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quaker bill

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7. ??? because they get so little support now, they will hardly miss it???

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 08:59 AM

Dec 2011

When one gets rich enough, it apparently becomes increasingly difficult to imagine the situation of the poor.

I had an experience once with a soon-to-be relative who was rich and was raised by the rich. He informed me once with certain authority that "no one could possibly live on less than X dollars a year".

As politely informed him (polite because he was soon to marry my sister) that I had made just a little less than 1/2 of X for the last several years, and was still alive.

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Romney: "Cutting welfare spending dramatically, I don't think will hurt the poor." [View all] WillParkinson Dec 2011 OP

typical republican oldhippydude Dec 2011 #1

Mitt's definition of poor> Survivoreesta Dec 2011 #2

A 90% tax won't hurt the rich, much. Downwinder Dec 2011 #3

I'll bet you $10,000 that it will. smirkymonkey Dec 2011 #11

I didn't , why should you? Downwinder Dec 2011 #12

He must be speaking of corporate welfare, so I agree, let's cut it. n/t Scuba Dec 2011 #4

His poor rich friends maybe madokie Dec 2011 #5

Cut welfare; let them eat cake LiberalEsto Dec 2011 #6

??? because they get so little support now, they will hardly miss it??? quaker bill Dec 2011 #7

Not for long--they'll all starve to death, the ones who don't embark on a life of crime MADem Dec 2011 #8

Mitt relates to the poor; he is unemployed himself you know rurallib Dec 2011 #9

Someone needs to ask him how taking money out of the economy Warpy Dec 2011 #10

That's easy! WillParkinson Dec 2011 #13

They want the poor desperate. That is how social engineering works. And yes, it does hurt. applegrove Dec 2011 #14