Posted on 09/18/2012 3:37:16 AM PDT by Kaslin
Agree with’s Romney’s point but I think there are 2-3 percent who are still the “proud poor” like boxer Jimmie Braddock who took welfare in he Great Depression only until he got work then paid it all vack to th welfare office!
Couldn’t agree more. See my chapter in “What Would the Founders Say?”
That hasn't worked out so well.
Thanks Deacon for giving us 4 more years of DESTRUCTION by Obama.....hope you will be SO proud of yourself.
I hope you are happy when that arrogant pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave gets reelected
You forgot...
* The 10% Bracket
* Additional Child Tax Credit
The 10% was GWB's, The ACTC I am not sure, EIC was Reagan. All good intentions, to lift people out of poverty by reducing their tax burden.
No one wants to say it, but tax the Rich? Heck how many are not paying anything that vote and don't have a "stake" in the balancing of the budget or that we are becoming "bread and circus's"..........
"Try being a Republican in Maryland."
'Republican in Maryland', isn't that an oxymoron?!?
You really sound like a 'Maryland Republican!'
Lifting someone out of poverty is something quite different than perpetually enslaving them by letting them become slothful and lazy by subsidizing their bad behavior in return for a Democrat vote.
"Lifting" implies that they eventually should get training, a job, and end up paying taxes instead of consuming them.
On the one hand, we have Romney decrying the FACT that too many are dependent on government largess.
On the other hand, we have Obama claiming “you didn’t build that...”
Anyone see the hypocrisy here?
The 47% are the lower class. The 11% are the upper class. The remaining 42% are the middle class? If that is the case, Obama has really shrunk the middle class while expanding the Antie Zetuni and Uncle Obongo class.
MCB
I agree with Romney about the numbers and have been saying it all along. Sadly, Obama is going to win because those that are on the Govt dole, ALL VOTE. There are over 46 million people getting food stamps and this Government is running ads to get more people; something in the order of $3 million ad campaign to promote the Food Stamps program.
There are 24% of the population that is not eligible to vote by age, 13% that are non-US that can’t vote (unless they live in Chicago) and the 2008 voter turnout was 57% percent. This adds up to more people in the Obama camp, and too many Americans that just don’t care what happens.
This isn’t a “doom and gloom” post, its simple math.... we are going to lose on Nov. 6th unless there’s some huge October surprise.
I agree with Romney about the numbers and have been saying it all along. Sadly, Obama is going to win because those that are on the Govt dole, ALL VOTE. There are over 46 million people getting food stamps and this Government is running ads to get more people; something in the order of $3 million ad campaign to promote the Food Stamps program.
There are 24% of the population that is not eligible to vote by age, 13% that are non-US that can’t vote (unless they live in Chicago) and the 2008 voter turnout was 57% percent. This adds up to more people in the Obama camp, and too many Americans that just don’t care what happens.
This isn’t a “doom and gloom” post, its simple math.... we are going to lose on Nov. 6th unless there’s some huge October surprise.
Romney was dead right.
Its the fleas vs the dog.
I said this on another Post last night and I say it again today. If “You didn’t build that” didn’t sink Obama, this will not sink Romney. Obama is still alive, in the race and polling even with Romney, even after alllllllll of his boneheaded statements and missteps of the last 4 years. THIS TOO SHALL PASS (IN 2 OR 3 DAYS).
a political party that is so flawed it can't beat a failure like obama, has no credibility to continue to exist.
I agree with Laura Ingraham on this
This election is Romney''s to lose. Not anyone else's. If you can't get the dogs to play with the guy after tying a pork chop around his neck, don't blame the dogs.
Many of us will, with sadness trepidation and resignation, try to help this stiff achieve his self-proclaimed lofty goal of getting of getting 50.1% of the vote.
But we can say on this forum that it's creamed spinach and we don't have to act like we are awed by it.
thanks for hating me for who you think I am..your tag is ironic
Post #13 is right on. And don’t forget, folks, Soc. Sec. also is the umbrella for “Disability”. Some folks are truly disabled but many on “Disability” are NOT really disabled. You can get disability for being too overweight to get a job or for being “bi-polar” because of drug abuse in your 20’s and 30’s. The SS umbrella covers more than just old folks. And a lot of people getting SS do NOT vote.
“...I can’t imagine many of us will be voting for Romney.”
What do you mean, ‘us’? You do not speak for me. I am a patriot and am a proud American. A vote against BO is a vote against evil and for preservation of the United States.
the problem is that the media is actively campaigning for Obama. The public does not know nor do they think he’s a failure because the media isn’t telling us the truth. It’s always the fault of the white guy while he “relaxes” and plays basketball, golfs more that a PGA player and parties with hip hop and hollywierd moguls.. The deck is stacked and it’ll get worse before it gets better. It’s has never been about who is correct, it’s always been about who can get 50.1 and it will be like that until the union is dissolved.
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