Safety Net Success Stories: Four Former 47%-ers Speak Out

Date: Oct 02 2012

Filed under: Money and Politics, Election 2012

Shila and Chad Morris with Misty and Gary Young (Johnstone Studios)

At some point in your life, were you a 47%-er?

On the heels of a leaked videotape in which GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke harshly of those who pay no federal income tax, some now-successful Americans have been stepping forward and publicly answering this question in the affirmative.

In his remarks, Romney identified the “47%” as those “who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who…

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