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Title: Romney: 'Entitlement' society means 'we're all poor'
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Politico
URL Source: http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns ... eans-were-all-poor-106755.html
Published: Dec 11, 2011
Author: MAGGIE HABERMAN
Post Date: 2011-12-11 12:50:00 by A K A Stone
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Views: 604
Comments: 1
In a pre-debate rally at his campaign headquarters in a former Blockbuster video store in Des Moines, Mitt Romney highlight his family - and bashed people who suggested an "entitlement-based" society. Some people believe that "instead of a merit-based society we should be an entitlement based society," Romney told the crowd of about 100 people on hand, adding that people in that mindset want everyone to essentially receive the same things, and said if that happens, "We'll have the certainty that we're all pretty close to equal. But we'll also have the certainty that we're all poor. Because what drives an economy is people pursuing their dreams." Romney also made a direct plea for caucus-goers' support, adding, "You're gonna see us time and again here in Iowa. We want you guys to get out and get your friends to caucus to do whatever has to get done on jan. 3 to get out there and make a difference." He joked about signing autographs, telling people if they had no paper, "Just undo your shirt and we'll sign your arm." A noticeably buoyant Romney told stories about his middle son Josh, who was on hand along with the candidate's wife, Ann, saying, "He really should be the politician in the family, not me." The contrast, of course, is similar to what is seen in the Romney ad about "constancy" - he has been married to the same woman for four decades and has a picture-perfect family. Tim Pawlenty and his wife Mary introduced the Romneys, with Mrs. Pawlenty telling the group that the couple are "good people. They share our values." The candidate signed autographs and posed for photos for about 20 minutes, then it was off to rest before the debate.
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About a year ago, my wife had a friend of her's over. Her husband just turned 65. He was collecting Social Security. Fine. BUT, he has a 16 year old son who also gets Social Security, because the father is over 65. I never heard of this before. I told the guy he should have his son get a job at McDonald's. He looked down his nose at me and told me that he won't have his son "flipping burgers". I was struggling with my business, going into debt to pay the bills, and this SOB was stealing money from my family instead of having his lazy kid learn the value of work. His 40 year old wife doesn't have a job either. I blew my stack and kicked him out of the house. I haven't talked to him since. I started working at my dad's gas station when I was 13 years old. I learned a lot -- how to be at work on time, how to handle money, how to deal with all kinds of customers, how to work in a team environment... ANYONE from this guy to Barack Obama who says that teenagers shouldn't get part time jobs is demented.
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