From the FINANCIAL TIMES:
Mitt Romney’s efforts to turn round his campaign were thrown off course after video clips emerged in which the Republican presidential nominee said Barack Obama could count on the support of 47 per cent of Americans who are “dependent on government”, do not pay tax and “believe that they are victims”…
In one clip, Mr Romney says: “There are 47 per cent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what . . . who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe they are entitled to healthcare, to food, to housing, to you-name-it . . . . These are people who pay no income tax.”
Mr Romney added: “My job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.” …
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What is worse, those who pay no income tax because they do not make enough income or those who pay little income tax because they make so much?