Speaking of that 47% comment; my best friend is 66 and on Social Security having retired 4 years ago. Was Romney referring to them as well? My friend said he was and she was pretty mad about it. She worked all of her adault life paying into the system and feels she has earned it.
Well your friend obviously invested "zero" interest in listening to Romney. I too am retired and on Social Security. At no time did I interpret Romney's comments as referring to me because I paid into the system for 43+ years and view those monies as an investment in my retirement years.
I think Rush Limbaugh best identified the "47%" with his expose, yesterday. Romney was addressing the "47%" who are on the dole - food stamps, Obamaphone, et al.
Apparently your friend either didn't hear the entire segment with context or she willing chose to misinterpret it since the conversion was about the 47% who don't pay taxes who would not be receptive to his message of lowering taxes, and that the government already has things in place to protect them.
That's the definition of "entitlement." It's not your friend's fault that the system is unsustainable, but the reality is that it's unsustainable.
We're in the 47% too, with a medium income and 9 dependent children. I didn't take it personally, and I don't feel responsible for the structure of our tax system. It would be way different if I ran everything, but nobody's offered me the job.