I think this was poor (pun intended) wording on his part. I know what he was trying to say. He was trying to express the notion that it is middle America that has the real problems because they do not have the wealthfare that the wealthy have nor do they have the social welfare resources that the poor have.
Romney: 'I'm not concerned about the very poor'
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news...-the-very-poor