Mitt Romney tells us about the world as he sees it:
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Is $100,000 middle income?
MITT ROMNEY: No, middle income is $200,000 to $250,000 and less.
$200,000 is roughly four times the US median household income.
$200,000/yr for a household puts you in the 96th percentile. $200,000/yr for an individual puts you in the 99th percentile.
A real man of the people, that Mitt.
But, we shouldn't talk about that, right?
According to Mitt Romney, the nation's growing focus on income inequality is all about envy.
"You know, I think it's about envy. I think it's about class warfare," the leading Republican presidential candidate said Wednesday on The Today Show.
Envy! Class warfare!
Damn that Obama.
When asked if there are any fair questions about wealth distribution, Romney replied, "It's fine to talk about those things in quiet rooms and discussions about tax policy and the like."
I see. So, it's like, not polite or something. Keep that talk to quiet, genteel, rooms.
But that was back in the depths of winter, and the like. Now, that we're getting close to the election, he can talk about it at campaign rallies:
SHAPIRO: This is a moderate part of the country, and Romney abandoned the parts of his speech he's lately used to appeal to the conservative base. He didn't talk about the Pledge of Allegiance or promise to keep God in public life. In fact, he accused President Obama of widening the wealth gap.
MITT ROMNEY: It's led to a larger and larger gap between the wealthier and the rest of America. His policies have not worked.
Envy! Class warfare! And the like!