Last night, prominent Republican Rep. Dan Lungren (CA) debunked presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s lie that 47 percent of Americans don’t pay taxes and are simply demanding favors from the government.
During a debate with progressive Ami Bera, Lungren was asked about Romney’s comments and offered a strong rebuke of his infamous statement:
MODERATOR: Mitt Romney’s been trying to explain a lot lately what he meant at a fundraiser. What he said, ’47 percent of Americans,’ and I quote him, ‘Dependent upon government believe that they are victims, whoAi??believeAi??the government is responsible for them, who believe they are entitled to health care, food, housing. Is that how you see the country? And if not, can you tell me how you differ from Governor Romney?
LUNGREN: Ai??I think he made a major mistake in calling people victims, saying that they want to be victims. I do think he pointed that there are approximately 47, 49 percent of the people who don’t pay income taxes at the present time. But there are different categories of folks. Some don’t because they’re retired, they paid all their lives! I wouldn’t call them trying to be victimized. Others because they have a low income, don’t qualify for tax — paying taxes at the federal level. […]
Watch Lungren’s response (the relevant section starts at 09:25):
Some Republicans are, obviously, smart enough to realize how disastrous Romney’s remarks were.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — More than one in three Americans lived in households that received Medicaid, food stamps or other means-based government assistance in mid-2010, according to a new report.
If you add to this the figure. 16% of the total US workforce works for the government and Mitt is not far off saying a huge percentage of citizens are dependent on the Government for a check.
I remind you of the words of a couple noteable people;
“The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize
they can bribe the people with their own money.”
– Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)
“When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.”
— Benjamin Franklin
“The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize
they can bribe the people with their own money.”
– Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)
This country is a republic, not a true democracy, and with too many people on the nipple, conservative values that decry pay as you go, smaller government, personal responsibility, and accountability will cease to exist along side the republic.
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