Santorum Is ‘Not Sure’ GOP Cares as Much About the Poor as Democrats Do

[mota bhai 2,675]

Answering a question about the idea of altering the earned income tax credit as an alternative to raising the minimum wage, Santorum spoke out about the “importance of work” in America, with some detours through his problems with the Affordable Care Act and the “dangerous” co-habitating relationships of single mothers.

Eventually, Santorum arrived at the point that “we” — meaning conservatives — don’t talk about these issues enough. “Well, people ask me if Republicans care as much about the poor as Democrats do. I’m not sure we do,” he said. “I’m not sure we do, and the reason I’m not sure we do is because I don’t hear us talking about them very often and if you really cared you’d talk about the problems they had.”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/santorum-is-not-sure-gop-cares-as-much-about-the-poor-as-democrats-do/

Edited April 30, 2014 by mota bhai

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Compared to the poor of many countries, our poor live pretty well. Even our homeless and panhandlers are of a better class. Therefore, the best solution would be to ship America's poor off to other countries, to improve the quality of poor people everywhere.

[mota bhai 2,675]

Compared to the poor of many countries, our poor live pretty well. Even our homeless and panhandlers are of a better class. Therefore, the best solution would be to ship America's poor off to other countries, to improve the quality of poor people everywhere.

That only works if we let them take their Escalades and iPhones with them. And if the EBT cards still work.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

That only works if we let them take their Escalades and iPhones with them. And if the EBT cards still work.

I don't know about the Escalades - In the Philippines, having a car means you are rich, or you use that car for hire, and having two cars means you are filthy rich. As far as iPhones and Smartphones, kids are almost born with those now. They will go without food if they can get a load on their phones On the EBT cards, $100/month would be a decent lifestyle for a family in the province. You could probably cut the payments by a half or more.

[mota bhai 2,675]

So one way to address entitlements would be a deal with mexico or the philippines that they take poor people and we cut their benefits.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

So one way to address entitlements would be a deal with mexico or the philippines that they take poor people and we cut their benefits.

Give them phones for life, They would be happy.

[mota bhai 2,675]

Give them phones for life...

Don't we already do that? As long as they pretend they need it to look for jobs.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Don't we already do that? As long as they pretend they need it to look for jobs.

I'm still waiting for my free shyt.

[mota bhai 2,675]

I'm still waiting for my free shyt.

hmmm maybe they think you're white. next time you call, try to sound black.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

hmmm maybe they think you're white. next time you call, try to sound black.

I don't know how to respond to this. You win.

[decocker 7,198]

what an idiot.

“Since when in America do we have classes?” Santorum asked. “Since when in America are people stuck in areas or defined places called a class? That’s Marxism talk.”

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

I would liked to have heard the answer to the question that was actually put to him regarding minimum wage versus the earned income tax credit...

Instead we got "Work is important" and blather about the dangers of single moms co-habituating and Obamacare - and then a soundbyte to imply that there is some self introspection going on (or needed) in the GOP regarding the poverty question.

bravo buddy.

[decocker 7,198]

i thought the gop hated EIC, all that talk of huge tax refunds without paying in??

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

yeah I agree that should have been an easy question to answer..