Wolfgunblood Garopa
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What's wrong with his comment?
He said that he will fix the welfare state of the very poor if needed but will be focusing on the middle class so they themselves don't fall into extreme poverty.
Fix the welfare state?
If by fix you mean gut, then you have some understanding of fiscal conservatism.
Republicans have one philosophy in regards to government social programs: they should be eliminated because they reward dependency and laziness. To do this, they will starve the Federal government of revenue to claim that we cannot afford them. Republicans are in a frenzy to take advantage of the recession, which they have not been able to get the most out of with Obama in the WH. If Romney wins, they will waste no time to 'starve the beast' and go after the social safety net.
Lose your illusions about any Conservative having any interest whatsoever in fixing, promoting or furthering any government social programs that could be referred to as 'entitlements' which protect those below poverty level and the lower middle class.