Romney on Redistribution of Wealth

There is no doubt that Mitt Romney is not a fan of "redistribution of wealth" as he calls it. For him it is Socialism in the truest form. To definitely establish Barack Obama's commitment to "Socialism" or "wealth redistribution", the Romney campaign unearthed a 14 year old video of President Obama mentioning the "R" work.

So what does the presidential hopeful really think about wealth redistribution? Well is is hard to say due to the conflicting messages we are receiving. In a 2007 interview with Glen Beck, Romney declared that  free emergency room care for those who can't afford to pay is "Socialism" When Romney was asked on 60 Minutes about  health care for everyone, he assurred us that this was already in place -that  emergency room care adequately provides for the uninsured.  And does anyone recall that March 2010 interview on MSNBC when Romeny responded "oh sure" when asked if he believed in Universal Health care?

Is Mitt Romney a socialist then in disguise for advocating emergency room care for the uninsured and Universal health care?

The Real Price of the iPhone 5

While the iPhone is unveiled with much pomp and pride in the USA, few know or care that it is produced on the backs of millions of underpaid and mistreated workers in China. In fact most of the cell phones and top brand name electronics for Apple and other tech firms are produced by the million worker strong Foxconn. In China, Taiwan and in factories around the world.

So what is the real price of an iPhone?

1)      About 2,000 workers in the China Foxconn factory were recently involved in a mass brawl that had quelled by some $5,000 police

2)      Rampant suicides of factory workers at the Foxconn factory raised more than a few eyebrows and were widely viewed as a reflection of the desperate conditions workers endured in the mass factories.

 

3)  Low wages and poor working conditions of workers in Foxconn factories ensure the demand in the west for iphones and the latest electronic gadgets are met.

 

According to a report, the Foxconn factories are ruled by highly authoritarian management with rigid disciplinary rules. In an environment where employees are treated as simply a number, regular brawls are not unexpected.

Next time you line up for hours to get your hands on the newest Apple invention or upgrade, or the latest X-box or your latest android phone, consider for a moment the hands that made them, the slave like working conditions under which they were made and miniscule wages received by the workers, and consider what you can do to change this.

 

 

Mitt Romney is no Stranger to Social Assistance

Mitt Romney is no stranger to Social Assistance or Welfare. His father George Romney was on welfare for several years, which meant that the whole family was dependant on the state including young Mitt.  Think about it, if George Romney did not get a hand up when the Government gave him welfare, then Mitt Romney would not have had the privilege of inheriting millions from his father. 

 Romney said that   47% of the population who don’t pay taxes are dependant on the government and they would vote for Obama no matter what. This means that George Romney would have voted, without a doubt, for Obama, since he would have been in the 47% of the population, dependant on the state. One would think, therefore, that Mitt should would not so easily  forget his roots and turn against half the population of the United States.

How does Mitt Romney know that the 47% on welfare and dependant on the government  will not go on to do as well as his father did?  Is Mitt Romney  suggesting that the 47% currently on welfare do  not have the  will or desire to work hard and make money like George Romney did, if they are capable of doing so. Are injured vets who gave everything to secure freedom for all, now considered a drain on resources, a hanger on, a slacker?  George Romney got a hand up by using the welfare system, a hand up that enable him to become the best that he could be.

 

Perhaps Mitt Romney is saying that only a certain type of people are able to rise out of dependency,

Does this mean that when Romney becomes president he will do away with  veterans benefits, welfare, social assistance and medicare? It sure sounds that way especially since the “derelicts”  of society, the 47 percent are a drain on the system. Grandma get ready to return to work!

 And what about Mitt Romney’s taxes. We still don’t know how much, if any taxes he pays since he refused to release his tax returns. Is he afraid that we will classify him as one of the dependent 47%  if we  knew the percentage of tax he paid or didn’t pay?

What does the Mormon  religion believe as far as taking care of those who are less fortunate? I doubt that they believe that those less fortunate, the elderly, the poor, the infirm, injured vets, should neither be shown compassion nor given a hand up.

 Below is a quote from the Romney recording:

 
There are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government is responsible for them, who believe they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what... These are people who pay no income tax... my job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.

How the Bush White House Ignored 9/11 Warnings

According to a New York Times report, George Bush and his Republican administration ignored several warnings that al-Qaeda had planned to attack the US and did nothing. Reporter Kurt Eichenwald apparently reviewed several presidential briefs with strong warnings about the impending attack, however, George Bush and his Republican cohorts dismissed the threats as al-Qaeda's attampt to distract them from the Iraq war.

If the facts as stated are true, then the Republican administration under George Bush did not take threats to the security of the United  States seriously. The result was the loss of thousands of lives and billions of dollars. If the George Bush administration did not listen to threats against the American people and did nothing then why is there not an investigation into what really happened?

Bet you if it were the Obama administration that had made such a blunder, then the Republicans would have been demanding Obama's head on a platter. Instead of celebrating the demise of the person responsible for the horrific 9/11 tragedy, it appears that the \republicans would rather there was no mention of Osama's demise and that Obama does not take credit for it.

September 9/11 was a horrendous attack on the peace and security of not only the US but the world as a whole and as much as some would like to forget it ever happened, we must never forget.

Is Mitt Romney Better Off Today? You Betcha!

Is Mitt Romney better off today than four years ago? Only his tax report can tell.

Mitt Romney and the Republican party have adopted the campaign slogan asking "Are you better off today then you were ---? However, the question that everyone should be asking Mit Romney and the other 1% is how better off they are today than they were  four years ago. The answer  does not require brain surgery. One just has to know that Mitt Romney refuses to relase his tax records because he definitely has something to hide, like the huge profits he has probably made during the economic crises and the pittance he has probably paid, if any, in taxes.

Yes, the Mitt Romney's of America are certainly better off than they were 4 years ago thanks to the great depression and the need for greed. If the Romney's of America did not pay their fair share in taxes then the 99% suffers, the whole country suffers.