Two vastly different opinions on entitlements

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Two vastly different opinions on entitlements

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, December 19. 2011

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What follows are two vstly different views on entitlement programs in America. The first, and rather lengthy piece, came from the left leaning LikeTheDew.com and was penned by Joy Moses. The second, submitted by Killer Kilpatrick, came from The Independent Institute.

Note: the figures Moses refer to were not included due to html issues.

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#1 Sheila Tolley on 12/22/11 at 01:50 PM

1. Start growing cotton on all available land
that is not used for food or animals.

2. Bring all outsourced textile industries
back to America.

3. Send obama back to Kenya, where his
Grandma witnessed his birth.

#2 Fat Bream Turd and Shelia Trolley think they are entitled to everything on 12/22/11 at 02:35 PM

At least they do with this board. Troll and Post and Fat Bream Turd blah blah blah blah

#2.1 fat bass tard on 12/23/11 at 08:27 AM

you're cute when you're angry. sorry if i hurt your feelings but ignorance has to be corrected.

#2.1.1 No problem if you still have to correct your ignorance problem on 12/23/11 at 12:43 PM

Have a happy holidays fat catfish turd

#3 Don Brown on 12/22/11 at 07:20 PM

Taking the Heritage Foundation numbers at face value (21.7 million to 64.3 dependent people), the response fails to mention that the U.S. population grew from 186 million to 305 million in the same period. In other words, the percentage hasn't tripled as the method of assertion would have the reader believe.

Not does it mention the really important percentage:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Poverty#Results_and_aftermath

"The most dramatic decrease in poverty was among Americans over 65, which fell from 28.5% in 1966 to 10.1% today."

Social Security works. So does Medicare and Medicade. And yet, the Republicans want to dismantle them.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-09-02-bush-social-security_x.htm

Again. (Or should I say "Still"?)

http://crooksandliars.com/richard-rj-eskow/dont-blink-dc-machine-killing-m-0

Don Brown

#3.1 fat bass tard on 12/23/11 at 08:26 AM

mr. brown, stop smoking the crap that the liberal media is blowing up your rear. the republicans want to save social security by making sure that only the qualified get it and by reducing the costs so that it is affordable.

it was the democrats that reduced social security funding by 2% this past year thus increasing the likelihood that social security will fail sooner. when the republicans demanded that this reduction be paid for before extending it this year, the democrats voted against it. opting instead for a 2 month extension.

i know the president seems intelligent. but he only tells you what the democrats and his teleprompter want you to hear. stop believing the lies.

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