Mitt Romney has taken a lot of criticism for saying he wasn’t “concerned about the very poor” in a post-Florida primary victory interview last week. But some middle-class Americans agree with Romney’s sentiment. Kate, a Takeaway listener and delivery driver from Maryland, is frustrated with the very poor, who she believes abuse the system and take opportunities away from people like her. Tiziana Dearing is CEO of Boston Rising, an antipoverty non-profit organization.
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