Quote Originally Posted by bu villain View Post
Of course not everyone is a swing voter but that wasnt what was controversial about Mitt's statement. It was that the 47% of the population who don't pay income tax are all Obama voters, have no personal responsibility, and believe they are victims. It's such a ridiculous over generalization. Many people who don't pay income tax vote republican. Many people who don't pay income taxes are students, retirees, the disabled, and full time workers. To say all those groups take no responsibility for their lives and consider themselves victims is mind boggling.
Thats not what he said. he generalized, they do it all the time, what he said is FACTUALLY TRUE.

Quote Originally Posted by ROMNEY
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 has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that 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.

“And I mean the President starts off with 49, 49…he starts off with a huge number. These are people who pay no income tax. 47% of Americans pay no income tax. So our message of low taxes doesn’t connect.
Ok so lets actually look and dissect his statement, hes talking about 2 different things, POLL NUMBERS and PERCENTAGES OF TAX PAYERS. Dont MIX the 2.

1) Obama has consistently polled around 47-50% of the voters.
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports™
RealClearPolitics - Election 2012 - General Election: Romney vs. Obama

So, despite 8+% in UE, Gas prices 100% more than they were 4 years ago, 23 million people out of work and climbing, 49-50% of the country still supports Obama. WHY? Record number of people on foodstamps, in poverty. Hes done nothing to help them, nothing to improve their situation. All he has done is extend UE benefits over and over again.

So it doesnt really make any sense , one would conclude "they are supporting him because they will always support him not matter the data".

Going even further, you have to also deduce that the majority of these people like his programs which amount to spending money on social programs like Unemployment Benefits and removing the work requirement for Welfare, etc. He was describing the faction of people in that 47%, not ALL people who vote Obama are govt leeches, but i think its fair to say that a fair portion of them receive govt help, programs, welfare, UE, etc. They believe they are entitled to healthcare, food, housing, living wages, etc. Newsflash, THAT IS GOVT DEPENDANCE.


Secondly,
PolitiFact | John Cornyn says 51 percent of American households pay no income tax

50%+ DO NOT PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAXES in the USA. is it fair to say ALL those people are Obama supporters? No. But, i would bet the majority are and theres a reason for it. His point was that the GOP is talking about tax cuts for both the middle and upper class so A) businesses hire B) middle class has more money in their pocket to spend in the economy.

The problem is that if 50+% of the voters DONT EVEN WORK OR PAY INCOME TAX, TAX TALK MEANS SHIT TO THEM. They dont care. a 5% cut in taxes for someone that pays 0%, is well, meaningless.

His statements were generalizations, but factually correct.

Anyone with a brain or 5th grade reading comprehension skills knows what he was saying.