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Jim Beard

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45. The majority of what you said is true but there was a large percentage of Trump

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Sun May 7, 2017, 04:59 PM

May 2017

voters who have union jobs and voted for Trump will make $75,000 a year. They make more that some of us believed.

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Republican voters feel their taxes pay for "freeloaders" [View all] SHRED May 2017 OP

And blue state taxes pay for the octoberlib May 2017 #1

That is one of the big ironies SHRED May 2017 #3

+1000 smirkymonkey May 2017 #13

I read an article earlier today that instead of raising gas Blue_true May 2017 #28

+1 octoberlib May 2017 #38

These are the same folks who want government to stay out of their Medicare. Vinca May 2017 #2

And I pay for the roads that have been built just for the convenience of big companies. nt duncang May 2017 #4

Hypocrites. shockey80 May 2017 #5

They think also they are paying triple health insurance premiums maryellen99 May 2017 #6

Taxes, and they should strive to be fair, are the price of living in a civilized society. Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #7

Next up: Ask post-collapse USA how that worked out. CrispyQ May 2017 #8

I hope our allies' ICs will pressure our ICs with leaks if that happens. nt tblue37 May 2017 #17

RW media has been KT2000 May 2017 #9

And I went in the military so these bloodsuckers could avoid the draft! dmosh42 May 2017 #10

and most of the people I knew in the military? Ligyron May 2017 #23

Runs a bit deeper Averagegrunt May 2017 #58

Can you prove the statement that raises are higher under phylny May 2017 #67

The great oracle that is google! Averagegrunt May 2017 #73

Thank you! By reading the link you provided, I can easily see that the reasons for pay increases phylny May 2017 #75

I'm not arguing just Averagegrunt May 2017 #76

No problem :) n/t phylny May 2017 #77

I should have said that career soldiers were more likely to be Republican. Ligyron May 2017 #68

I think Averagegrunt May 2017 #74

The lsos is the greatest freeloader of all time randr May 2017 #11

its been drummed into their tiny brains for decades and always in reference to the lazy "minorities" beachbum bob May 2017 #12

Yes, and those "freeloaders" are the corporations and the rich. smirkymonkey May 2017 #14

I get sick of those RW shitbags who draw SSDI and SS retirement benefits on my nickel... roamer65 May 2017 #15

+1 dalton99a May 2017 #20

People pay into SS Retirement. Blue_true May 2017 #30

On the average, it takes a person about a year or two to draw out what they paid into it. roamer65 May 2017 #41

Really? ProfessorGAC May 2017 #57

That is how social insurance works exboyfil May 2017 #60

At this point, it will take me more than a decade to draw out what I am putting Blue_true May 2017 #70

Don't forget medical coverage you'll be eligible for also. fleabiscuit May 2017 #79

Good point. I forgot that. nt Blue_true May 2017 #80

These are the same people who refuse to recognize Skidmore May 2017 #16

Several times on Facebook I've seen this ridiculous claim... ThoughtCriminal May 2017 #18

They want death panels in every community. lpbk2713 May 2017 #19

Great analogy! Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #21

They also tend to vastly overestimate how much they pay Mariana May 2017 #22

Even some people on DU accept the stated claim that Trump Blue_true May 2017 #32

Income level doesn't seem to matter. Mariana May 2017 #40

The majority of what you said is true but there was a large percentage of Trump Jim Beard May 2017 #45

They can NEVER offer a single SPECIFIC EXAMPLE that can KingCharlemagne May 2017 #24

I think many of them may have a family member who is a "freeloader" Zorro May 2017 #25

I always say Mariana May 2017 #44

In my experience, the white family freeloader is overlooked. yardwork May 2017 #54

Yet, "blue" areas contribute more to federal tax revenue. Blue_true May 2017 #26

Voters from Dumbfuckistan need to put their taxes towards "book learnin'". oasis May 2017 #27

A hundred percent accurate Dem2 May 2017 #29

If they understood the "freeloaders" RW corporations and CEO they would be correct. nikibatts May 2017 #31

In Ireland now, other European countries in the past. People have enough to be middle class but pampango May 2017 #33

But yet the still voted for Trump. GeorgeGist May 2017 #34

A culture of Old White male victimization mitch96 May 2017 #35

And by "freeloaders" they mean non white people. Voltaire2 May 2017 #36

And we know who they mean by "freeloaders" JI7 May 2017 #37

I've paid a higher % rate than GE and Verizon COMBINED over the last 15 years.... Bengus81 May 2017 #39

Me too. i point that out to my friends every time the "over taxing" issue comes up. SharonAnn May 2017 #63

Black and brown freeloaders BainsBane May 2017 #42

The are right, but the don't understand who are the real freeloaders. GoCubsGo May 2017 #43

Federal flood insurance allows Republicans to live on the beach with premiums LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2017 #46

I agree. But part of problem is that working two jobs not enough to get ahead anymore lostnfound May 2017 #47

The Republicans he keeps voting for created this situation. yardwork May 2017 #55

When RWers ask, "Why should I pay for someone else's health care?" you know... VOX May 2017 #48

And the funny thing is...how the GOP, RW Media, etc. portrays it.... Xolodno May 2017 #49

Gee Media! maxrandb May 2017 #50

Because Fox and conserva-hate radio say this. sharedvalues May 2017 #51

...because GOP PR like Luntz tell Fox/radio to say it sharedvalues May 2017 #53

That's their main, foundational belief. yardwork May 2017 #52

"Unlike you liberals I work for a living" Freddie May 2017 #56

Gets my hackles up, too. RWers have a cartoon view of the world. VOX May 2017 #66

But that's nothing new... That mindset has been around at least as long as I've been living... Blue_Tires May 2017 #59

The real freeloaders are their employers. Initech May 2017 #61

I live among wingnuts. This is 100% true. It is their main thrust - they care zero about Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #62

Freeloaders like children, the sick and the elderly n/t Zing Zing Zingbah May 2017 #64

Whenever I hear anyone say this I DiverDave May 2017 #65

Well now their taxes will take care of millionaires Thrill May 2017 #69

Sounds like my rich uncles on their mega-farms NickB79 May 2017 #71

When in fact, most farmers could not survive without gvt help with farming, sales, etc. jack69 May 2017 #72

And Trump and his family are the biggest freeloaders avebury May 2017 #78

You mean the corporate freeloaders? OH yeaaa, THEM! AgadorSparticus May 2017 #81