I don't think most people get the difference between not paying income taxes but paying other taxes. They honestly believe there are some mythical Americans out there who manage to never pay any taxes on anything, period. The cynical part of me says that's why the media keep emphasizing the 47% meme, because they know it won't make any difference to his image and the goal of the press these days seems to be to not print anything that might actually change the election until after the election.

For me, the comment that seem the most damning is when he complained that Those People felt "entitled" to food, shelter, and health care and that his job is to not care about them. The idea that a country as rich as the US would deny food and shelter and basic health care to its poorest citizens is appalling to me.

But seriously, Steph, he thinks food is a privilege, not a right.

Yes! I mean, does he really think that? Isn't food the most basic of needs, followed by safety and shelter?

It is really sad when reality out-parodies Stephen Colbert.

Those People felt "entitled" to food, shelter, and health care and that his job is to not care about them.

If he's President, his job is to care about ALL Americans.

I think he's running for King. He wants a medieval world where all wealth is held by the royalty. They are "job creators" in the sense that they use a lot of peasants to work their land.

Also, I wonder how many working people who don't pay income tax think of themselves as not paying income tax. I mean, look at how much gets taken out of their check!

Yeah. Last time the 47% thing came up, last year, I had to go look at my tax returns to figure out whether I was part of the 47% or the 53%. (It turned out that I had paid income tax for the past few years, but didn't when I was a grad student.)

I'm not really sure how we get to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness without food.

He wants a medieval world where all wealth is held by the royalty.

But, a royalty that Pulled Itself Up by Their Boot-straps. (Also, I am a costume person, and I am not really sure what boot-straps are)

I mean, does he really think that? Isn't food the most basic of needs, followed by safety and shelter?

I bet he really does. In an ideal community, there are institutions and people (like himself in a real way in the Mormon community) that provide for people who can't provide for themselves (temporarily), but it's not for the government to do.

Speaking of Romney, I'm eating food right now AIFG!

If he's President, his job is to care about ALL Americans.

No, no, no, this country needs to be run like a business, where you can fire the non-producers and sell off the departments that don't fit your corporate goals. Let me think, doesn't a Chinese company run our nation's docklands?

edit: Yeah, "company" for "country", that's Freudian.