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Mark T. Harris, Truthout: ''The strategic formula Romney brought to Bain Capital he learned from Bruce Henderson, a one-time Bible salesman and founder of the Boston Consulting Group. As a consultant, Henderson preached a kind of modern-day Taylorism, touting 'scientific management' principles based on what the editors of the Harvard Business Review call 'sharp-penciled analytics' geared to reducing costs and increasing efficiency. The Henderson cost-cutting model routinely translated into, among other things, firing 'excess' workers.''

http://www.truth-out.org/mitt-mormons-and-money/1328126189



Romney: Indifference to the Poor

Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post Writers Group: ''When I first heard the now-famous quote: 'I am not concerned about the very poor' I thought it might be fodder for a snarky column about the wee little Mr. Monopoly who lives inside Romney s head and blurts out things like 'Corporations are people, my friend,' or 'I like being able to fire people.' But I realized that being 'very poor' is no laughing matter to millions of Americans.''

http://www.truth-out.org/romneys-indifference-poor/1328370764



The American Middle Class Is Becoming Poor, and Mitt Romney Doesn t Realize It

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: ''Mitt Romney says he s not concerned about the very poor because they have safety nets to protect them. He says he s concerned about the middle class. Romney doesn t seem to realize how much of the middle class is becoming poor.''

http://www.truth-out.org/american-middle-class-becoming-poor-and-mitt-romney-doesnt-realize-it/1328640614

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Is US democracy being bought and sold?

Video

How corporations, unions and political action committees are shaping the candidate pool.

http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/us-democracy-being-bought-and-sold-0022021


From Information Clearing House

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Romney and Co. vs. ''the very poor''

C4SS Center for a Stateless Society
by David D'Amato

02/06/12

The state s fundamental purpose in economic affairs is to foreclose opportunities for ordinary, working people, blocking the passageways of real voluntary exchange to the advantage of the established players. To the floundering have-not who can t start a business out of her home because she doesn t have the costly permits and licenses, or to the homeless family who can t make rent due to the state-enabled monopolization of real estate, food stamps and subsidized housing appear like scraps cast into the rubbish after the corpulent corporate hogs have finished gorging...

http://c4ss.org/content/9648


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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