Is Romney out of touch with mainstream America?

by luigi1- in god we trust Posted 2012/09/16 12:38:59

Related Topics: Business, 2012, Republicans, Class, America, Middle, Link, Read, Years, Year

44 votes
Read all 156 opinions
View Results and Demographics + View Demographics

Loading Demographics... Click an icon to see demographic results Display unknown and private
	Yes. Republicans are out of touch.	13 votes	30%
	No. Republicans are spot on.	19 votes	43%
	Undecided. Other comment.	12 votes	27%

Romney thinks middle class is 250K a year.
four years ago McCain thought middle class was 5 Million a year. Are Republicans in general out of touch with mainstream America?

Read more. See link below...
Http://www.huffingtonpost/2012/09/14/ronmey-middle-income_n_1...

Add a comment above

All American 2012/09/16 13:21:00

No. Republicans are spot on.

+7
Class warfare rages on. The left can't run on its policies or accomplishments, so it's war on women, race baiting and class warfare. What an empty dead-end philosophy.
>> See Replies

More polls by luigi1- in god we trust

Janet C K 2012/09/18 03:42:15

No. Republicans are spot on.

+1
Yeah, like Huffpo is any real media source. Even Obama ripped on them! At least Romney understands market principles- Obama is clueless---> "hey, let's put millions of dollars into green energy when people are loosing their jobs and houses!". Duh! Not even his zombies bought the stuff- some "yes we can" bunch! "No, you can't build it Barack, because this isn't "Field of Dreams of your Father"!

reply
luigi1-... to Janet C K 2012/09/18 10:11:46

Unfortunately Obama still has the media on his side including HP.

reply
Raithere 2012/09/17 15:22:39

No. Republicans are spot on.

+2
This is a trick question, right?

"At the same time, most people agree that we should not raise taxes on middle-class families or small businesses -- not when so many folks are just trying to get by. Not when so many folks are still digging themselves out of the hole that was created by this Great Recession that we had, and at a time when the recovery is still fragile. And that’s why I’m calling on Congress to extend the tax cuts for the 98 percent of Americans who make less than $250,000 for another year." - President Obama

reply
luigi1-... to Raithere 2012/09/17 16:34:29

No trick.

I personally believe all parties are out of touch ever since they stopped doing their job representing the people.

They represent themselves, not the people they were paid to do.

reply
Raithere to luigi1-... 2012/09/17 16:49:32

+2
I agree, except for the part where you say "since they stopped". Politicians always have and always will primarily serve their own interests and beliefs.

But I'm not sure that the $250,000 mark really points to being out of touch, both sides are saying $250,000 and under.

Certainly $250,000 is more than most Americans make, but it doesn't seem to me to be exorbitantly high and mostly includes "average" people in the sense that they have to show up to work every day and actually produce something (as opposed to those who are so wealthy that they can make millions by moving their capital from place to place or just live off the interest). And remember, this number it also includes most small business owners.

reply
Jeremy 2012/09/17 15:15:21
luigi1-... to Jeremy 2012/09/17 16:35:05

+1
The mainstream is where all the fish are bitting.

reply
Kara ~~~ American Patriot 2012/09/17 03:26:53

No. Republicans are spot on.

+1
Obama does not understand this country or the people. He needs to go.

reply
luigi1-... to Kara ~~... 2012/09/17 12:27:00

It's begining to look more like a Obama landslide.

http://elections.huffingtonpo...

reply
burningsnowman 2012/09/17 03:10:40

Yes. Republicans are out of touch.

+1
Both parties are, Republicans just are worse at hiding it. Anyone with a clue knows where we are all heading though.

reply
luigi1-... to burning... 2012/09/17 12:25:46

+1
You got it. Democrats are masters at disguising. Republicans are trying.

reply
Red 2012/09/17 02:09:00
luigi1-... to Red 2012/09/17 12:24:49

Agree. All politicians.

reply
artistheweapon 2012/09/16 23:10:35

Yes. Republicans are out of touch.

+3
but it's cool, all politicians are, not just them. there is no such thing as a middle class politician, not on the presidential scale at least. and when you get that rich it's kind of inevitable to have a bit of a skewed sense of reality

reply
luigi1-... to artisth... 2012/09/17 12:24:26

Bingo. You nailed it.

reply
artisth... to luigi1-... 2012/09/18 21:24:25

Thats always how its going to go, though

reply
Balladeer-PWCM-POTL 2012/09/16 22:53:09

No. Republicans are spot on.

+2
hmmm out of touch???

Can't work a phone

60 states in Obama's union

Hawaii a Part of Asia

who is REALLY out of touch??

reply
luigi1-... to Ballade... 2012/09/17 12:23:43

Good point. Obama still can persuade voters. That's all that matters.

reply
Ballade... to luigi1-... 2012/09/18 01:13:03

+1
yeahhh right...that's why he's playing to empty seats...so bad they change the venue and use a lame excuse about rain

reply
none 2012/09/16 22:28:05 (edited)

Undecided. Other comment.

+2
He's more in touch with what's happening in America and has the ability to do something about it because he has the ability to turn around financial and economic messes, it's what he does. I think he really wants to help the country and Americans instead of helping himself which is all Obama has done. If anyone is out of touch, clueless, and completely useless it's Obama.

reply
luigi1-... to none 2012/09/16 22:51:57

+1
Good point. Agree.

reply
none to luigi1-... 2012/09/16 22:53:19

+1
Thank you.

reply
Just me ∞ijm♥G☮F♀U∞ 2012/09/16 22:06:21

Undecided. Other comment.

+2
Maybe you should look up to see what BO says the middle class is BEFORE criticising what Romney said. What Romney said was that middle class is $200,000-$250,000 and LESS. BO says it's less than $250,000 sooo they both AGREE that the UPPER LIMIT of middle class is $250,000.

reply
luigi1-... to Just me... 2012/09/16 22:49:56

They both are out of touch. I dont know of any middle class making that kind of money.

reply
Just me... to luigi1-... 2012/09/16 23:52:20

I don't either! I would think that middle class would be the $50,000-$100,000 combined income per household, but that kind of money goes alot farther in the midwest than elsewhere.

reply
Fran-Halen 2012/09/16 21:29:02

Undecided. Other comment.

+1
A little high...ok it's a lot high.

reply
luigi1-... to Fran-Halen 2012/09/16 22:47:49 (edited)

+1
I cant even imagine 250K.

reply
heirsoftheking 2012/09/16 20:47:10

Undecided. Other comment.

+1
He's out of touch with the Mainstream MEDIA, which is a good thing for us.

reply
luigi1-... to heirsof... 2012/09/16 22:46:00

Good point you bring up.

reply
★earthbound_misfit★ 2012/09/16 20:01:55

Yes. Republicans are out of touch.

+2
But so is Obama.

reply
luigi1-... to ★earthb... 2012/09/16 22:44:55

+1
Agree.

reply
rand 2012/09/16 16:54:11

Yes. Republicans are out of touch.

+1
As a Goldwater (party of reason) Republican, I'd prefer you call them Neo-cons.
“I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass. “ Barry Goldwater

While I am a great believer in the free enterprise system, I am an even stronger believer in the right of our people to live in a clean pollution-free environment." Barry Goldwater

“You don't need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.” Barry Goldwater

“To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable.” Barry Goldwater

reply
luigi1-... to rand 2012/09/16 17:50:18

+1
Those quotes still hold true today.

reply
DuncanONeil 2012/09/16 16:44:13

Undecided. Other comment.

+3
It was the current administration that identified the bottom end of the rich as $250,000.

If anyone is out of touch it is Obama & his cronies. No matter what the people say the administration takes the position that the only ones that can know what is good for the people is the administration.

reply
luigi1-... to DuncanO... 2012/09/16 17:48:19

If thats their claim then theres a lot of us middle class living in poverty. Most middle class will be thankful to make 50K a year.

reply
DuncanO... to luigi1-... 2012/09/16 22:30:40

+1
I recently saw a set of numbers that peg the middle class as $31,000 to $182,000.

reply
luigi1-... to DuncanO... 2012/09/16 22:56:52 (edited)

Most are closer to the lower figure
than the upper figure.

reply
DuncanO... to luigi1-... 2012/09/16 23:01:01

"Most are closer to the lower figure than the upper figure."

Would you care to put a number on that, and postulate "how" close?

reply
luigi1-... to DuncanO... 2012/09/16 23:38:14

The big cities on both coasts are doing fine. The fly over states or the heart of America is not. Just drive through the heartland and see.

Not everyone lives in high paying hubs like NYC, D.C., Chitown or S.F.

I know a lot of folks that would kill for just a 40K yr gig.

reply
DuncanO... to luigi1-... 2012/09/17 15:24:58

Heck I don't even need that much, anymore.

Between $30,000 and $200,000 there are 68,848,725 returns 49% of all returns.
Between $30k & $40k - 14 Million returns
Between $40k & $50k - 11 Million returns (looks like you might be correct)
Between $50k & $75k - 18 Million returns (oops, guess not)
Between $75k & $100k - 11 Million returns
Between $100k & $200k - 14 Million returns
( Table 9b: Examination Coverage: Individual Income Tax Returns Examined, by Size of Adjusted Gross Income http://www.irs.gov/uac/SOI-Ta... )

Odd Just as many between $30k & $40k as there are between $100k & $200k.

reply