he finally went there: Donald Trump's 47% comment moment

[SummerSnow]

Donald Trump's 47 Percent Moment

The GOP front-runner blasts Mitt Romney's infamous remarks. But he recently suggested 50 percent of Americans are deadbeats.
—By David Corn | Mon Mar. 7, 2016 3:28 PM EST

"The problem we have right now—we have a society that sits back and says we don't have to do anything. Eventually, the 50 percent cannot carry—and it's unfair to them—but cannot carry the other 50 percent."--Donald Trump



http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/03/donald-trump-mitt-romney-47-percent

[RiverNoord]

1. And... his supporters, currently the largest group of deadbeats in the United States...

will love him for it.

[Kalidurga]

2. Well at least he said it to our faces.

And not a bunch of rich deadbeats at a fundraiser. Other than that bad T-rump, bad T-rump. Go sit in the naughty corner.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Nah, those were his supporters.

He's good.

[SummerSnow]

4. And his supporters actually think they are the 1%. Lol

[Wounded Bear]

5. What's that old saying?

"Most Americans think they are temporarily financially embarrassed millionaires."

[Bucky]

9. You'd think the key words in that sentence are "think they're millionaires"

but the most revealing word in that sentence is actually "embarrassed"

There is nothing embarrassing about working for a living. Work should be rewarded and celebrated. It gives us dignity to work and it cuts the soul to work and not be rewarded economically for it. That's why the minimum wage needs to keep up with the cost of living index, even if it's modestly inflationary.

The questions of economic policy really tell us our values as a society. Do we value the dignity of work? Or do we value the accumulation of wealth at the expense of others? Obviously the current answer is "a little bit of each." Bernie and the Democrats are only saying we need to value work a little bit more and wealth a little bit less.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Good points, but....

I'd argue that the "little bit of each" was what we felt about work vs risk taking about 30 years ago. Currently, we don't value work much at all. If we did, minor adjustments to the minimum wage would not be such a major lift. It's what happens when investment for the sake of investment takes precedence over investment for the purpose of financing real production of material goods.

[Enrique]

6. he also said our wages are too high

we can't compete with other countries because of our wages.

Bernie called him on it and he did a 180 the next day. But the quote is still out there, if anyone cares to call him on it.

By the way, as far as I know the only candidate who has made that quote an issue is Bernie.

[Gothmog]

7. Trump is an idiot and this will be used against him

[Bucky]

8. slight inflation rate

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. "Deadbeat for Bernie" here!

Now that I'm retired, I have earned a few new labels: deadbeat, geezer, etc.

I've retained an old label: voter. Today is primary day in MI, though I voted last week. Go Bernie.

[mountain grammy]

12. Happy to be retired, guess that makes me a deadbeat..

getting my free stuff that I worked all my life for.