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world wide wally

(21,836 posts) Sat Oct 13, 2012, 07:15 PM Oct 2012

Freedom isn't free?

Why is that saying only applies when we're talking about the lives of men and women fighting in wars, but when we ask the wealthiest Americans to pay another nickel in taxes... suddenly freedom is supposed to be free?

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Freedom isn't free? (Original Post) world wide wally Oct 2012 OP

Right. They don't mean a word of it. digonswine Oct 2012 #1

The 1%, with rare exceptions, don't want to pay enough taxes and will SDjack Oct 2012 #2

Welcome to DU. surrealAmerican Oct 2012 #3

Thanks! Long time reader...first time poster world wide wally Oct 2012 #4

This is kinda off-topic, but what I find funny is that CheapShotArtist Oct 2012 #5

digonswine

(1,487 posts)

1. Right. They don't mean a word of it.

Reply to world wide wally (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 07:20 PM

Oct 2012

SDjack

(1,448 posts)

2. The 1%, with rare exceptions, don't want to pay enough taxes and will

Reply to world wide wally (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 07:21 PM

Oct 2012

not risk themselves in the wars that they need to maintain their businesses.

surrealAmerican

(11,928 posts)

3. Welcome to DU.

Reply to world wide wally (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 07:24 PM

Oct 2012

You might want to check your autocorrect. It took me a while to figure this post out because of the "apples".

world wide wally

(21,836 posts)

4. Thanks! Long time reader...first time poster

Reply to surrealAmerican (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 07:25 PM

Oct 2012

CheapShotArtist

(333 posts)

5. This is kinda off-topic, but what I find funny is that

Reply to world wide wally (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 08:03 PM

Oct 2012

Republicans claim to be for everybody's "freedom", but when it comes to their economic policies, they take away the spending freedom of about 99% of Americans in the process of giving more to the top 1%. Also I want to know how they can advocate "liberty" and "freedom" when they enact laws that impose religious principles on everybody, restrict people's right to vote, restrict the right of gays to marry, and restrict women's right to choose. When you do the math, the numbers don't seem to add up IMO.

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