Romney: "Not Concerned About the Very Poor" (for 2/2/12)

In a gaffe televised in an interview on CNN, leading GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney said, "I'm not concerned about the very poor." The Wealthy were not of his worries, either, and says everyone in between should be the primary concern. He also thinks "Safety Net" programs, such as housing vouchers, food stamps, and Medicaid should be fixed as needed. Conservatives ripped him for both not putting a plan to wean them off the "Safety Net" and giving Democrats the ability to portray Republicans as incompassionate. But, given his history of flip-flopping on many issues, Romney is likely moving the goalposts here. He has domestic cuts, but none to defense, in his budget. He plans to get rid of tax credits for the working poor and wants to block grant domestic programs in fixed amounts. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/02/mitt-romney-very-poor-criticism-rush-limbaugh-/1 http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/On-the-Economy/2012/0202/What-Mitt-Romney-s-poor-gaffe-really-means

75% of Americans In States w/o Access to Affordable Healthcare (for 1/23/12)

Nearly two years after President Obama fulfilled one of his top priorities by signing healthcare reform into law, 75% of Americans still reside in states with expensive healthcare. States should supposedly help enact the biggest healthcare reforms since the birth of Medicare and Medicaid. States have inconsistently enacted the various reforms. States with Republican governors have stated that healthcare reform is unconstitutional. Some of these states include Texas, Wisconsin, and Kansas. Texas Governor Rick Perry believes it will bankrupt the country, ignoring the fact that his state has 7.6 million uninsured residents. While Occupy protesters may want deeper reforms such as single-payer healthcare for all Americans, they surely would welcome the sight of states putting forth more effort to lower healthcare costs and provide more affordable health insurance. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/23/affordable-health-care_n_1223230.html?ref=business