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Stonepounder

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19. I completely agree with this post.

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 12:07 PM

Jun 2016

I see so many posts of people ranting about 'their tax dollars going to people getting Food Stamps' so they can eat lobster. Or the 'lazy welfare cheats'. I have a family member who gets a large tax credit for 'Head of Household' and also a big chunk from Social Security for her kids because she is a widow who works as an aide in a Doctor's office making about $12.00/hr who rants about 'welfare cheats using her tax dollars'. And she doesn't see anything odd about her argument.

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The people who complain about their taxes getting stuff for poor people [View all] DonCoquixote Jun 2016 OP

The only people I know who have 5 or more houses StarTrombone Jun 2016 #1

So, you know them. Can you get me their autographs? Oh, Kerry married into the money. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #2

It was revealed in his divorce proceedings StarTrombone Jun 2016 #5

Some people have 5 houses..4 of them may be called rental income, hardly millionaires. Tikki Jun 2016 #11

I'd cower behind implication as well LanternWaste Jun 2016 #3

John McCain has 8 houses, although when asked during his campaign he was unsure of the total Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #6

McCain and Romney are fucking Republicans StarTrombone Jun 2016 #9

I don't think you're interested in what the op had to say tenderfoot Jun 2016 #57

Its the GOP that are always attacking the poor and complaining about taxes lewebley3 Jun 2016 #12

So what? zentrum Jun 2016 #15

thank you z DonCoquixote Jun 2016 #25

Plus won! Enthusiast Jun 2016 #37

Isn't that cute. lapislzi Jun 2016 #16

Hey, John McCain famously cannabis_flower Jun 2016 #21

You forgot John McCain.... AlbertCat Jun 2016 #22

Romney is another, though I don't know him. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #27

Get out much? jamal49 Jun 2016 #34

Liberals are hypocrites? That is your message? Enthusiast Jun 2016 #35

"Limousine liberals!" klook Jun 2016 #47

There is so much more in the post than what you chose Mira Jun 2016 #48

Well, aren't you special. nt. MH1 Jun 2016 #50

I know people like that too and they NEVER whine about having to pay taxes. tenderfoot Jun 2016 #56

Are they the only ones you know .. coco77 Jun 2016 #58

People who complain about their taxes do it because they have little say The2ndWheel Jun 2016 #4

That sums it up nicely... Phentex Jun 2016 #7

But the phrase "free stuff" only comes up when speaking of benefits to low or middle income folks Fumesucker Jun 2016 #10

Nothing is free: but the budget priories choices are skewed to the wealthy 1%: lewebley3 Jun 2016 #14

and our elections system is skewed DonCoquixote Jun 2016 #31

The young don't vote: that is why it skewed: Sanders doesn't tell them it hardwork lewebley3 Jun 2016 #62

Plus won! Enthusiast Jun 2016 #38

Of course The2ndWheel Jun 2016 #61

The GOP people don't believe they owe this country anything: even when they lewebley3 Jun 2016 #13

ok here is where that falls DonCoquixote Jun 2016 #26

Every argument has a hole in it somewhere The2ndWheel Jun 2016 #60

Like the guy I know who spent sorefeet Jun 2016 #8

Unfortunately, bringing public schools into the debate is a no-no lapislzi Jun 2016 #17

And we educated most all of them. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2016 #18

I completely agree with this post. Stonepounder Jun 2016 #19

even sadder is the amount of people on this forum(DU in general) w0nderer Jun 2016 #33

Some of them aren't people. Enthusiast Jun 2016 #39

LOL n/t w0nderer Jun 2016 #51

How you can tell you're being manipulated Major Nikon Jun 2016 #20

Called talking man to a mouse and kairos12 Jun 2016 #24

Plus won! Enthusiast Jun 2016 #40

Right on. These are voters who have to be reckoned with. They are the big part of ancianita Jun 2016 #23

Kickin' for the truth! Faux pas Jun 2016 #28

A picture is worth a thousand journalists... Octafish Jun 2016 #29

Plus won! Enthusiast Jun 2016 #41

I know some of them who are very religious too. Triana Jun 2016 #30

xposted to 'working poor' for more visibility w0nderer Jun 2016 #32

It appears I am not the only one deeply pissed off and irritated by "rich 'splainin'" Dragonfli Jun 2016 #36

I will see that and raise you. DonCoquixote Jun 2016 #42

Plus won! Well said, Dragonfli! Enthusiast Jun 2016 #43

+1 this..so much this n/t w0nderer Jun 2016 #49

"they" are not as good as "me" quaker bill Jun 2016 #44

It's basically just freepers and Clinton supporters Doctor_J Jun 2016 #45

Are you saying "Clinton supporters are authoritarian personalities"? MH1 Jun 2016 #52

Read Bob altmeyers book on authoritarian personalities. It's free and downloadable Doctor_J Jun 2016 #54

Open your eyes and look around you. athena Jun 2016 #59

Also, it's so hypocritical. ananda Jun 2016 #46

Irony! liberal N proud Jun 2016 #53

The Anti Tax People are Destroying this Country McKim Jun 2016 #55