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To a welfare to work program, and now what our system does is it rewards work with the earned income tax credit, which you get if you work. and it helps the working poor come up to a reasonable standard of living because this economy is no longer providing a middle-class standard of living without some help. so the idea that these are deadbeats who are getting money from the government and sitting on the couch, its not factually true. >> absolutely. and you remember that peter edelman, a noted l...

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Going forward, the question is this, when you announce your vice presidential nominee, do you want the first question asked, hey, should mitt romney release his tax returns? whats your position on bain? or do you want it to be about the nations economy and you know, romney fill in the blank ticket will do? >> romneys lost control of the debate and the dialogue. i mean, you have to ask, people say that a man or a woman campaigns as they would govern. if this is how he campaigns, youre looking at ...

What do they do? roll out this card and play it and have been playing it well with no adequate response in return. going forward, the question is this, when you announce your vice presidential nominee, do you want the first question asked, hey, should mitt romney release his tax returns? whats your position on bain? or do you want it to be about the nations economy and you know, romney fill in the blank ticket will do? >> romneys lost control of the debate and the dialogue. i mean, you have to a...

Working poor, the middle class -- >> well, what if he paid -- >> what if he paid nothing? what if he paid 8%? what if he paid 15% when working people in this country are paying 33, 35%, and they dont have an answer. to michael steeles point, sure, this campaign should be about jobs. it should be about how we rebuild the middle class, it should be about how we rebuild the infrastructure in this country, but mitt romney doesnt have answers about that either. when you ask him about what loopholes h...

The proposal couldnt come at a worse time for many of the nations working poor. since 2007, the number of people receiving food assistance has nearly doubled and now stands at 45 million. that is one out of every seven americans. nbcs luke russert joins us now from washington. luke, it is always great to see you, especially so on a friday, my friend. >> good afternoon, alex. how are you doing? >> im good. luke, tell us whats going on. the house bill, a senate bill passed with bipartisan support ...

Provide health care for poor people, which is possible in some states, its going to become incumbent upon them to say lets take this federal money temporarily with no strings attached in order to help us balance our budgets and supply health care. >> thats the one part, though, where i think in the short term, the politics, you just want to look at the politics, i agree from a human standpoint its disastrous but all the incentives for the republican politicians in the states you showed line up b...

An agenda to speak to those who have been marginalized and shut out. the african-american community, but also poor community. community of color. the working poor. people in appalachia. people who haver in had a voice in congress. the congressional black caucus has filled that void and that need. so its important for candidates to talk about our national agenda, as an american agenda. but also the unfinished business of america. and much of that unfinished business has to do with income inequali...

Streets of philadelphia. springsteen has been calling for new jersey to legalize marriage equality for years now. and when the legislature finally voted to do that, christie vetoed it and said the state should hold a referendum instead. last year christie stripped union rights and cut the benefits of state workers, and last week, governor christie cut tax credits for the working poor along with aid to cities and schools and health care. bruce springsteen is not the guy who is impressed with the ...

Been beat too much, until he spends half of his life just covering up. springsteen gave us the world, born in the usa, and also the streets of philadelphia. springsteen has been calling for new jersey to legalize marriage equality for years now. and when the legislature finally voted to do that, christie vetoed it and said the state should hold a referendum instead. last year christie stripped union rights and cut the benefits of state workers, and last week, governor christie cut tax credits fo...