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Romney says what he really thinks about poor people

September 17, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Charity & Justice, Economy, Employment, Poverty Leave a comment

Mother Jones’ David Corn has unearthed a video–apparently taped secretly at a Romney fundraiser–in which Romney talks candidly to his donors about the 47

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Living in poverty: Myths that need busting

June 11, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Charity & Justice, Consumer issues, Economy, Poverty 4 comments

Mitt Romney, Mitch McConnell, Eric Cantor many other Republicans want to slash—or even kill–Medicaid, food stamps, Head Start, Social Security and other programs that

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