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This is correct, without the stabilizing influence of social programs and infrastructure projects and the rise of an untouchable aristocracy it is not unreasonable to see the conditions of revolutionary France occur. France did not fall but they killed a lot of each other just because the aristocracy thought they were safe to exploit at will and give nothing back.And the voices of American Creepy speak.
The 47% include military veterans, social security and medicare recipients (folks who earned their way, folks), the poor, the ill, the orphan, the widow.
Yes, the US will fall, because all countries eventually do. However, we need common sense Americanism, because if we accept any sort of American Creepy libertarianism or far right reactionary social conservatism, this country will quickly fall.
and to think that "The 47 Per-cent" actually believe the free money is forever. someday the checks will stop coming.
and to think that "The 47 Per-cent" actually believe the free money is forever. someday the checks will stop coming.
This is correct, without the stabilizing influence of social programs and infrastructure projects and the rise of an untouchable aristocracy it is not unreasonable to see the conditions of revolutionary France occur. France did not fall but they killed a lot of each other just because the aristocracy thought they were safe to exploit at will and give nothing back.And the voices of American Creepy speak.
The 47% include military veterans, social security and medicare recipients (folks who earned their way, folks), the poor, the ill, the orphan, the widow.
Yes, the US will fall, because all countries eventually do. However, we need common sense Americanism, because if we accept any sort of American Creepy libertarianism or far right reactionary social conservatism, this country will quickly fall.
The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign governments must be reduced, if the nation doesn't want to go bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), 55 BC
have we learned nothing in 2070 years? have we learned nothing from history? Sadly, the answer seems to be yes, we have learned nothing.
and to think that "The 47 Per-cent" actually believe the free money is forever. someday the checks will stop coming.
Oh, good God, that talking point again....
So who exactly are these people “who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them?” Here, seven noteworthy facts about the 47 percent.
Most are taxpayers…
The dangerous misconception of the 47 percent argument, according to Kevin Roose writing in New York magazine, Daily Kos’s Jed Lewison, and the Washington Post’s Brad Plummer, is that it is too often misinterpreted to mean that 47 percent of households pay no taxes at all, that they’re freeloaders. But the truth is that only 18.1 percent of households pay no tax—two thirds of the households that pay no income tax still pay payroll tax. (Many, says Plummer, actually pay it at higher rates than Romney.)
…And future income tax payers
As Matthew Schmitz points out at First Things, in addition to most of the 47 percenters paying sales tax, property tax, and payroll tax, most of them also will begin paying income tax—the very thing Romney blasts them for not paying—within two years.
Many are elderly
Just over 10 percent of those paying no federal income tax are retired or elderly, according to the Tax Policy Center. As Roose at New York magazine points out, Social Security benefits aren’t considered taxable income, so if most or all of an elderly person’s income is from Social Security, he or she has no income tax to pay. “Romney is conflating the people who pay no net income tax with the people so dependent on government aid that they have to vote for Obama,” says David Weigel at Slate. “But these aren’t the same people!” In fact, elderly voters voted heavily Republican in the 2010 elections.
The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign governments must be reduced, if the nation doesn't want to go bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), 55 BC
have we learned nothing in 2070 years? have we learned nothing from history? Sadly, the answer seems to be yes, we have learned nothing.
You idiot nutter dupe.
I would like for all of my friends (and enemies) on the left to carefully read the Cicero quote in the OP.
He is talking about liberalism and the dangers it creates. Its not partisan its ideological. Read, think.
when then levee breaks, best case scenario, we become two nations, the yankees, and the civilized south. but where do we draw our border?Of course we will fall.
Nothing lasts forever.
Especially Man's creations.
But it's unlikely to happen anytime soon.
Even if we develop a Ruling Class complete with patents of Nobility.
Such as Crown Princess Chelsea.
This is correct, without the stabilizing influence of social programs and infrastructure projects and the rise of an untouchable aristocracy it is not unreasonable to see the conditions of revolutionary France occur. France did not fall but they killed a lot of each other just because the aristocracy thought they were safe to exploit at will and give nothing back.And the voices of American Creepy speak.
The 47% include military veterans, social security and medicare recipients (folks who earned their way, folks), the poor, the ill, the orphan, the widow.
Yes, the US will fall, because all countries eventually do. However, we need common sense Americanism, because if we accept any sort of American Creepy libertarianism or far right reactionary social conservatism, this country will quickly fall.
Proof that the far left wants the US to fall and be a third world country..
Oooooooohhhh... I'll bet they're really scared, now...This is correct, without the stabilizing influence of social programs and infrastructure projects and the rise of an untouchable aristocracy it is not unreasonable to see the conditions of revolutionary France occur. France did not fall but they killed a lot of each other just because the aristocracy thought they were safe to exploit at will and give nothing back.And the voices of American Creepy speak.
The 47% include military veterans, social security and medicare recipients (folks who earned their way, folks), the poor, the ill, the orphan, the widow.
Yes, the US will fall, because all countries eventually do. However, we need common sense Americanism, because if we accept any sort of American Creepy libertarianism or far right reactionary social conservatism, this country will quickly fall.
Proof that the far left wants the US to fall and be a third world country..
It's all over for the self entitled white christians in America, The best days of this country are ahead of us
when then levee breaks, best case scenario, we become two nations, the yankees, and the civilized south. but where do we draw our border?Of course we will fall.
Nothing lasts forever.
Especially Man's creations.
But it's unlikely to happen anytime soon.
Even if we develop a Ruling Class complete with patents of Nobility.
Such as Crown Princess Chelsea.
and to think that "The 47 Per-cent" actually believe the free money is forever. someday the checks will stop coming.
and to think that "The 47 Per-cent" actually believe the free money is forever. someday the checks will stop coming.
Oh, good God, that talking point again....
So who exactly are these people “who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them?” Here, seven noteworthy facts about the 47 percent.
Most are taxpayers…
The dangerous misconception of the 47 percent argument, according to Kevin Roose writing in New York magazine, Daily Kos’s Jed Lewison, and the Washington Post’s Brad Plummer, is that it is too often misinterpreted to mean that 47 percent of households pay no taxes at all, that they’re freeloaders. But the truth is that only 18.1 percent of households pay no tax—two thirds of the households that pay no income tax still pay payroll tax. (Many, says Plummer, actually pay it at higher rates than Romney.)
…And future income tax payers
As Matthew Schmitz points out at First Things, in addition to most of the 47 percenters paying sales tax, property tax, and payroll tax, most of them also will begin paying income tax—the very thing Romney blasts them for not paying—within two years.
Many are elderly
Just over 10 percent of those paying no federal income tax are retired or elderly, according to the Tax Policy Center. As Roose at New York magazine points out, Social Security benefits aren’t considered taxable income, so if most or all of an elderly person’s income is from Social Security, he or she has no income tax to pay. “Romney is conflating the people who pay no net income tax with the people so dependent on government aid that they have to vote for Obama,” says David Weigel at Slate. “But these aren’t the same people!” In fact, elderly voters voted heavily Republican in the 2010 elections.
Then the far left drone rushes in using far left propaganda blog sites as their "facts" to show that their talking points are more important even though they are not connected to reality..
not me, i am not that southern. now the carolinas? maybe.when then levee breaks, best case scenario, we become two nations, the yankees, and the civilized south. but where do we draw our border?Of course we will fall.
Nothing lasts forever.
Especially Man's creations.
But it's unlikely to happen anytime soon.
Even if we develop a Ruling Class complete with patents of Nobility.
Such as Crown Princess Chelsea.
Southern white inbred trash is civilized?
How idiotic is it to think that governments from 55 BC worried about public assistance?The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign governments must be reduced, if the nation doesn't want to go bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), 55 BC
have we learned nothing in 2070 years? have we learned nothing from history? Sadly, the answer seems to be yes, we have learned nothing.
