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Niceguy1

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30. here in CA

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 04:37 AM

Jun 2013

It is an insurance program that you pay for in the form as a required deduction (unless you work for the govt then you may not pay it). So it wouldnt be accurate to call it welfare asn it is not an entitlement..it is something you payed for.

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Teabagger today didn't like my calling his unemployment benefits welfare [View all] RB TexLa Jun 2013 OP

Doncha know? His check came from a private corporation, not the gubmint! muntrv Jun 2013 #1

Its only welfare when black people get it...you must have missed the teabagger memo. t HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #2

Rick Santorum sez: "You mean BLAH people!!!" nt MADem Jun 2013 #27

alas there are black people who think this way too booley Jun 2013 #45

Unemployment? Why that's paid for by the same job creators demwing Jun 2013 #3

The open acceptance of classism on DU never ceases to amaze me. hamster Jun 2013 #4

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #5

Who's trying to deny blacks or browns, hamster Jun 2013 #7

Presumably ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #9

I do know the exact type you speak of, and they disgust me hamster Jun 2013 #10

I understand ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #11

To me, it sounds like hamster Jun 2013 #13

I don't see it that way ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #16

Good point. hamster Jun 2013 #19

Sound Like He just got a wake up call. Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #28

What a great argument... a teaching moment. DCKit Jun 2013 #39

My son told me his father, who swears by fox screws.. Cha Jun 2013 #25

The RW. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #18

Rush Limbaugh. Shrike47 Jun 2013 #51

Huh? hrmjustin Jun 2013 #6

It's "classism" if you don't want to accept a false premise? Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2013 #37

why isn't Romney on unemployment ? maybe he should work as hard as Romney JI7 Jun 2013 #8

Because of his stock dividends, pension, and maybe his rich daddy too. alp227 Jun 2013 #50

Or maybe he is a faker. Rex Jun 2013 #12

Semantics homegirl Jun 2013 #24

Should've asked him lpbk2713 Jun 2013 #14

That is what THEY do. It is not welfare and your use of welfare as a derogative Dragonfli Jun 2013 #15

How long have you been sarcasm-impaired? kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #20

I don't think he was being sarcastic I believe he really used right wing shaming on a guy Dragonfli Jun 2013 #22

He was talking to a TEABAGGER. They have no shame. nt MADem Jun 2013 #29

And apparently we are the same, right down to looking down on those using benefits Dragonfli Jun 2013 #40

You need to pull the string. For some reason, you stubbornly refuse to so do. MADem Jun 2013 #47

Shaming the guy's concepts, IMO LondonReign2 Jun 2013 #38

by emulating and reinforcing a bagger meme? I take it he would call a gay bagger something nasty Dragonfli Jun 2013 #41

By showing him exactly how ridiculous his postion was LondonReign2 Jun 2013 #43

Slight difference MyDearMsOwl Jun 2013 #17

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #21

I Heard My T'Bagger Neighbor Talk About Getting FOOD STAMPS otohara Jun 2013 #23

Fine, but don't ragging on anyone else getting Cha Jun 2013 #26

here in CA Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #30

Im pretty sure that is incorrect quakerboy Jun 2013 #32

There's no difference FBaggins Jun 2013 #33

I dont think that is accurate quakerboy Jun 2013 #46

Very good post! nt MADem Jun 2013 #48

there is a deduction on your Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #34

I don't think so. As an employer, BlueToTheBone Jun 2013 #36

Not the last time I did taxes for a Californian quakerboy Jun 2013 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author ejpoeta Jun 2013 #31

It is a bit like welfare. The employer, not the employee pays BlueToTheBone Jun 2013 #35

They're 'takers' if they don't wear teabags on their hats and carry misspelled signs. Myrina Jun 2013 #42

He's a maker as long as he qualifies for the checks. Baitball Blogger Jun 2013 #49