Did anyone watch Meet the Press today? I tuned in to see the discussion about the release of Mitt Romney's tax return, the debate over the 47% comments and government dependence.
The discussion on Romney's tax return included Kelly Ayotte, Republican Senator for New Hampshire, and Deval Patrick, Democratic Governor of Massachusetts. Mitt Romney's 2010 tax return was released recently and it shows that he paid a 14% tax rate while being unemployed. However the percentage is lower than the 20% tax rate that the average American pays.
The presidential candidate is promoting cutting Medicad, but does not want to raise taxes on the rich.
As you can see, there is an estimated 47 million people using food stamps now. In 2008, this amount was much lower, at about 28 million people. The new question that arises is if government dependence is out of control.
There is also a brief discussion on unemployment amongst African Americans, which is currently at 14%.
"... We see more people with health care in this country than ever before. More private sector jobs in the last two years than in the preivous eight. We've seen the automobile industry saved. We've seen the financial industry saved. We've seen the country brought back from the brink of depression..." (Deval Patrick, Dem. Governor of Massachusetts)
The next topic of interest, which was brought up at the Roundtable, was the Battleground polls and Romney's campaign. The current polls(which can be seen here), show a major difference between Romney and Obama.
Romney's campaign might be in trouble because of his unflattering 47% comments.
Bay Buchanan defends the Romney campaign, stating,"This is a man who has spent a life serving others. That is the bases of what he believes, and he has given."
You can watch the full broadcast of today's Meet the Press and listen to the debates and discussions that I have covered.
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