Romney Q&A Devolves Into Shouting Match Over Entitlements

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VIDEO: Romney Angrily Confronted Over His Desire To Cut Entitlements While Protecting The Rich

By Pat Garofalo on Aug 11, 2011 at 12:27 pm


GOP 2012 presidential contender Mitt Romney today spoke at the Iowa state fair, before a key Republican debate tonight and an upcoming Iowa straw poll. At the end of his speech, a Q&A session quickly devolved into a shouting match.

The first questioner asked Romney if he would raise the cap on payroll taxes, so that the rich pay more into the system. Romney — who has a net worth of more than $200 million — said that raising the payroll tax cap for Social Security was tantamount to “attacking people because of their success”...

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http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/08/11/293807/video-romney-angrily-confronted-over-his-desire-to-cut-entitlements-while-protecting-the-rich/