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grasswire

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37. that's backwards thinking

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 01:43 PM

Oct 2013

Means tests apply to programs that benefit the poor and the middle class.

Why should they not apply to the programs that provide superfluous benefit to the wealthy?

Student loans are means tested.

Food assistance is means tested.

Housing assistance is means tested.

Energy assistance is means tested.

And yet programs (Social Security and Medicare) that pay out to those who don't need it are not means tested.

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America on Fire [View all] WilliamPitt Oct 2013 OP

Well done. MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #1

We Need To Confiscate The Billionaire's Assets Arrest Them For Treason. TheMastersNemesis Oct 2013 #2

How about nationalizing the koch brothers' empire? calimary Oct 2013 #15

Krugman Named The Billionaires Trying To Control The US And Economy TheMastersNemesis Oct 2013 #17

I'm all for nationalizing all industries that mine and extract resources from Cleita Oct 2013 #27

YEP! THIS^^^^^^^!!!! calimary Oct 2013 #28

Shouldn't the Attorney General be looking into this, or Cleita Oct 2013 #31

our labor is another resource that billionaires exploit grasswire Oct 2013 #36

Yes, when our laborers can't earn enough for a quality of life Cleita Oct 2013 #38

Banana Republicans ErikJ Oct 2013 #39

Exactly, the banana republic model and this country Cleita Oct 2013 #42

+1,000 n/t LarryNM Oct 2013 #51

Great job. Thanks, William. DU rec. nt antigop Oct 2013 #3

Yikes gopiscrap Oct 2013 #4

Outstanding! --nt CrispyQ Oct 2013 #5

Tx much for exposing this. Needs MUCH more exposure! Triana Oct 2013 #6

kick phantom power Oct 2013 #7

Nice article, Will. AmBlue Oct 2013 #8

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He's already got that one in his back pocket. AmBlue Oct 2013 #13

They don't really save $48,000 thesquanderer Oct 2013 #19

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You don't have to convince me. You have to convince them! (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 2013 #32

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Voluntary. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #26

Good article,Will. Here in Texas Gov Perry has never had to answer for his disasterous .... marble falls Oct 2013 #10

The cap needs to be raised - TBF Oct 2013 #11

Precisely! Wealthy elders should be disqualified or at least reduced. AmBlue Oct 2013 #16

I really think that would be a mistake. Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #20

Then the jackals shouldn't be selling it as a problem for SS that warrants AmBlue Oct 2013 #21

Exactly! ctsnowman Oct 2013 #24

that's backwards thinking grasswire Oct 2013 #37

^^this^^ eridani Oct 2013 #52

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Social Insurance -- TBF Oct 2013 #35

K & R! Well done, sir!! lastlib Oct 2013 #12

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Thank You William! Crewleader Oct 2013 #33

KandR. n/t Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2013 #34

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