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coldbeer

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10. I'm happy, thanks to Social Security

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 09:35 PM

Dec 2012

I inherited nothing. I am successful because I am
a union paying democrat. If it wasn't for taxes and
insurance I'd buy a new(er) car. This fiscal cliff and
austerity is for people at least ten times wealthier
than I am. Hey Cliff, drop over some time (my old buddy
Cliff, haven't seen him for a while).

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Matt Damon: ‘Game is rigged’ [View all] damnedifIknow Dec 2012 OP

Love Matt Damon. n/t Control-Z Dec 2012 #1

Can't say he's wrong. It's the FoxCNNMSNBC syndrome RomneyLies Dec 2012 #2

Glad he has figured it out dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #3

I think he figured it out a long time ago Confusious Dec 2012 #54

I agree, Damon and Clooney, to name two of about a half dozen actors, bluestate10 Dec 2012 #69

Also interesting because business doesn't look long term either Gman Dec 2012 #4

could be because it's all about looting in the usa & moving it offshore. business is being built up, HiPointDem Dec 2012 #5

Quarter? ProfessorGAC Dec 2012 #9

Well, yes. Even daily and weekly goals and quotas all tied to the quarterly and annual goals Gman Dec 2012 #14

Well we've been "running government like a business" for about 30 years now. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #11

+1 nt abelenkpe Dec 2012 #18

That is only true at the lower levels of "business". bvar22 Dec 2012 #67

Not totally true. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #70

Good Points Gman Dec 2012 #90

It all comes down to gerrymandering LynneSin Dec 2012 #6

who was he talking about? molonlabe91 Dec 2012 #17

so what do you consider yourself to be? NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #20

Just another PPR'd troll. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #36

"Molon Labe" is a TeaSlogan. HughBeaumont Dec 2012 #57

It basically means "try to take my gun away from me". How creepy! nt Walk away Dec 2012 #87

I know! I was playing a "MIRT smoke out" role! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #60

Are you fricking kidding me? You suck at geography, probably why you vote republican LynneSin Dec 2012 #74

actually, it was a bipartisan group that did the districting . . . LeftyLucy22 Dec 2012 #80

I think there should be rules on trolls.... Walk away Dec 2012 #86

That is why sitting out elections or wasting votes like in 2000 and 2010 is so damaging for bluestate10 Dec 2012 #71

Being a GOP pol is required for becoming a 7 figure lobbyist. nt ErikJ Dec 2012 #7

Maybe Matt has finally figured out the rury Dec 2012 #8

How so? n/t cui bono Dec 2012 #25

Can you elaborate please? n/t bitchkitty Dec 2012 #51

I think Damon was aware from day one. truedelphi Dec 2012 #79

I'm happy, thanks to Social Security coldbeer Dec 2012 #10

he's right. the house is a shit infested hell-hole. spanone Dec 2012 #12

k&r! nt wildbilln864 Dec 2012 #13

Spot-on. AzDar Dec 2012 #15

Please run for office Matt. And if not - just marry me! jillan Dec 2012 #16

He was a made a good one in the Adjustment Bureau soleft Dec 2012 #61

get yer mitts off Matt, jillan! Skittles Dec 2012 #85

Of course Damon is usually on the money Manoverde84 Dec 2012 #19

This reinforces the reality 2naSalit Dec 2012 #21

George Carlin warned us several years ago: Initech Dec 2012 #22

K&R defacto7 Dec 2012 #23

That's how I feel about rich people who don't pay their fair share in taxes. blueclown Dec 2012 #24

Why do you wonder that and what does it have to do with what he said? n/t cui bono Dec 2012 #26

I wonder that because he says the "game is rigged". blueclown Dec 2012 #27

By telling someone like that to donate to the treasury you are actually calling for liberals cui bono Dec 2012 #34

Damon on taxation: Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #38

Not in the least bit surprised tavalon Dec 2012 #46

Do you have any info on whether he's taken a position JackRiddler Dec 2012 #28

I would like to see Mr. Damon create a movie about the historically low blueclown Dec 2012 #29

Yes! Lets tax, tax, tax rich people until atmospheric carbon magically drops NoOneMan Dec 2012 #30

Taxing the rich to pay for social services is not an important issue? blueclown Dec 2012 #31

Ah, if the machine is to continue rolling on smoothly, sure NoOneMan Dec 2012 #32

It's not such a bad strategy... JackRiddler Dec 2012 #39

"partly a function of over-consumption by those who have too much" NoOneMan Dec 2012 #42

Yes, but you'll notice I anticipated the point. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #52

Creating more energy infrastructure doesn't guarantee we abide by some arbitrary bounds NoOneMan Dec 2012 #66

Sure, it requires understanding and vision. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #77

There are alternatives and there is reality NoOneMan Dec 2012 #78

Matt Damon voiced "Inside Job" JackRiddler Dec 2012 #33

+++ Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #37

I have nothing but admiration and respect for Matt Damon tavalon Dec 2012 #47

Same here, and as a teacher I was thrilled with his public support of education and teachers. Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #48

I'm on board with that tavalon Dec 2012 #50

He wrote a movie about fracking. He can't do everything. cui bono Dec 2012 #35

his mother is a public school teacher JI7 Dec 2012 #40

He's a true blue liberal, so I expect he pays his fair share and tavalon Dec 2012 #45

You may be able 4Q2u2 Dec 2012 #63

Welcome to DU. Trying to figure out your name, what it means. I can come up with uppityperson Dec 2012 #73

He is not wrong. blackspade Dec 2012 #41

K&R DeSwiss Dec 2012 #43

Hurricanes in the last decade have been smacking us, right and left tavalon Dec 2012 #44

The unfortunate thing about hurricanes are they mostly damage Blue regions bluestate10 Dec 2012 #72

Why didn't he run? ecstatic Dec 2012 #49

Truth... Most republicans don't see the truth until they get smacked by it. gtar100 Dec 2012 #53

Obama is a direct refutation of Damon's thesis. Obamacare is a case in point. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2012 #55

I thought that Obama should have focused on the economy in his first term. amandabeech Dec 2012 #91

I agree with him JustAnotherGen Dec 2012 #56

Besides the environmental sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #58

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #59

I love this man! CrispyQ Dec 2012 #62

I say we let them have it. damnedifIknow Dec 2012 #64

We found this out following Howard Dean. It was the Democratic establishment Peregrine Took Dec 2012 #65

If he's still a Mass. state resident Autumn Colors Dec 2012 #68

Markey has that covered. sellitman Dec 2012 #83

worried about polls? They don't give a shit about what the American people want No Compromise Dec 2012 #75

sounds like u and Damon are in complete agreement LeftyLucy22 Dec 2012 #82

So Matt should run for office! n/t AmBlue Dec 2012 #76

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #81

thank you Mr. Damon Skittles Dec 2012 #84

Yep! Look at the relationships between how PUBLIC debt is financed & PRIVATE securities, ie, The Fed patrice Dec 2012 #88

Maybe this explains to why, apparently, the higher you go up in income brackets, the LESS capable patrice Dec 2012 #89