Sen. Hatch: Public Will 'Take Every Dime They Can' From Government

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

By ESME CRIBB Published MAY 9, 2017 5:08 PM

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) on Tuesday said the public will “take every dime they can” from government programs like health care.

Asked by a reporter how public perception of the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare is affecting the Senate’s deliberations, Hatch said “the public wants every dime they can be given.”

“Let’s face it, once you get them on the dole, they’ll take every dime they can,” Hatch said, as quoted by CNN. “We’ve got to find some way of getting things under control or this country and your future is going to be gone.”

As he left a meeting on Tuesday where Republican lawmakers began drafting their own legislation, Hatch made similar remarks signaling that the Senate may pursue deep cuts to Medicaid.



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[muntrv]

1. Is that why you have been a senator for 40 years?

[dalton99a]

5. Bingo.

[Judi Lynn]

23. You betcha! Yay, muntrv. n/t

[dchill]

28. That's my first thought.

I guess only billionaires and bankers should be allowed to ride that train.

[Joe Bacon]

47. He's finished.

Either Romney or Huntsman will take him out in the primary. Or maybe we'll get lucky and McMullin runs as an Independent and caucuses with the Democrats.

[CottonBear]

2. Fuck you Hatch. You're the one on the dole, asshole. N/T

[athena]

35. Exactly. Someone should ask him whether he has given his

salary back to the IRS, or whether he has chosen to keep it all these years.

[Maeve]

3. And he knows because folks are just like him, right?

We only want our money's worth...and it IS our money, remember?

[Turbineguy]

4. Public:

Senator Hatch has been mooching off us forever!

[jrthin]

6. And so do the rich! nt

[cloudbase]

14. They take everybody else's dimes as well. n/t

[frazzled]

7. If by public he means

People like Donald Trump, who claimed he was "smart" for taking millions of dollars worth of loopholes to avoid paying taxes to the government.

Or people like federal contractors, who bilk the government all the time; or real-estate developers, who get special tax incentives, which they then sell to banks for cash.

Is that the public he's talking about?

[Stonepounder]

8. And Mr. Hatch, where the hell do you think the money for those 'government programs'

comes from? Have you ever heard of TAXES? WE pay for these programs, not you. If WE want a govt health care program, you damn better well give us one, since it is OUR money you are spending!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Excuse me, but aren't "the public" the taxpayers?

And isn't the government supposed to be of, by, and for the people - that is, us, the public?

Orrin Hatch is, was, and always will be, a dick.

[politicat]

10. Senator, it's OUR MONEY.

Yes, we want it back to fund things we consider important, and preserving the life and health of ourselves is the first priority.

You're like the bank manager who walks into the safe deposit box vault and takes ownership of the contents of the drawers. It's not yours. You're an employee, not the owner.

Asshole.

[NastyRiffraff]

11. And there you have it.

How Republicans think about the American people, in a nutshell.

BTW, Deplorables, he means you, too.

[raccoon]

53. You sure got that right.

How Republicans think about the American people, in a nutshell.

[Angry Dragon]

12. Time to cut Congressional pay and benefits

[MiniMe]

13. But he is willing to spend billions on the wall and on defense spending

[vlyons]

15. This is where we reframe the message

From Republican "tax and spend" to Progressive "tax and invest." For starters, we the people ARE the gov. Which means that in a democracy, we the people, through our representatives, decide how much to tax, who to tax, and where to invest those taxes for the commonwealth and security of all. Progressives are no longer willing to let millionaires and corporations run our government for their profit, while they offlay the expense of business onto taxpayers.

Our tax dollars are investments in infrastructure, education, research & development that benefit businesses, clean and safe food and drugs, hospitals and healthcare, clean air and water, retirement with dignity, public parks, transportation on roads, rails, and air, security by police and military, justice through our courts, affordable housing, free and fair elections, and so much more.

And I would add that if Hatch dislikes spending public money so much, he can always refuse to cash his paycheck that is funded with tax payer dollars.

really folks, it's time we reclaimed the discussion from "tax and spend" to "taxes invested in our and our children's lives and future.

[ProudLib72]

16. Fuck you Hatch

Rethugs are under the delusion that they constitute the entirety of the government and taxes are their own money to spend as they alone see fit.

[usaf-vet]

21. DITTO!!!

DITTO!!!

[nocalflea]

17. Wonder how much pork he has sent Utahs way over his long career ?

[cannabis_flower]

18. That's another one..

I'd like to punch in the face!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. Smoke some more herb & mellow out. Violence is not the answer. Perish the thought. . . nt

[cannabis_flower]

25. I didn't say..

I would. Just that I'd like to.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

27. If you are smart and progressive, you find a way to lose the urge to "like to".

There is more than enough violence in the world today.

[cannabis_flower]

31. I'm not the first (or probably the last)

to say that on this message board. How about you chill out! Don't you have anything better to do than criticize someone's choice of words or thoughts?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

33. I'm chill. I only ever think of punching someone in self defense. Try that concept. . . nt

[cannabis_flower]

34. You don't think

defending health care is self-defense?

I did a search and found this thread.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028875406

Why don't you go tell everyone there to chill?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

40. I do think. I think as frequently as I can and as deeply as I can. I sometimes am successful. . nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. As if corporations and rich folk don't do the same even more so? :eyes:

[dembotoz]

22. Lord knows trump does

[DeminPennswoods]

24. How long has Hatch been on the public dole?

He's what I've heard referred to as a "net tax receiver", i.e., gets more in tax payer dollars (salary, perks) than he pays in taxes. IOW, he's a welfare king.

Does Hatch realize the LDS' run the largest non-governmental welfare organization in the country?

[Freethinker65]

26. Fuck Hatch. Isn't it about time he gets his own planet?

[latinaliberal]

29. STFU

You have been sucking on the government teat for how long, sir?

[JudyM]

30. "Your future and your country are going to be gone" because of your plundering, not our neediest

citizens. You're so "elitist" thinking you can let your donors trash the planet and build bombs and we should work our asses off for your pleasure.

This statement by him could be the rallying cry for a massive public revolt.

[riversedge]

32. Hatch thinks those in need are MOOCHERS!!

[DeminPennswoods]

36. Yet LDS runs a massive welfare organization

IIRC, it's the largest non-governmental welfare system in the country.

[riversedge]

39. sorry, but I do not know your acronym's.

[DeminPennswoods]

45. LDS Latter Day Saints (Mormons)

nt

[keithbvadu2]

37. Wealthcare for billionaires who want more dimes

Wealthcare for billionaires

[MindPilot]

38. Mindpilot to Sen Hatch (and others of his ilk): You are not my fucking parents!!

We (the People) give you money in the form of taxes, and you give us governmental services (like defense, education and healthcare) in return.

Now shut the fuck up an get to work!!!

[PatrickforO]

41. Hey, Senator Hatch!

You do realize, don't you, that the money we 'take' from OUR government, that is supposedly OF, BY and FOR us, the people, is funded by OUR taxes that we pay in, don't you?

Republicans in my state make this fundamental and rather short sighted mistake all the time.

They say, "We don't want no Fed'ral Gummint dollars, thank you very much," and decline things like aid to new homebuyers, etc. Then they grin and high five each other about what good conservatives they all are.

But, you know, WE paid that money into the Federal Government through our US Income Tax, and anytime you can get that money flowing back into your state for stuff like infrastructure improvements, why in the hell wouldn't you?

Seriously.

You know, every time the government offers something beneficial, that would actually help Americans in some way, there will always be a Republican to come along and try to quash it on the basis that using our tax money for stuff that helps us 'creates dependency.'

Can anyone say...BULL...SHIT?

[They_Live]

42. Hey. It's our money.

Fuckface.

[YOHABLO]

43. What a ridiculous statement from a ridiculous old curmudgeon like Hatch.

[Cha]

44. Comey is many things. Stupid is not one of them. The files, evidence

Link to tweet

[jmowreader]

46. You mean like all those nice farmers in Utah?

[not fooled]

48. Oh, noes

If white conservative pukes get gubmint money, in the form of oh say crop support or fossil fuel subsidies, it's just going to the right hands.

If a middle class, working class, or poor person gets government assistance including for education, that's welfare.

Money we've paid into Social Security and Medicare is the rightful property of Wall Street.

Or at least that appears to be the way Hatch thinks.

[truthisfreedom]

49. "take every dime BACK from the government that it took from them"

[nikibatts]

50. Sorta like corporations do.

[Sedona]

51. Health care is now "the dole"

FUCK HIM!

[airmid]

52. And where the hell does Hatch thinks government money comes from?

[raccoon]

54. It shows how little respect Republicans have for the American people that he'd SAY this.

It's not surprising at all that a Republican would THINK this.

The liar always thinks everybody else is a liar, the cheater always suspects others of cheating....

[beachbum bob]

55. hatch is a bought and paid for shrill who never has problems with corporate welfare

[milestogo]

56. And where does the 'public's money come from?

The people, you asshole.

[rock]

57. Who doesn't want every dime they can get?

Why 'Public'? Why 'Government'? Only the Public wants money from only the Government?? Or does everybody want all that they can get?

[itcfish]

58. Sen. Hatch

Did you know this?: Government of the people, by the people, for the people. Government is not your personal ATM