In context Romney says on CNN, "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 the America, the 90 percent, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling.”
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Safety nets, entitlements, welfare, food stamps, medicaid... that is Obama's answer, it should never be a GOP presidential candidate's answer.
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Host Soledad O’Brien pointed out that the very poor are probably struggling too.
“The challenge right now — we will hear from the Democrat party the plight of the poor,” Romney responded, after repeating that he would fix any holes in the safety net. “And there’s no question it’s not good being poor and we have a safety net to help those that are very poor . . . My focus is on middle income Americans ... we have a very ample safety net and we can talk about whether it needs to be strengthened or whether there are holes in it. but we have food stamps, we have Medicaid, we have housing vouchers, we have programs to help the poor.”
The goal should be getting everyone to the point where they don't need a "safety net", where they are working, earning enough to support their families.
If the GOP establishment gets their way, conservatives will have yet another Food Stamp presidential candidate by the name of Mitt Romney.
Jobs for everyone, especially the very poor should be the focus.
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