Guest lurkerspeaks Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 I normally avoid the Politics section here, but this was just too good to pass up: According to Romney, "middle income" Americans make 200K-250K per year. http://www.azcentral...income-k-k.html Quote
Guest EXPAT Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 I have to say for someone who was a CEO, he is truly an idiot. It's unbelievable to me how ignorant he is on so many things. And how obvious he is that he has changed or devolved on views. I loved the debate years ago with Ted Kennedy when Ted said, "I'm pro-choice and Mitt's multiple choice.". That's not a leader when you change positions just to appease an audience. It's really embarrassing frankly. Quote
Members MsGuy Posted September 14, 2012 Members Posted September 14, 2012 According to Romney, "middle income" Americans make 200K-250K per year. Hahahaha, Romney has good company. Nelson Rockefeller once made a speech postulating that the average guy made $100,000/year (1962 dollars). Republicans lol... Quote
Guest hitoallusa Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 To be fair.. "Obama also has set his definition for "middle class" as families with income of up to $250,000 a year." I am not sure if we only consider a range of income that is actually taxed.. Just rule out people who don't pay tax and no income. Where does this middle income fall... Maybe Mitt Romney mentioned it in that sense. Anyways I agree he is out of touch and have not researched it properly. I really don't think a person who writes in his book that he can't understand why someone wants to be a democrat, should be president. He has a serious problem in his thinking process. I'm not mad at him just can't understand people who support him as a candidate. What makes them to think that way really frustrates me but I guess that is part of evolution too.. Bias and prejudice in evolution of societies will be an interesting thing to write about. Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/20120914romney-middle-income-k-k.html#ixzz26SvY535i I normally avoid the Politics section here, but this was just too good to pass up: According to Romney, "middle income" Americans make 200K-250K per year. http://www.azcentral...income-k-k.html Quote
Guest EXPAT Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 To be fair.. "Obama also has set his definition for "middle class" as families with income of up to $250,000 a year." That's not true. He said that he was going to tax those making more than $250,000. He NEVER put people in that income category as middle class. Quote
Guest hitoallusa Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 Then we should contact the reporter and correct it. Is that article from a valid source? The one I quoted is from the same article... That's why I was confused... That's not true. He said that he was going to tax those making more than $250,000. He NEVER put people in that income category as middle class. That's not true. He said that he was going to tax those making more than $250,000. He NEVER put people in that income category as middle class. Quote
Guest Mcamp Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 Maybe Mitt Romney mentioned it in that sense. Anyways I agree he is out of touch and have not researched it properly. I really don't think a person who writes in his book that he can't understand why someone wants to be a democrat, should be president. He has a serious problem in his thinking process. You might want to hope that the Radioactive Romney Decay Rates ARE as constant, as once believed to be. Quote
Guest hitoallusa Posted September 15, 2012 Posted September 15, 2012 You cannot measure the radioactive decay rate on a living person so that is impossible to do unless you can come up with a new experimental data that suggests otherwise.. I think I was too harsh on Romney but I don't think he will be elected. He will be forgotten in our memory slowly... You might want to hope that the Radioactive Romney Decay Rates ARE as constant, as once believed to be. Quote
AdamSmith Posted September 15, 2012 Posted September 15, 2012 a living person I like and agree with everything you said about Romney except the above. You know the concept of the Golem...? Quote
Guest Mcamp Posted September 15, 2012 Posted September 15, 2012 You cannot measure the radioactive decay rate on a living person so that is impossible to do unless you can come up with a new experimental data that suggests otherwise.. hitoallusa, I was speaking, figuratively. Quote
Guest hitoallusa Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Mcamp you have nice abs... I like your new picture... hitoallusa, I was speaking, figuratively. Quote
Guest Mcamp Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Mcamp you have nice abs... I like your new picture... thank you, hitoallusa, you are very sweet. Quote
Guest Hoover42 Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Hahahaha, Romney has good company. Nelson Rockefeller once made a speech postulating that the average guy made $100,000/year (1962 dollars). Republicans lol... $100,000 in 1962 dollars would be $762,844 today. Guess the average worker is not doing so well these days. Quote
Members JKane Posted September 17, 2012 Members Posted September 17, 2012 To be fair.. "Obama also has set his definition for "middle class" as families with income of up to $250,000 a year." The President's definition is *families* making up to that amount. While I hate to admit it, that may have also been what Romney was trying to say... But that he so consistently faceplants on things like this... who exactly thinks he should be the one speaking for the country? I guess it's a good thing Romney would let people like Netanyahu decide and articulate our foreign policy then... Quote
Guest hitoallusa Posted September 17, 2012 Posted September 17, 2012 Well I think Romney getting elected is very slim.. I think the election will be like John Kerry vs George W Bush in 2004.. Obama will get elected... There needs to be some kind of reform in the Republican party and they can try again in 2016... I think it's important for Obama to finish what he has started in his second term and wait the judgement of history. Nobody is perfect and people make mistakes. If we look back, there were a lot of leaders who resisted change and progress but they couldn't hold off a new form of society taking place. I am a bit tired of people holding onto tradition... That's the very danger the US faces today. A great country is holding onto tradition and adhering to old ideas that will not work. "You Americans never understand the importance of tradition," the Dowager Countess snootily tells her houseguest. "Yes we do, we just don't give it power over us. Maybe you should think about letting go of its hand," MacLaine coolly replies, before Smith walks away muttering, "Dreadful!" Where is today's MacLaine in the US? Letting go of its hand must be done both by republicans and democrats.. But I don't worry if they don't do it either. The time will come, just delayed a little bit so I'm optimistic.. The President's definition is *families* making up to that amount. While I hate to admit it, that may have also been what Romney was trying to say... But that he so consistently faceplants on things like this... who exactly thinks he should be the one speaking for the country? I guess it's a good thing Romney would let people like Netanyahu decide and articulate our foreign policy then... Quote
