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Andy823

(11,495 posts)
13. Here is the problem
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 06:39 PM
Oct 2012

Besides the fact they are both full of crap, they fail to inform the country that the reason so many people need help is because of the failed policies of the "REPUBLICAN PARTY" when they had control of things. Bush pretty much destroyed this country and during his years in the WH jobs were outsourced overseas so "corporations" could make huge profits. Wall street and banks were unregulated and gambling with peoples savings, 401K's and other retirement funds. Trillions of dollars vanished from investors accounts. Our country was fighting two wars which has cost more than a trillion dollars while Bush and the republicans gave huge tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires.

We still give "subsidies" and tax breaks to big oil companies, corporate farms and to those who outsource jobs overseas and the republican congress had made sure that anything that might have helped get this country back on track was prevented from happening in congress.

Where do they get all these numbers from? begin_within Oct 2012 #1
I thought it was something like, "Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!" SoapBox Oct 2012 #20
oops! Sandy one Oct 2012 #33
Dag nabbit! You stole my idea!!! Lifelong Protester Oct 2012 #51
More like Palin and Palin of 2012 jmowreader Oct 2012 #62
Let's not get into all those complicated baseline questions. closeupready Oct 2012 #23
Yeah. Where? David Zephyr Oct 2012 #27
He bases it on some statistic he found that 30% of people get 100% of their income from the gov't. SunSeeker Oct 2012 #32
latest.. kardonb Oct 2012 #38
I am guessing it is a racial breakdown daleo Oct 2012 #43
my question, too - first it was 47%, now it's 30%, anyone want to guess what number comes up at the wordpix Oct 2012 #46
Is that the same 30% that still approves of Bush? emulatorloo Oct 2012 #2
+1,000,000! So true! Thanks for expressing it so well. freshwest Oct 2012 #16
Dear Mr. Ryan: The 99% knows you are a big fat LIAR ~nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #3
And 100% of Republicans on the Presidential ticket teenagebambam Oct 2012 #4
That's a statistic no one here will argue with. Well said. n/t LibDemAlways Oct 2012 #14
Oh, don't worry begin_within Oct 2012 #47
Hey can I play political power dude? Botany Oct 2012 #5
And Hasn't Rmoney Been Running Around And Talking 100% Since He Was Caught On Tape At 47%?,,,,,nt global1 Oct 2012 #6
yes, he's been saying 100% all over the place but Ryan didn't get the memo, apparently wordpix Oct 2012 #48
He's one of that 30% hobbit709 Oct 2012 #7
Exactly! Repukes have no self awareness. nt SunSeeker Oct 2012 #30
Rmoney is definitely on the welfare roll$ with his Cayman & Swiss & Bermuda accts wordpix Oct 2012 #49
These two have a very low opinion of the American people Ishoutandscream2 Oct 2012 #8
I have never met even one American obxhead Oct 2012 #9
Corporations who pay little or no taxes yet still receive corporate welfare..... LaPera Oct 2012 #10
Yeah for modern technology musiclawyer Oct 2012 #11
Thats the red states since many of the people Iliyah Oct 2012 #12
Here is the problem Andy823 Oct 2012 #13
you forgot to add the subsidies for fat cats like Mittens who pay 14% on their million$ while we wordpix Oct 2012 #50
84% of Americans Liberalagogo Oct 2012 #15
Keep digging, motherfker hifiguy Oct 2012 #17
70% of Americans think Paul Ryan is an idiot PossumSqueezins Oct 2012 #18
Link is broken... Anyone? truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #19
Link is working for me... SoapBox Oct 2012 #22
re:Paul Ryan: 30 Percent 'Want Their Welfare State,' 70 Percent 'Want The American Dream' allan01 Oct 2012 #21
Thank God FDR didn't think like that in 1932, and that President Obama doesn't today. bluesbassman Oct 2012 #24
Morality is: fingrinn Oct 2012 #25
I've seen the corporate rich HockeyMom Oct 2012 #26
George Carlin on the American dream... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #28
Love and miss George so much! CindyinIndy Oct 2012 #34
You're welcome... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #41
"it's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it" wordpix Oct 2012 #53
thank you, not so funny but so true! wordpix Oct 2012 #52
Carlin was supposedly a comedian... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #55
This comes secondvariety Oct 2012 #29
He has a Govt paid staff doing his work for him. julian09 Oct 2012 #37
And 99% can't afford even to dream because the 1% have stolen the Warpy Oct 2012 #31
It would "take too long" for Ryan to explain where he got that statistic. Ash_F Oct 2012 #35
As the French would say... B Stieg Oct 2012 #36
Poor RW zombies are envious of people on welfare Shitty Mitty Oct 2012 #39
The real welfare queens in this country are corporate criminals and CEOs. Initech Oct 2012 #40
like Rmoney wordpix Oct 2012 #54
More like 1% want wealthcare, and 99% want it back. /nt Festivito Oct 2012 #42
To me it is very telling what the truth is. drmjg Oct 2012 #44
The fact that they can't agree on the number suggests the whole claim is bogus. JDPriestly Oct 2012 #45
Oh, fer the luv of Jesus Harold Harefoot... Hissyspit Oct 2012 #56
So does this mean he likes Ayn Rand again? NICO9000 Oct 2012 #57
If his idea of the "American Dream"... DissidentVoice Oct 2012 #58
But Mitt said the freeloader number was 47%. Did 17% just knuckle down and start working? yellowcanine Oct 2012 #59
Fuck you Paul Ryan 47of74 Oct 2012 #60
Romney - Ryan have remarkable ability bucolic_frolic Oct 2012 #61
*Sigh*......There they go again. FU Paul Lyin'. nt AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #63
Ryan should try to get a job these days. Rain Mcloud Oct 2012 #64
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