If Romney Hates Government And Its Workers So Much Why Is He Running For President? [View all]

[DesertRat]

Mitt Romney says government workers are paid too well and in general government is a bad thing. But he wants to run it. Romney made his fortune by buying companies, laying off the workers, and keeping the money they were making for himself. He apparently thinks everyone but the 1% are paid too well. So maybe that's the plan.

In his "victory" speech Mitt Romney declared that if elected, "We will stop the unfairness of government workers getting better pay and benefits than the taxpayers they serve." The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) President John Gage had a few things to say about that,

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