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Romney 47 Percent Hot Mic Comments: This Proves Just How Wrong He Is For The American Presidency

Sep 18, 2012 | Class Issues, Conservativism, Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), mic, Plutocracy, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans

Published: PolicyMic (September 18, 2012)

Secret video recordings of comments made by Mitt Romney at a private fundraiser are so appalling that it’s hard to figure out where to even begin analyzing them. I guess the best way is to look at the three main parts.

First there is the Republican presidential nominee’s declaration that 47% of the American people will vote for Barack Obama no matter what because they are “dependent on government” and believe, “that they are victims … that government has the responsibility to care for them … that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing.”

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Barack Obama Must Ask $2,000 Question

Sep 6, 2012 | Class Issues, Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), mic, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans

Published: The Morning Call (September 6, 2012), PolicyMic (September 6, 2012)

More than a month ago, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center revealed that Mitt Romney’s proposed tax cuts for the affluent will require him to increase taxes on middle-class families by an average of $2,000 a year.

Since then, President Obama has put a calculator on his campaign website to help ordinary citizens calculate exactly how much their taxes will go up under a Romney administration.... Read Original Article

Mitt Romney Selection of Paul Ryan Declaration of War Against Middle Class

Aug 11, 2012 | Class Issues, Conservativism, Economic Policy, Elections - Presidential (2012), mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans

Published: PolicyMic (August 11, 2012)

Early this morning, The Huffington Post broke the story that Mitt Romney had selected Paul Ryan to be his vice presidential running mate. In his article, Jon Ward commented that “Ryan is a bold pick who will energize the Republican Party, but putting him on the ticket is fraught with risk and instantly puts Ryan’s budget plan front and center in the 2012 campaign.”

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What Voters Should Know About Romney’s Middle-Class Tax Hikes

Aug 3, 2012 | Class Issues, Conservativism, Economic Policy, Elections - Presidential (2012), mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans

According to the non-partisan Tax Policy Center, Mitt Romney’s proposed tax cuts for the affluent will require him to increase taxes on middle-class families by $2,000 a year.

Just in case you missed that the first time: If you are a wage-earner for a middle-class family, Romney would raise your taxes by $2,000.

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Mitt Romney Bain Scandal: Everything You Need To Know

Jul 15, 2012 | Class Issues, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Plutocracy, Scandals

For those of you unfamiliar with the emerging scandal involving Mitt Romney and Bain Capital, I have broken down the debacle into five convenient sets of bullet points:

Romney’s Actions:

– In a federal disclosure form filed on August 12, 2011, Mitt Romney wrote that he had retired as CEO of Bain Capital to run the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics on February 11, 1999.

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The Failures of Romneynomics

Jun 11, 2012 | Class Issues, Conservativism, Economic Policy, Elections - Presidential (2012), mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans

Published: PolicyMic (June 11, 2012)

The American people have made it clear that unemployment will be the dominant issue of this election. Polls consistently show voters prioritizing it far above every other policy question, with nothing else – not health care reform, not balancing the budget, not international relations, not gay rights – managing to place even a close second by comparison.... Read Original Article