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Angry Dragon

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8. So what is he going to do to raise pay so one parent can stay home??

Reply to joeglow3 (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 03:12 PM

Sep 2012

Is he going to make people pay child support if they divorce??

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Mitt Romney is a Fucking Asshole [View all] trailmonkee Sep 2012 OP

but it is also important to have the "dignity of work" Enrique Sep 2012 #1

Call me a "fucking asshole" because I agree with him joeglow3 Sep 2012 #2

So what is he going to do to raise pay so one parent can stay home?? Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #8

He's going to get rid of the EITC expansion, gut headstart and ProSense Sep 2012 #14

Hopefully, someone asks him that. joeglow3 Sep 2012 #33

My wife stays at home as well-it's great... but what he said makes people who can't feel like shit- trailmonkee Sep 2012 #12

Yes, and during the Fifties and Sixties when unions were strong, families could afford that whathehell Sep 2012 #23

Excellent. /nt October Sep 2012 #39

Thank you, October. whathehell Sep 2012 #81

Not really. My father worked for Beth. Steel, and my mother worked retail, as a waitress, & cleaned WinkyDink Sep 2012 #46

Other factors, obviously, can play a part. whathehell Sep 2012 #60

Yes really, MOST Americans could afford that lifestyle back then...of course there are exceptions uponit7771 Sep 2012 #69

how about you share those statistics. barbtries Sep 2012 #29

Do you know when the majority of teenage experimentation with drugs, booze and sex happens joeglow3 Sep 2012 #67

i was offended. barbtries Sep 2012 #68

It is based on results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health joeglow3 Sep 2012 #71

what a huge leap. barbtries Sep 2012 #72

I never intended to sound superior joeglow3 Sep 2012 #73

My wife wants to stay at home. Panasonic Sep 2012 #43

Yes, but . . . RVN VET Sep 2012 #45

Correction RVN VET Sep 2012 #47

He should have added a caveat. LiberalAndProud Sep 2012 #3

He can thank Ronald Raygun BumRushDaShow Sep 2012 #4

I agree lillypaddle Sep 2012 #5

I would add: Willard has no ethics Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #6

Wasn't he the guy that said poor single mothers should know the dignity of work? JaneyVee Sep 2012 #7

rec n/t Autumn Sep 2012 #9

Well, thanks to him and Bain Spirochete Sep 2012 #10

I piss on Romney, but he's right demwing Sep 2012 #11

he's right in context, but what he said was not the right thing to say... trailmonkee Sep 2012 #13

I have to agree with him there, but not all families have that option. Arkansas Granny Sep 2012 #15

Bishop Romney would have told your mom to give you and your sister up for adoption... nc4bo Sep 2012 #16

that's probably right.... trailmonkee Sep 2012 #18

trailmonkee nc4bo Sep 2012 #19

so sad how the poor get treated these days? trailmonkee Sep 2012 #24

Correct and it is too bad so many parents refuse to Incitatus Sep 2012 #17

Yes trailmonkee, Mitt Romney is one of the biggest, nastiest assholes I have ever seen. nc4bo Sep 2012 #20

A suddenly single mom with a toddler with special needs... cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #21

wishing you the best.... trailmonkee Sep 2012 #25

he may very well be correct renate Sep 2012 #22

Good point. Romney is "unaware". CoffeeCat Sep 2012 #66

its not just myth robme, you see the people where i live in ky jackbnimble Sep 2012 #26

Hang in there. And please be safe. Those people are clueless and willfully so. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2012 #35

I believe that in my situation, it was better for my kid to go to daycare taught_me_patience Sep 2012 #27

Hey Mitt, many were able to do that before you and your asshole plutocrat buddies started ... Scuba Sep 2012 #28

You had me at 'fucking asshole'. ClusterFreak Sep 2012 #30

my favorite phrase of the day... trailmonkee Sep 2012 #52

Unless, of course, it's a same sex marriage because Mitt doesn't think they have families. tanyev Sep 2012 #31

Using Florida as a model for school choice nycbiscuit Sep 2012 #32

I think it's probably better to have a parental figure with a young child as much as possible aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #34

Both my parents worked, I ended up looking after my kid brother most days.. HipChick Sep 2012 #36

LOL, same situation, different outcome. laundry_queen Sep 2012 #75

Obama's strategists gotta love this!! beachgirl2365 Sep 2012 #37

He's an asshol* for more than this reason! He has no empathy nor compassion; LibGranny Sep 2012 #38

I'm betting vestigial at best, like gills. He is an empty, empty man. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #48

thanks for the censorship (*), I obviously had a problem with that in my thread title... trailmonkee Sep 2012 #55

And so he starts another divide and conquer issue... guaranteed to start infighting October Sep 2012 #40

It IS better to have a parent at home, but unfortunately... DollarBillHines Sep 2012 #41

Romney is responsible more than most for forcing both parents into the workforce! reformist2 Sep 2012 #42

Republicans want one parent at home, but also want single mothers at work. I.e., THEY ARE INSANE. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #44

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Such a fucking asshole. n/t RiffRandell Sep 2012 #50

Demonstrates one more way he is out of touch. liberal N proud Sep 2012 #51

If your answer to any problem is all of the above occasionally Kalidurga Sep 2012 #53

No he's an out of touch fucking arrrogant asshole!!! gopiscrap Sep 2012 #54

I don't have anything to say, I just like seeing this post. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #56

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maternity leave in other countries utterly amazed Sep 2012 #57

this is great thanks trailmonkee Sep 2012 #58

You should post this in the General Discussion Forum? I think you can post after 10 comments or so. trailmonkee Sep 2012 #59

Which would mean the 47% would become roughly 90% mzmolly Sep 2012 #62

eventually he will alienate all but the .000000003209326% trailmonkee Sep 2012 #63

He's close. mzmolly Sep 2012 #64

I don't disagree with him.... Swede Atlanta Sep 2012 #76

He isn't an assh@le. Assh@les provide serve a purpose. He's a hemorrhoid. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2012 #77

then support a $12 minimum wage + living wages for all asshole! pansypoo53219 Sep 2012 #78

+1 trailmonkee Sep 2012 #79