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

Census: Half of Americans are Poor or Low-Income (for 12/16/11)

An amazing 50 percent of Americans are now of low-income. There are fewer middle class Americans according to the U.S. Census and safety net programs such as food stamps and tax credits face cuts, further endangering low-income Americans. http://news.yahoo.com/census-shows-1-2-people-poor-low-income-054325860.html