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Aerows

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17. I know a conservative small business owner.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 03:04 PM

Jan 2016

All about personal responsibility, loves Cruz.

He and his girlfriend are not married, because were she to marry him, they would lose their public assistance, (they have two kids), food stamps and housing allotment.

They own a business for heaven's sake. He lives with her. But, boy is he all about personal responsibility for everybody else!

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Ouch "The reason why I’m a conservative is because I’ve been on public assistance my whole life" [View all] kpete Jan 2016 OP

I'm not going to trash this person. He's obviously suffered a lot in his life. drm604 Jan 2016 #1

He's a fucking moron. Marr Jan 2016 #14

I agree with you. smirkymonkey Feb 2016 #31

He's internalized all the poor-shaming the Republicans do. eShirl Jan 2016 #22

Sounds like he also has an undiagnosed irony deficiency. Qutzupalotl Jan 2016 #2

Good one! Person 2713 Jan 2016 #5

I had no idea we had finally discovered life K-22-5Rs-14 BlueJazz Jan 2016 #3

That is fucked up. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2016 #4

What sort of hand-ups does he think Cruz will provide? LonePirate Jan 2016 #6

Sounds like he wants a job treestar Jan 2016 #7

A guy in my office talks like this. louis-t Jan 2016 #8

He belongs to what traditional Marxist analysis calls the "lumpenproletariat," workers KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #29

Makes me almost wish SheilaT Jan 2016 #9

If it weren't for the "plenty of handouts" truebluegreen Jan 2016 #10

No one is forcing him to accept the assistance. old guy Jan 2016 #11

Apparently this guy doesn't understand 2 words: public assistance. Vinca Jan 2016 #12

This is an idea of somebody's great joke. UCmeNdc Jan 2016 #13

Check out Wikipedia for 'lumpenproletariat': KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #30

I can understand the shame he may feel. dmr Jan 2016 #15

This is one quote taken from many in the original New York Magazine article VMA131Marine Jan 2016 #16

I know a conservative small business owner. Aerows Jan 2016 #17

Born with a disability and hates himself for it. Is he Catholic? NickB79 Jan 2016 #18

It's present in other denominations too Bradical79 Feb 2016 #36

Sanders is about explaining just how much we get out of government MisterP Jan 2016 #19

This guy has some pretty serious mental issues hifiguy Jan 2016 #20

half the population is of below-average intelligence renate Jan 2016 #21

k UTUSN Jan 2016 #23

An idiot an a liar! There are time limits on Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #24

A lot of time limits are waived for disability. Kalidurga Feb 2016 #26

This is how they try to sleep at night after voting against their own best interests. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #25

On another track, I remember when people like this were often employed rurallib Feb 2016 #27

I have run into a large newblewtoo Feb 2016 #28

Why does this remind me of the "world without Zinc" cartoon from the Simpsons? Johonny Feb 2016 #32

Yes, clearly the goodwill of others is something to despise and loath. Rex Feb 2016 #33

Has anyone told him the GOP ideal scenario is... Takket Feb 2016 #34

Here is the original source. Read'em and weep: WinkyDink Feb 2016 #35

Typical republican finger pointer, look at them not me. B Calm Feb 2016 #37