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smallcat88

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23. Amen!

Reply to deutsey (Reply #4)

Fri May 31, 2013, 01:05 PM

May 2013

Love that; short, poetic and says it all!

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The biggest "takers" and societal parasites are the rich, not the working class or poor. [View all] Maraya1969 May 2013 OP

Amen. Octafish May 2013 #1

Completely accurate el_bryanto May 2013 #2

That's why Fox News and the Republicans are resorting to making JDPriestly May 2013 #20

+1 HiPointDem May 2013 #3

Two Bums deutsey May 2013 #4

I like that. Maraya1969 May 2013 #22

Amen! smallcat88 May 2013 #23

Love that! abelenkpe May 2013 #31

k&r Starry Messenger May 2013 #5

If you haven't seen "Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream", it's a must-see deutsey May 2013 #6

Yep. It's what I come back with every time some TeaBagger begins a tirade about people on welfare. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #7

Committing facts to memory Just Saying May 2013 #8

How is this possible in a functional representative democracy? Martin Eden May 2013 #9

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #10

Did you read any of the replies maddezmom May 2013 #11

It's the new business model. gtar100 May 2013 #12

In times of crisis or shortages, hoarding goods is scorned and often illegal mountain grammy May 2013 #13

+100 SoapBox May 2013 #14

Very True, Ma'am The Magistrate May 2013 #15

At the risk smallcat88 May 2013 #24

Toche! midnight May 2013 #33

Payroll taxes have not doubled, the SS deduction was restored after a moratorium. xtraxritical May 2013 #16

the article says payroll taxes have doubled over the past 20 years noiretextatique May 2013 #19

they've been the same since before 1990. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #35

Wrong Again HangOnKids May 2013 #25

How many cities have sports stadiums/arenas that were constructed with public funds? bulloney May 2013 #17

Aww, come on. They're just "savvy businessmen," dontchaknow?! blkmusclmachine May 2013 #18

Let's declare war on the Cayman Islands, then invade and plunder it. Easy quick money. Electric Monk May 2013 #21

Even simpler (although the repercussions would be interesting ro say the least), declare the USD Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #36

Yeah, Republicans have turned the idea of takers vs. makers upside down. tclambert May 2013 #26

Been saying it for years - read my sig line n/t underpants May 2013 #27

K & R SunSeeker May 2013 #28

thank you arely staircase May 2013 #29

None of this would be possible without both parties being bought out newmember May 2013 #30

Check your math. That's 100% of Republicans and just enough Dems. Festivito May 2013 #34

The poor are getting ready to take another hit... Leaving off of $3.00 − $4.50 a day for food... midnight May 2013 #32