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NickB79

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71. Sounds like my rich uncles on their mega-farms

Mon May 8, 2017, 01:51 PM

May 2017

Bitching every Xmas about the "welfare queens, wetbacks and niggers" who their hard-earned tax dollars go to support.

All the while taking in hundreds of thousands in government crop subsidies, buying new trucks and tractors, building new houses, etc.

But don't you DARE call that money welfare! It's COMPLETELY different when the government gives them money, you see.

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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