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DontTreadOnMe

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1. Brother, can you spare a dime?

Reply to RedStateLiberal (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 09:44 PM

Jul 2012

I am embarrassed that a majority of Americans just ignore the poor.

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A person making $50,000 a year pays 10 cents a day in taxes for food stamps [View all] RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 OP

Brother, can you spare a dime? DontTreadOnMe Jul 2012 #1

Me too. What's worse is conservatives who RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #2

To think that phrase came from the 1930's. progressoid Jul 2012 #7

"wouldn't bother to pick up a dime on the sidewalk"--- Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #8

Thanks for posting this. mythology Jul 2012 #3

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. nt Tennessee Gal Jul 2012 #4

actually d_r Jul 2012 #5

Also true according to the article: RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #6

BUT THAT $36.82 Mendocino Jul 2012 #10

Hehehe! freshwest Jul 2012 #11

Ha ha, Mitt Romney agrees!! B Calm Jul 2012 #16

What upsets people making that $50,000/ yr glowing Jul 2012 #9

A false sense of envy quaker bill Jul 2012 #12

"We have mortgage, cars, car insurance, gas, daycare, food expenses"... boppers Jul 2012 #14

I'm saying that it doesn't go far.. glowing Jul 2012 #15

they seem to have screwed up the taxes hfojvt Jul 2012 #13

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