The New York Times has the article, Romney, the Rich and the Rest, by Charles M. Blow.

First, a report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities last month pointed out that Romney’s budget proposals would take a chainsaw to that safety net.
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Then let’s take the fact that a report last month by the Tax Policy Center found that his tax plan would increase after-tax income for millionaires by 14.5 percent while increasing the after-tax income of those making less than $20,000 by less than 1 percent and of those making between $30,000 and $40,000 by less than 3 percent.

For a man who’s not worried about the rich, he sure seems to want them to rake in more cash.

The article above adds some details  to the previous post, Romney Isn’t Concerned.

I guess that Romney’s claim to want to fix the safety net depends on what the meaning of the word “fix” is.

Whenever one of these Republican candidates comes up with malarkey like this stuff from Romney, the reporter might say something like, “This would be a very nice plan if the data you base it on bore any resemblance to reality. Someday, if the reality ever conforms itself to your preconceptions, then voters might want to consider what you have to say.”  That is not a facetious remark.  The reason why the Republican program seems to ring true to some people, is that it might make sense at a time when the facts met their presumptions.  What the people who believe this stuff don’t seem to know is that, at this time, the facts are not aligned with the Republican program.

Thanks to RichardH for suggesting this article.