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20. That "dependency" line is getting awfully old

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 02:46 PM

Jan 2013

I happened to take a look at the 1936 Republican platform earlier today in reference to another thread. I found it complaining that the New Deal "has destroyed the morale of our people and made them dependent upon government."

Some things never change.

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Ryan: ‘We Don’t Want A Dependency Culture’ [View all] DonViejo Jan 2013 OP

Then why is there an army of lobbyists in D.C.? factsarenotfair Jan 2013 #1

Dang! Ya' beat me to it! SnowCritter Jan 2013 #9

It's maddening that the media lets them get away without pointing this out, isn't it? factsarenotfair Jan 2013 #13

This toon from '96 got 250+ recs on DU a couple weekends ago... alp227 Jan 2013 #34

Says the hypocrite whose family benefited from Social Security death benefits, among other things. bulloney Jan 2013 #2

The 'self-made' man who married a trust fund. DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #4

Who literally has never had a job in his adult life Cosmocat Jan 2013 #7

Driving the Weinermobile dosen't count? :) Freddie Jan 2013 #28

Another Republican Male Feminist..."Pulling himself up by his wife's bra straps." libdem4life Jan 2013 #30

Then why isn't Ryan the first to decry oil and agriculture subsidies? johnfunk Jan 2013 #3

And the Military ... earthside Jan 2013 #8

What a hypocrite. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #5

Hey A-hole: chuckstevens Jan 2013 #6

who is he to decide who does not need food stamps hollysmom Jan 2013 #10

you mean the wealthy don't depend more on our government than the poor and needy? fascisthunter Jan 2013 #11

The US has the SMALLEST social safety net in the industrialized western world. whathehell Jan 2013 #12

So Ryan says Andy823 Jan 2013 #14

If that sentence isn't the emptiest verbose BLATHER...! "Solutions to fix..."? NS, S. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #27

look in the mirror asswipe samsingh Jan 2013 #15

Time to pull this clown back off the stage again. BumRushDaShow Jan 2013 #16

He's so full of crap. Congress gets the entitlements we pay for . We get screwed. They're parasites judesedit Jan 2013 #17

Our political classes wallow in the "dependency culture". What a dishonest fool. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #18

"people using food stamps who don't need them. " nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #19

And he would know this exactly how? Seriously, how many of these people does he personally libdem4life Jan 2013 #24

Other: He is deliberately trying to start "Welfare Queen, Part Two: Vodka?! She Doesn't Even NEED WinkyDink Jan 2013 #26

That "dependency" line is getting awfully old starroute Jan 2013 #20

I motion that we... jbone45 Jan 2013 #21

Ryan Should Listen To Himself DallasNE Jan 2013 #22

Lets get to the bottom line, John2 Jan 2013 #29

Of Course Ryan Is Talking About Minorities As Takers DallasNE Jan 2013 #40

Ryan you utterly make me sick tartan2 Jan 2013 #23

Too many people think food is a RIGHT. There are plenty of planets where that is just not TRUE. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #25

Shut up, Ryan. Brigid Jan 2013 #31

The Problem With People Like Ryan DallasNE Jan 2013 #41

Ryan has sucked at the government teat The Second Stone Jan 2013 #32

Ryan, you effin' f'er, our country's founding principles did not include welfare for indepat Jan 2013 #33

Ryan wouldn't pee on you if you were on fire Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #35

fuck you Ryan, you smarmy little BASTARD Skittles Jan 2013 #36

This same mindset seeks to disempower the masses Stewland Jan 2013 #37

Uh, Paul, if you actually spoke for "Americans" on that... Ken Burch Jan 2013 #38

Hard for most of them to achieve that dream Paul when cstanleytech Jan 2013 #39