Religion and Politics

Thurston Howell Romney

At The New York Times, David Brooks argues that Mitt Romney’s description of Americans who receive government benefits as “freeloaders,” “suggests that [Romney] really doesn’t know much about the country he inhabits.” “Who are these freeloaders?” Brooks asks, “Is it the Iraq war veteran who goes to the V.A? Is it the student getting a loan to go to college? Is it the retiree on Social Security or Medicare?” 

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