Monthly Archives: September 2012

Mitt Romney is busy preparing for his debate with President Obama and even as he toils over reading information about the economy and world, his wife made headlines by expressing her concerns. She told a radio station in Nevada, KTVN that if her husband actually won the election it would really make her worried. “I think my biggest concern obviously would just be for his mental del-being.”

Gee, Ann, we not only agree there is concern for his mental well-being after the election, but also before. He is a man who takes a stand, changes the stand, and checks polls in order to determine should he retain his original position or the one he changed. Imagine this man discussing policy with foreign leaders! The nation reaches out to  Ann, we agree completely with concern over his mental well-being!

Poverty in America continues to rise even as Republicans insist the wealthy of this nation will not work hard unless all taxes are ended on them. Data from 2011 reveals the real median income has dipped 1.5%. There has been no decline in the number of poor people who now number 46.2 million. The poverty rate for children under the age of 18 is 21.9% or some 16.1 million human beings.

Of course, even as poverty increases, the  income of the top 1% continues to rise. I get confused. Republicans insist that wealthy people will not work hard unless taxes decrease but assume poor people will work harder as their income  declines. Republicans never met a rich person who doesn’t need a tax break!