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In reply to the discussion: What a big Romney donor said tonight about ''common people'' [View all]Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)5. This fits into their mantra....
(1) Education - Mittens keeps saying you get the education you can afford. Based on that, only the very wealthy or those lucky enough to get a scholarship can afford to get an advanced education. That is a death spiral for any country.
(2) Don't understand how things work - well that is exactly the issue. The way things work now is that if you are rich you pay low taxes but are allowed to screw your employees, etc. If you are lower income you pay more in taxes, get low salary, get no health insurance (screw the ACA) and work excessive hours.
Screw this woman and the coffin she rode in on.
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Big donor right about one thing-I don't get why I have to pay for their tax breaks when they
midnight
Jul 2012
#3
They aspire to be aristocrats, not that they actually are. GOP= We think we are aristocrats.
alfredo
Jul 2012
#34
Some-fucking-how, I have developed a whole new level of respect for Mr. Gottfried.
Systematic Chaos
Jul 2012
#40
"my college kid, the baby sitters, the nails ladies -- everybody who's got the right to vote"...
ljm2002
Jul 2012
#30
I wonder if she can fix a toilet or change the bag in a vacuum cleaner or knows her zip code.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2012
#26