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Aerows

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11. It paid for his college when his father died

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 06:48 PM

Sep 2012

He's just like Romney - climb the ladder to success, then make sure no one else can follow you up it.

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Oh Boy! Secret Ryan Tape: He describes Social Security & Medicare as “collectivist” & “socialistic.” [View all] kpete Sep 2012 OP

But were there strippers? mr_hat Sep 2012 #1

Didn't stop Ayn Rand from collecting them in her later years. tanyev Sep 2012 #2

Didn't stop HIM from collecting Social Security when his dad died, either whathehell Sep 2012 #3

Right. He built it. geardaddy Sep 2012 #42

Like everyone else who followed her, she said, essentially "it's ok when I do it!" Ken Burch Sep 2012 #13

Made me LOL ... AzDar Sep 2012 #27

His intent is clear: jsr Sep 2012 #4

Ryan nothing more than an errand boy for the 1%. Blue Idaho Sep 2012 #5

Ryan's REAL Attitude And Plans For Social Security And Medicare Out In The Open Vogon_Glory Sep 2012 #6

I know where you're coming from, but they ARE DOING THEIR JOBS. They work for these bastids, not us freshwest Sep 2012 #15

Faux Noise Propaganda DOES Work For Them, BUT Vogon_Glory Sep 2012 #40

And Ayn Rand collected BOTH! Barack_America Sep 2012 #7

He took full advantage of SS survisors benefits and NOW thinks it is evil... rustydog Sep 2012 #8

take his federal benefits from him Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #9

It paid for his college... ibegurpard Sep 2012 #10

It paid for his college when his father died Aerows Sep 2012 #11

Except Romney didn't need to climb anywhere. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #26

Poverty and marginalization are not individualism. Period. ck4829 Sep 2012 #12

The hits just keep on coming... n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #14

"They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast." - Hotel California Zalatix Sep 2012 #16

The GOP Motto: "You're on your own" .... Myrina Sep 2012 #17

Section 8. of the United States Constitution RC Sep 2012 #18

There will not be gates high nor secure enough for this traitor to hide. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #19

Universal declaration of human rights fingrinn Sep 2012 #20

Welcome to DU! livetohike Sep 2012 #22

This week keeps getting better and better for us. livetohike Sep 2012 #21

I can't quite figure whether we're running against Milton Friedman IDemo Sep 2012 #23

Yeah? So what? RevStPatrick Sep 2012 #24

Here they come again with the 1960s meme "socialism" and "collectivism" as if they are dirty words Hestia Sep 2012 #25

I agree. Blanks Sep 2012 #39

Oh! Woo Woo elbloggoZY27 Sep 2012 #28

And the hits just keep on coming! NT MADem Sep 2012 #29

For a for-profit system, Chile's appears to be pretty good. Blue Meany Sep 2012 #30

By now most Americans are smart enough to know that "defined contribution" means shit. reformist2 Sep 2012 #31

I have to say this. speedoo Sep 2012 #32

The Ryan attitude towards Social Security summed up on 2 sentences meow2u3 Sep 2012 #33

K&R! Omaha Steve Sep 2012 #34

From Worker's Power on Paul Ryan....... socialist_n_TN Sep 2012 #35

The Atlas Society? April...this year? Does Ann know? One down...one to go. cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #36

Reminds me of Bush's "ownership society." And then there was Bush's problem to put people JDPriestly Sep 2012 #37

He's right that they're collectivist and socialistic. JoeyT Sep 2012 #38

Ayn Rand's poisonous ideas are going to kill the Republican Party. reformist2 Sep 2012 #41

If we're going to simplify...aren't all questions between selfishness and compassion duhneece Sep 2012 #43

K&R n/t Tx4obama Sep 2012 #44