millionaire -- WILL care about the middle class, which is fast disappearing into the poverty level.  The following article tells about this man without a heart --  who says, "there's no question-it's not good being poor."  Uh, yeah, Mr. Not-a-care-in-the-world...but that's something you know nothing about--and don't care to find out.

Florida GOP presidential primary winner Mitt Romney displayed his apathy towards America’s impoverished on CNN Tuesday morning.

“I’m in this race because I care about America,” he said. “I’m not concerned about the very poor, we have a safety net there, if we need to 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 are struggling, and I’ll continue to take that message across the country.”

Host Soledad O’Brien was surprised by Romney’s comments.

“Finish the sentence, Soledad,” Romney replied. “I said I’m not concerned about the very poor that have a safety net, but if it has holes in it, I will repair them.”

“The challenge right now — we will hear from the Democrat party the plight of the poor. And there’s no question it’s not good being poor. And we have a safety net to help those that are very poor, but my campaign is focused on middle-income Americans.”

Despite many having access to welfare programs that keep millions of Americans out of poverty, 2010 figures from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities show there are many more who still go without assistance.

Romney’s claim that he is focusing on middle class Americans also is highly questionable. His tax plan favors the very rich like himself, as well as his proposal to cut spending for programs that benefit middle to poor families and individuals.

Romney embraced Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)’s plan that would turn Medicare into a coupon program.

Romney's statement is part of a pattern of previously poorly-phrased remarks that give his competitors fodder to call the former Bain Capital founder -- who is worth between $190 million and $250 million -- out of touch with the economic recession.

"Don't try and stop the foreclosure process. Let it run its course and hit the bottom," he said last October in Las Vegas, the hardest-hit metro area by the foreclosure crisis.

In January, Romney said, "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me" to explain why he favored competition among health insurers.
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