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6. The poor are not "dependent" on the government

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 09:43 PM

Aug 2012

That's a right wing smear they've been able to make into a "truth" by constant repetition.

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Screw em' if they can't keep up with the lucky 1%ers Philosoraptor Aug 2012 #2

Ryan would also "help" a drowning person... meow2u3 Aug 2012 #3

+1000 Bluerthanblue Aug 2012 #5

. Philosoraptor Aug 2012 #4

The poor are not "dependent" on the government treestar Aug 2012 #6

but politicians definitely are Philosoraptor Aug 2012 #8

God, I am thinking I hate this guy more than Romney smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #7

Same old, same old baldguy Aug 2012 #9

I wonder why we always put up with it? Philosoraptor Aug 2012 #10

I think that says more about those who subsist on table scrapes while thinking SammyWinstonJack Aug 2012 #12

A total disconnect between very rich and the very poor Philosoraptor Aug 2012 #13

We cling to the Horatio Alger myth. HughBeaumont Aug 2012 #17

It's much easier & quicker to just inherit millions from daddy Philosoraptor Aug 2012 #18

& it IS a racist meme, the old dog whistle again Philosoraptor Aug 2012 #15

Yep, this is Ryan's standard approach to the republican working class base HereSince1628 Aug 2012 #16