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In reply to the discussion: Paul Ryan: 30 Percent 'Want Their Welfare State,' 70 Percent 'Want The American Dream' [View all]Warpy
(110,746 posts)31. And 99% can't afford even to dream because the 1% have stolen the
benefits of their labor since the 70s.
They find these numbers exactly where they find their "facts," their enormous assholes where their heads are most of the time.
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Tx4obama
Oct 2012
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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
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
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
Rmoney is definitely on the welfare roll$ with his Cayman & Swiss & Bermuda accts
wordpix
Oct 2012
#49
Corporations who pay little or no taxes yet still receive corporate welfare.....
LaPera
Oct 2012
#10
you forgot to add the subsidies for fat cats like Mittens who pay 14% on their million$ while we
wordpix
Oct 2012
#50
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
The fact that they can't agree on the number suggests the whole claim is bogus.
JDPriestly
Oct 2012
#45
But Mitt said the freeloader number was 47%. Did 17% just knuckle down and start working?
yellowcanine
Oct 2012
#59