Though I do think Romney is out of touch when it comes to ordinary Americans, his point is in reference to other countries and many have far fewer opportunities and far greater poverty and no safety net and it's a valid point. I'm sure, as with many valid points - it will be taken (out of context) and run with by his oppenents. Kind of like the guns and religion comment.

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If 95% of life is already set up for us if we're born here, does that mean we really didn't build that? I wish the Romney message would contain some sort of consistency.

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"Bush tortured people, Obama just kills them."
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Romney is living up to my worst case scenario for him. He's pandering so much to the extremists, he just won't make it. McCain did not do that but Sarah Palin did and look what happened there. I am about to join the ranks of folks asking, "Are the Republicans trying to lose on purpose?"

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If you are born here you have easily won the world wide lottery and yes 95% of your opportunities are taken care of compared to the rest of the world.

From the day you are born the only obstacle between you and success isn't your birth place it's you. You can be anything you want to be and the government can't stop you, for now if we keep going with capitalism and not switch to socialism.

You have been born in the only country in the world you can succeed or fail based only upon your own actions. You weren't granted any birth right, you are not limited because of the class you were born into, there are no limit's to what you can achieve.

If you are born poor in America you can improve your self and the sky is the limit. Born anywhere else and that isn't so true. If you were born here 95% of your success has been handed to you on a silver platter. You are the other 5% of the equasion. The USA is the best place in the world for people that want to improve themselves and yes, being born here gives you a huge advantage.

Born in the USA is a 95% advantage over any other country in the world. Because it only has one person standing in your way and that is you.

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"I swear- by my life and my love of it- that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine"- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15. ~ Ronald Reagan

No, it means you CAN build your own business. Whereas in other countries, you can't.

But, I have a feeling you already knew that.

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To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors. ~ John Stuart Mill

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