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Old 11-09-2013, 04:36 AM
 
Location: St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
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My my getting a little touchy and upset aren't you? Someone apparently has hit a nerve somewhere.

Give me a break about the "white man" being privileged. As much time as you spend b*tching about others and playing around on your computer, that time could be spent looking for work. Using the race card is pretty pathetic.
All common and repetitive themes in his threads and posts ... Bilk the system, blame everyone else and all those darned white folks need to get real!
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Old 11-09-2013, 04:59 AM
 
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I don't believe that statistic for a second.
Its a FOX news stat, ,i'm deciding....
OK i've decided...

it means from a righty viewpoint every one in the USA who isnt a Republican is a welfare bum and the Republicans are evidently doing all the work in supporting them..
The logic seems to be implying that in America today you can either not work and get everything for free(Democrats) or you can spend a lifetime toiling away at work (Republicans)to pay for those that get it all for free..If i have a choice to make in this scenario i think i'll take everything for free and let some other sucker do the toiling away..

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Old 11-09-2013, 09:27 AM
 
Location: USA
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Its a FOX news stat, ,i'm deciding....
OK i've decided...

it means from a righty viewpoint every one in the USA who isnt a Republican is a welfare bum and the Republicans are evidently doing all the work in supporting them..
The logic seems to be implying that in America today you can either not work and get everything for free(Democrats) or you can spend a lifetime toiling away at work (Republicans)to pay for those that get it all for free..If i have a choice to make in this scenario i think i'll take everything for free and let some other sucker do the toiling away..
Just remember: giving a Wal-mart worker food stamps because they are paid so badly that they need taxpayer help to live = "evil welfare - must end it!"

Allowing Wal-mart (and others) to pay their workers so badly that they need food stamps from the taxpayer to live while shipping jobs overseas and extracting all the wealth to the top = "great business sense and it makes my stock go up so it's great. Go Team 'mericuh!"
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Old 11-09-2013, 09:53 AM
 
Location: Eastern Colorado
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Just remember: giving a Wal-mart worker food stamps because they are paid so badly that they need taxpayer help to live = "evil welfare - must end it!"

Allowing Wal-mart (and others) to pay their workers so badly that they need food stamps from the taxpayer to live while shipping jobs overseas and extracting all the wealth to the top = "great business sense and it makes my stock go up so it's great. Go Team 'mericuh!"
It is funny how often I see people complaining about Walmart and acting as if they are a bunch of conservatives in charge there, if you do some research you will find that the Waltons are huge democrate supporters and have been for a long time.
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Old 11-09-2013, 10:11 AM
 
Location: Nassau, Long Island, NY
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It is funny how often I see people complaining about Walmart and acting as if they are a bunch of conservatives in charge there, if you do some research you will find that the Waltons are huge democrate supporters and have been for a long time.
Why not. Democrats have been traditionally more friendly to social safety nets in our time. The Waltons don't have to pay their employees a living wage and the taxpayers pick up the slack with foodstamps and other assistance.
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Old 11-09-2013, 10:15 AM
 
Location: Nassau, Long Island, NY
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I didn't start this thread to flaunt my stuff; I was sharing an article I came across. AND I DIDN'T PUNCH AN OLD MAN ON A BUS FOR NO REASON.



I was on youtube at the moment I posted this thread and that woman was a good example of welfare abuse.



I wasn't picking on black people, it's just that the woman in the video was black.
Jesse, I have seen this woman's videos before and I wouldn't be surprised if she is an actress paid by tea partiers or RWNJs to stir things up. And other people on this thread have disproven the notion of "more people are on welfare than yada yada yada ..." You got taken by posting this as a topic to discuss. I would suggest doing more research before starting threads of this kind.
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Old 11-09-2013, 10:21 AM
 
Location: Nassau, Long Island, NY
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Social security was paid for by those receiving it, in fact many paid in much more then they will ever receive back.
Only if they die before they receive it, or die younger than usual after starting to receive it. Most receive much more than they put in. Also, other people, like spouses, ex-spouses, widows, widowers and children can receive SS on someone else's account too, which adds up to a lot more than a person individually put in. That is the real truth.
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Old 11-09-2013, 11:13 AM
 
Location: USA
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Why not. Democrats have been traditionally more friendly to social safety nets in our time. The Waltons don't have to pay their employees a living wage and the taxpayers pick up the slack with foodstamps and other assistance.
Exactly - "Let somebody else pay for it" - it's bad when a poor person benefits, but okay when a corp does... right!

Also, it's not even accurate with regard to trying to link Wal-mart strictly to the Democrats:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_3461267.html

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics...gop-continues/

Basically, while the company may split its contributions almost evenly in recent years, the Waltons themselves heavily backed Republicans each time.

Either way, we get it: they want more favors from those in charge to do what they want and they want just enough safety nets so their employees don't starve, provided somebody else is paying for it. Anything else and they might only be super rich instead of ultra rich, and we can't have that.

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Old 11-09-2013, 01:04 PM
 
Location: Downtown Raleigh
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As a reminder...

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Old 11-09-2013, 03:47 PM
 
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the liberals should be proud,,,

the dems have bought all these votes thru the years for freebees, and now the freebee/welfare crowd outnumbers the working crowd,,guaranteeing consistent democrat victories
the liberals should throw a party (they probly wont pay for that either-so have lobsters!!)

you can bask in the liberal promise land..... and demonize all the republicans -that are paying for all these freebees
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