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Letter from the Editorial Board

Letter from the Editorial Board Alison Turner After winning last month's Republican primary in Florida, former governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney told CNN, "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I'll fix it. I'm not concerned about the very rich. They're doing just fine. I'm concerned about the very heart of America, the 90­95% of Americans who right now are struggling. You can focus on the very poor, that's not my focus" (Johnson, 2012). While Romney insists that his comments have been misunderstood, the idea that the poor living in the U.S. are already receiving ample help through government programs and therefore don't need additional assistance deserves to be reconsidered as the presidential election draws closer. All potential candidates, including President Barack Obama, have made promises to preserve the way of life of the middle class (Feller & Thomas, 2011); however, talk about protecting the families struggling to make ends meet for those who live under the poverty line is noticeably absent. Consider for a moment the reality of poverty in the United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census over 46.2 million or 15.1% of the population lived in poverty­marking the highest http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The High School Journal University of North Carolina Press

Letter from the Editorial Board

Turner, Alison.
The High School Journal , Volume 95 (4) – May 18, 2012
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Alison Turner After winning last month's Republican primary in Florida, former governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney told CNN, "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I'll fix it. I'm not concerned about the very rich. They're doing just fine. I'm concerned about the very heart of America, the 90­95% of Americans who right now are struggling. You can focus on the very poor, that's not my focus" (Johnson, 2012). While Romney insists that his comments have been misunderstood, the idea that the poor living in the U.S. are already receiving ample help through government programs and therefore don't need additional assistance deserves to be reconsidered as the presidential election draws closer. All potential candidates, including President Barack Obama, have made promises to preserve the way of life of the middle class (Feller & Thomas, 2011); however, talk about protecting the families struggling to make ends meet for those who live under the poverty line is noticeably absent. Consider for a moment the reality of poverty in the United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census over 46.2 million or 15.1% of the population lived in poverty­marking the highest

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Published: May 18, 2012

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