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In reply to the discussion: Elderly woman rips Jeb in townhall: "I paid into that for years - now you want to take it away? [View all]MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)9. Fuckin A, yessiree, Ma'am… we sure DID pay for it...
We're all paying for it. I hate it when the knuckle draggers refer to it as "entitlements"
Wanna talk about entitlement, Jeb? How about
war profiteers and the military?
While we're at it, how about stripping Jeb buck naked and sending him over there?
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Elderly woman rips Jeb in townhall: "I paid into that for years - now you want to take it away? [View all]
kpete
Jul 2015
OP
Never. But, I do believe it took a concerted behind the scenes effort to
Baitball Blogger
Jul 2015
#74
Yes/no he fooled people. I'd say many were fooled and others wanted exactly what he was...
Moonwalk
Jul 2015
#105
bush wants privatized accounts so his corporate friends can steal all the $$ like 2008 nt
msongs
Jul 2015
#3
Give more money to Wall Street and less service/benefit to average people!
stillwaiting
Jul 2015
#57
They might succeed if they convince younger generations they won't get it anyway and older
Dustlawyer
Jul 2015
#20
They ought to do away with caps altogether. Make them pay 100% like the rest of us.
YOHABLO
Jul 2015
#86
Yeah, they've been trying to convince the younger generations that there won't be SS for them.
YOHABLO
Jul 2015
#83
“It’s not an entitlement,” BOOM! About fucking time someone said it. nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jul 2015
#6
It's too bad the word got ruined because it actually means the opposite of what many people think.
pnwmom
Jul 2015
#12
Yes indeed!!! That word was LUNTZed before that turd Luntz appeared on the scene with his shitty
MADem
Jul 2015
#22
Real definitions have no place in American Politics. Entitlement is used by all the GOP'rs
harun
Jul 2015
#96
Taxes should be assessed on inheritances including all the loophole passing of money
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#155
I'm sick of having to choose between two very, very rich people when I vote.
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#45
Ha ha ha, the most reliable voting block! Azzhat he is. I'll bet Poppy is on Medicare!
TheNutcracker
Jul 2015
#18
They want to convert Social Security into a government run pension fund and then rip it off....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2015
#30
repeating all this garbage often enough makes those who do not know history or
yellowdogintexas
Jul 2015
#147
Looks like we're all doing it now. I mean referring to Jeb Bush by his first name only
eridani
Jul 2015
#53
It's funny how republicans roll the word entitlement off their tongues as if they don't understand
B Calm
Jul 2015
#54
“It’s not an entitlement,” the woman shot back. “I earned that.” Bravo, I am woman, hear me roar!
yellowcanine
Jul 2015
#65
Love me some threads where Bernie and Hillary supporters are all in agreement. eom
navarth
Jul 2015
#79
excellent call back. "It's not an entitlement, I earned that". Not only did she earn it, she paid
still_one
Jul 2015
#102
the political stratum sees us as greedy geezers and dependent deadbeat ballast
MisterP
Jul 2015
#131