This guy is doing performance art. It’s a variation on Andy Kaufman’s angry at the audience routine. (or is it real?). It’s hard to tell what’s real. Romney is supposed to be the data-driven candidate. Well, here’s Mitt interviewed by George Stephanopoulos via The Young Turks:
“Is $100,000 middle-income?” Stephanopoulos asked.
“No, middle-income is $200,000 to $250,000 and less,” Romney responded.
Romney doesn’t know where the center is. Here’s a chart on median income for 2009. Only 21% of the households have an income above $100,000 and that’s a $100,000 short of the middle class. Romney’s middle class must be really small. At $100,000 a year in household income, you are in the 94th percentile for household income.
It would be great to have an election where real issues were contested. Instead we’ve got a clown show by the Republicans. The only issue that they truly advocate s the poverty of choices we have as citizens.
Rank #4 in oecd–Bottom 5 in 1980
Reagan + Bush tAx cuts for rich.
We MUST return to higher rates for top incomes and for Estates. MUST.
14,000B Income and bororw 1000B ech year is dumb. Tax The Top. Must.
INEQUALITY IS BAD IN AMERICA
Since 1980. Tax Code. Reagan gave top 10% a 60% tax cut.
Bush huge tax cut was 37.6% to top 1% and 48.3% to top 5%.
Bottom 60% got 16.4%
10% own us——73% net wealth–83% financial wealth–get 50% individual income and 70,000,000 workers get 14% or less.
America is in big trouble. Off shoring job biggest problem. Entire Industries gone forever. Wall Streeters get richer.
What industry will save Alamance County. Same in all 100 counties. Loss of mfg jobs.
No safety nets and what would happen?
We must go to 1945-1980 Tax. 50% on top incomes and estates. Raise minimum wage.
Demand fair wages and cut huge pay and bonuses for CEOs and staff.. a MUST.