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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI want to cut entitlements and shrink government.
Start with a couple of hundred or so GOP Representatives and Senators.
No more government health care for them or their families.
Or police protection.
Or fire protection.
Or military protection.
Or Social Security.
Or FDIC.
Or utilities.
Or tax breaks.
Or salaries.
Cut 'em off
Go Galt on their lazy slack asses.
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I want to cut entitlements and shrink government. (Original Post)
onehandle
Jan 2013
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newfie11
(8,159 posts)1. Sounds good to me nt
freshwest
(53,661 posts)2. Silly wabbit. They're millionaires. They don't need any of that...
Start with a couple of hundred or so GOP Representatives and Senators.
By what Wilburforce will this great cleansing be accomplished?
No more government health care for them or their families.
They don't depend on that. They've got private insurance.
Or police protection.
The real corporate stooges don't need that, they fly on corporate jets and ride in limos that have private security. And police protection in D.C. is not assigned to these rogues, but to everyone.
Or fire protection.
If they're good GOP libertarians, they pay for that out of their own pockets in advance, or else. They don't need no socialist firemen!
Libertarian Utopia - Firefighters watch as home burns to the ground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9245518
Or military protection.
Got me stumped here.
Or Social Security.
See title of my message.
Or FDIC.
There's more than one way to protect one's money. FDIC is for the average American, not fat cats.
Or utilities.
If they can pay, they don't need any government help. They don't qualify for low-income assistance.
Or tax breaks.
That's what the Cayman Islands exist to give them.
Or salaries.
Cut 'em off
See title of my message.
Go Galt on their lazy slack asses.
They already live in Libertarian Paradise, and are Galts.
Okay, all kidding aside...
Those people represent the SIXTY MILLION American citizens who voted for Romney. They reflect their values, which are deranged to us. It's one thing to go ballastic on the faces you can see, the names that you know.
Those who voted for them, control state houses, etc. Don't get hung up on shooting the messenger, is all I'm saying.
That includes me and you, too.
Peace Out.
xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)3. Start with K street.
marble falls
(57,395 posts)4. Start with that weeney, "vice-president" Paul Ruin.
zbdent
(35,392 posts)5. save a few more bucks ...
any farmer who flew a "don't tread on me" flag, or has been a member of the TEA party ... must renounce any "farm bailout" monies ...
and also quit subsidizing the oil industries ...
I can go with that.
RickFromMN
(478 posts)7. Let me be sarcastic for a bit and answer as I think some Republicans might.
Keep your government hands off my Social Security and Medicare. I deserve it. I paid for it.
It's those lazy good-for-nothings in New York and New Jersey who are bankrupting it, not me.
We don't need no police or military. We got our own guns.
We don't need no teachers. Teachers only want to teach myths like evolution. We got our Bibles.
Tax breaks? We don't need no tax breaks. Get rid of the stinking taxes in the first place.
Why should the Feds collect Fed income tax? Our Founding Fathers didn't have Fed income tax.
A number of our states don't collect state income tax. if states don't need it, why should the Feds?
Utilities? The well works fine. The outhouse is in running order. Who needs utilities.
Oops. We got Hurricane Katrina. We got the Gulf Oil Spill. You better come help us. We deserve it.
We don't got the money like those rich North-Eastern states or California. Help us now! No delays!
We will shut down the government if you don't help us.
We won't tell you what we will do (shut down the government) if you do help us.