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In reply to the discussion: Ron Paul Admits He's On Social Security, Even Though He Believes It's Unconstitutional [View all]Tsiyu
(18,186 posts)101. The outrage makes sense to me
If he really wants to be Billy the Libertarian Badass, why not live according to his principles?
He doesn't want health inspectors paid for by the US Government making sure his beef doesn't have maggots in it?
He hires his own fucking inspector.
He wants to use the highways for free? Get a helicopter or a cowpony and stay off the roads the rest of us are happy to chip in to maintain. No grinding down our taxpayer funded asphalt with any company trucks, tour busses or fancy shmancy RVs.
Don't want the government to pay for essential infrastructure? Stay off bridges, sidewalks, don't use the crapper and watch out for that courthouse ceiling about to fall on your dumbass head.
Oh, wait. Who needs courtrooms in Libertarian Fantasy Land? Government waste! Potential corruption! Let the Free Market - where there is never, ever, ever, ever, EVER any corruption or waste that actually HURTS anybody - let that benevolent, pure, practically divine Free Market handle everything!
You want a place where you can shoot a kid dead just for going through the McDonald's bag that flitters out of your trash can? Where a human life isn't worth even as much as your lawnmower?
Move to Fucking Somalia.
Childish egocentric ignorance - calling itself "freedom and liberty" - is for losers. Free-for-all social Darwinism is destroying our economy and our communities.
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Ron Paul Admits He's On Social Security, Even Though He Believes It's Unconstitutional [View all]
Galraedia
Jun 2012
OP
Yep. Part of the 'Be sure to take that ladder up with you when you get there!' brigade.
freshwest
Jun 2012
#27
LOL. Liar. Even YOU don't believe the crap you are trying to foist on others. n/t
jtuck004
Jun 2012
#7
Fucking loser-hypocrite! You'd think he'd have the courage of his shitty little convictions...
MADem
Jun 2012
#9
SS IS an entitlement. The word entitlement was even used in the language when it was first
valerief
Jun 2012
#26
well, he probably doesn't want to take it from citizens, just wants his friends
newspeak
Jun 2012
#107
Is this pacifist campaigning to eliminate the GI bill for all other service personnel? n/t
sarge43
Jun 2012
#72
It's not slavery if you take it while still receiving a salary as a US congressperson.
enough
Jun 2012
#17
"There once was a congressman and there was an idiot, but then I repeat myself" - Samuel Clemens
L0oniX
Jun 2012
#31
very good question for the debate mod to ask except he's not old enough, is he?
wordpix
Jun 2012
#52
Absolutely not. SSI is NOT funded throught Social Security it is funded from General Tax
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2012
#82
Can we have a National Day where we dialog about the crippling effects of Hypocrisy?
Tikki
Jun 2012
#39
That's why the (R) is next to his name, he's a lying hypocritical propaganda whore
just1voice
Jun 2012
#47
This surprised me as well. He is making over a 100K a year and actively employed. I didn't think it
harun
Jun 2012
#81
I think most people own houses that are worth more than their entire net worth.
Skinner
Jun 2012
#80
Since he was forced to pay for it, I don't think accepting it is hypocritical.
ZombieHorde
Jun 2012
#89
'Check' is generally accepted as the American spelling; 'Cheque' is British.
Prometheus Bound
Jun 2012
#104
So as a guy in my early 30s, I should pay SS so people Paul's age can collect their payments today
high density
Jun 2012
#96