Quote Him="Him"And of course the non-tax payer figure only refers to federal income tax, a significant proportion of that 47% still do actually pay tax, but payroll tax not income tax.'"
True - it's an easy and lazy way to generate base support to give the impression that nearly half the nation are freeloaders.
If you read the comments in their own right some lines are actually quite astonishing:
"There are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent on government, who believe that, that they are victims, who believe that government has the responsibility to care for them. Who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing."
"My job is is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
One can make allowances for him speaking off the cuff, so unscripted and to a degree perhaps not the fully formed thoughts he may truly believe (the "mis-spoke" defence beloved in American politics). But, regardless, anyone who aims to be the American head of state has to at least try and attempt - or pretend - that they will represent and worry about the entire nation. This quote alone should sink him, although there remains some way to go.
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