September 18 - Romney Accuses 47% of Americans of Not Paying Taxes But Won't Release His; Is Romney Channeling Ayn Rand Too?; "Who Stole the American Dream"

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Part 1	We begin with the release of comments made at a fundraiser that expose Mitt Romney’s real attitudes towards voters. Tax expert, economist and investigative journalist James Henry joins us to discuss Romney’s contention that 47% of Americans don’t pay income taxes and won’t take personal responsibility and care for their lives. James Henry was the lead researcher on the Tax Justice Network’s recent report “The Price of Offshore Revisited” which reveals how the likes of Mitt Romney hide their money abroad to avoid paying taxes.
Part 2	Then following Romney’s disdainful remarks that reveal contempt for almost half of America’s citizens, we look into the extent to which Mitt appears to be outdoing his running mate Paul Ryan in channeling Ayn Rand. Gary Weiss, an award-winning investigative reporter for BusinessWeek and author of “Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle For America’s Soul” joins us to discuss the beleaguered "makers" who have risen above the worthless masses of "takers"- those who lack the initiative to better themselves and prefer to mooch off the successful of the world upon whose shoulders rests the burden of enterprise that subsidizes these ungrateful dependents.
Part 3	Then finally Pulitzer prize-winning author Hedrick Smith joins us to discuss his latest book “Who Stole the American Dream”. We examine the shift in the last few decades in which a greater and greater percentage of the nation’s wealth has been concentrated in the hand of fewer and fewer of the ultra-wealthy, while the American dream has become more difficult for the middle class and impossible for working Americans to attain.