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Old 03-21-2013, 10:04 PM
 
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What? Why do you assume only healthy people get a check from taxpayers? This doesn't even make sense.
She does not assume everyone is healthy. You jumped to that conclusion. She is asking that if you are healthy and getting a welfare check how do you justify it and think it is right?
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Old 03-21-2013, 10:07 PM
 
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I'm unsure of the question. What do you mean by "contribute to society"?
work Ceece, work and pay your own way. The question is not really that hard.
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Old 03-21-2013, 10:08 PM
 
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Ah, yet another "we hate welfare bums" thread. Just to break up the monotony of the "we hate Obama" threads.

I'll bet at least half of you "rugged individualists" fiddled your tax returns.
Instead, we should confine ourselves to "we hate Republicans" threads I suppose.
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Old 03-21-2013, 10:12 PM
 
Location: Flyover Country
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I'm serious.

How do you justify your existence if you only survive from waiting for a check from taxpayers?
What do you "contribute"?

My guess is not much. How do you live with yourself?
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Old 03-21-2013, 10:12 PM
 
Location: Inland Levy County, FL
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Instead, we should confine ourselves to "we hate Republicans" threads I suppose.
Exactly. At least our side is arguing the issues and not the people who support them.
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Old 03-21-2013, 10:12 PM
 
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Ah, yet another "we hate welfare bums" thread. Just to break up the monotony of the "we hate Obama" threads.

I'll bet at least half of you "rugged individualists" fiddled your tax returns.
She is asking a legitimate question.

So the OP asked. If you are healthy how do you justify having other people go to work to put food on your table. How do you justify that other people who do work get a smaller paycheck so you get to eat? How do you justify your contempt for the people paying your way?

You can't fiddle with it at least at our level. How about you? Do you pay taxes?
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Old 03-21-2013, 10:15 PM
 
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OP, I doubt that you will get anything but insults, there is nothing much more they can do. You ask a question that many people think, some say it, others make fun of. There is really no defense so their heads will spin and the eyes will glaze over as they type an insult.
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Old 03-21-2013, 10:20 PM
 
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What? Why do you assume only healthy people get a check from taxpayers? This doesn't even make sense.
OP said if. If you are healthy...
There is also the possibility that you are not healthy and that is not what the post is about. It's you that doesn't make sense.
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Old 03-21-2013, 10:25 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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work Ceece, work and pay your own way. The question is not really that hard.
So in your opinion, anybody that earns enough money to pay their own way contributes to society? No matter what it is they do?
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Old 03-21-2013, 10:26 PM
 
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I'm serious.

How do you justify your existence if you only survive from waiting for a check from taxpayers?
How does a bird in a tree justify its existence?
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