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Unemployment still remains high and typically, lags in economic recovery for one to two years. so what were seeing in our system still today are dramatic increases in the working poor, these are families with children, theyre seniors living on a fixed income. they are men out trying to find jobs to help support their families. and this is only been dramatically exacerbated by whats going on with hurricane sandy and whats hit the east coast here in the last couple weeks. so we still are seeing in...

>> more people are on government assistance now than ever before. one in six. >> no, no. okay. what you have to look at is what does that mean? those are very nice sound bites. >> no, theyre terrible sound bites, sister. they are terrible. >> they are terrible, but theyre erroneous. when you look at who is getting -- the recipients of social security paid into an insurance for a long time. im still paying into social security, so when i get it i hope you dont call me a loafer. >> i didnt call dm...

Almost all of them, people that work. they work and would love to pay taxes. >> because they pay payroll taxes. >> or have earned income tax credit because theyre in the working poor. these people want to pay more attacks because it would mean they are making more money. >> bill clinton, you mentioned new hampshire. al gore lost the presidential election of 2000 because he didnt use clinton in places like arkansas, even tennessee and new hampshire. there are states where bill clinton can make th...

The whole night when he comes out -- >> but the questions that -- because this is a town hall deba debate, the questions are going to come throughout the entire hour and a half and whatever that question is that could be a game-changer, that could -- neither one of them evoke a response that is the moment, that could come an hour and 20 minutes in. >> are you better off question? >> one of his supporters obama saying im deeply disappointed in you, tell me why i should believe you again. somebody...

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Hes putting forth? >> absolutely not. i mean, its really shocking to think that he believes that churches can do this. what he doesnt know is how hard people are working right now, how much they depend on the food subsidies, just even to get food on family tables and how churches are stretched already in food pantries, feeding programs, all kinds of places already giving so much. this $50,000 for each house of worship would be an additional amount to what they have already raised. its impossible...

Second of all, he has not presented a plan. but third of all, there is no track record for anyone to stay, i believe that. the advantage that president obama has is to say, this is what i believe, this is what i tried to do. they stopped me. had i been able to do this, wed be at this level. and i came out of the middle class and the working poor. mr. romney can only refer to one thing that remotely shows compassion, and thats the thing he wont touch like a third rail, and thats romney care. beca...

I mentioned his most recent stump speech, se, he mentioned the word "poor" once in passion a record number of poor people in the united states, 46 million. accusing mir of being cold and heartless and not caring about the 47%. i have heard next to nothing.from the president who speaks endlessly about the middle class about the plight of the for a poor and an excellent question. >> i dont think he has fully addressed the comes. he said, in secretly recorded comment, he said that 47% of americans ...

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Sunday. thats too bad. thats terrible, in fact. im willing to cede, governor romney -- >> could jim lehrer get away with simply saying, i have a little liberty here, a little leeway, i will give you all the time it takes. tell us now what tax breaks youre going to get rid of. >> tell us what tax breaks youre going to get rid of and also please, governor romney, you were very upset about the 47% of americans who pay no taxes. well, they include seniors, the military, and they include the working ...