Reply #2: Romney and his response [View All]

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”:

You know, there was a time in this country when we didn’t celebrate attacking people based on their success and when we didn’t go after people because they were successful.

A second questioner asked Romney “what are you going to do to strengthen Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare without cutting benefits.” Romney’s response, after briefly sho


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