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THE MOOCHERS MITT MISSED
posted at September 27, 2012 8:23 AM EDT
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Posts: 12549
First: February 29, 2008 Last: June 16, 2013 |
Forget the laid-off workers, disabled veterans and elderly retirees. Pentagon contractors are far more dependent on taxpayers to pay their way than Mitt Romney's fabled 47 percent; and rest assured, Mitt can count on their support. Mitt Romney's recently-exposed statement disparaging nearly half of all Americans as hopelessly dependent on government may actually make a valid point, however churlish it may seem on the surface. To be sure, the Republican presidential nominee was most likely denouncing purported scroungers and moochers like the unemployed person who rakes in a princely $293 a week on average from unemployment insurance, or the 60-percent disabled veteran who is dependent on government to the tune of $1009 a month. But if Mr. Romney were to broaden his focus, he would find that there are welfare queens beyond his imaginings. In the last four years, Wall Street moguls such as Jamie Dimon and Lloyd Blankfein have reaped tremendous public scorn for their outsized paychecks, so their transgressions are not exactly a secret. |
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Re: THE MOOCHERS MITT MISSED
posted at September 28, 2012 1:51 PM EDT
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Posts: 483
First: December 21, 2011 Last: June 6, 2013 |
I think he was referring to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tpAOwJvTOio Response to THE MOOCHERS MITT MISSED: http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11781-meet-the-welfare-queens-of-the-1-the-moochers-mitt-missed-work-for-the-pentagon Forget the laid-off workers, disabled veterans and elderly retirees. Pentagon contractors are far more dependent on taxpayers to pay their way than Mitt Romney's fabled 47 percent; and rest assured, Mitt can count on their support. Mitt Romney's recently-exposed statement disparaging nearly half of all Americans as hopelessly dependent on government may actually make a valid point, however churlish it may seem on the surface. To be sure, the Republican presidential nominee was most likely denouncing purported scroungers and moochers like the unemployed person who rakes in a princely $293 a week on average from unemployment insurance, or the 60-percent disabled veteran who is dependent on government to the tune of $1009 a month. But if Mr. Romney were to broaden his focus, he would find that there are welfare queens beyond his imaginings. In the last four years, Wall Street moguls such as Jamie Dimon and Lloyd Blankfein have reaped tremendous public scorn for their outsized paychecks, so their transgressions are not exactly a secret. (READ ENTIRE ARTICLE AT THE LINK ABOVE) Posted by JANMB |
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Re: THE MOOCHERS MITT MISSED
posted at October 1, 2012 8:26 AM EDT
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Posts: 12549
First: February 29, 2008 Last: June 16, 2013 |
In Response to Re: THE MOOCHERS MITT MISSED: [QUOTE]I think he was referring to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tpAOwJvTOio Response to THE MOOCHERS MITT MISSED : Posted by Labrat64[/QUOTE I know you want to FIX Romney's remark he made to the very - wealthy--during the fund raiser in one of the wealthiest communities in the USA ...Boca Raton ....actually in the town I live in where the rich need an abundant supply of the poor for cheap labor. but ---so did Ryan---try to FIX IT---- ( He calls Romney "Stench" and for good reason) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a misstep when he described 47 percent of Americans as feeling entitled to government aid, his vice presidential running mate, Paul Ryan, said today. |