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gtar100

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10. Throw in all the big businesses that lobby the congress (the nice way to say 'bribe')

Reply to L0oniX (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 07:32 PM

Jun 2014

and get sweet deals on government contracts and tax breaks, then you'll truly see who all the freeloaders are. Show me a person who complains about the poor getting welfare benefits (let alone Social Security bought and paid for with a lifetime of work) and I'll show you someone with their head up their ass.

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Which one is the real entitlement - toon [View all] L0oniX Jun 2014 OP

If Congress were only useful TNNurse Jun 2014 #1

This is obvious nonsense. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2014 #2

the toon is not quite accurate passiveporcupine Jun 2014 #3

Don't forget the insider trading advantage Congress has. nt valerief Jun 2014 #4

They're also among that group sulphurdunn Jun 2014 #6

And that Congresscritter didn't do a damned thing for it Jack Rabbit Jun 2014 #5

I expected the guy in the suit would be a rich heir living off dividends from the company tclambert Jun 2014 #7

That's it - blame the whole Congress, including the Democrats (and the Fed Govt, just incidentally). baldguy Jun 2014 #8

Neither of them. quakerboy Jun 2014 #9

Throw in all the big businesses that lobby the congress (the nice way to say 'bribe') gtar100 Jun 2014 #10

If congress did their job smallcat88 Jun 2014 #11