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A Fundamental Difference

I recently had an exchange on Facebook with a friend of mine. She is a good friend, a very kind lady and a pretty hardcore Democrat. This exchange was very enlightening and worthy of further consideration. She referenced the recording of Mitt Romney at a private fund-raiser, that created a kerfuffle a few weeks ago: My friend: "received an email this morning that I thought was spot-on!: 'Oh Mitt, what did you say? - Mitt said about the 47% of people who think that the government is supposed to support them. He might be right, and I'm sure some of those people feel that way. But what he didn't say verbally is the contrast of his actual statement is that 100% of the wealthy don't want to help (anybody who doesn't) pay taxes. He clearly stands for the rich and has no compassion for the poor.'" Me: "I have to disagree... He believes that the help should come, where possible, from other sources than the government. He has spoken specifical