Free Shit?

Quote from nitro:

"This explains (kind of), what has been happening in Washington, DC for decades....................

The folks who are getting free shit, don't like the folks who are paying for the free shit, because the folks who are paying for the free shit, can no longer afford to pay for both the free shit and their own shit. And the folks who are getting the free shit, want even MORE free shit on top of the free shit they're already getting!

Now..... The people who are forcing the people to PAY for the free shit, have told the people who are RECEIVING the free shit, that the people who are PAYING for the free shit, are being mean, prejudiced, and racist.

And, the folks who are paying for the free shit, want the free shit to stop.

So .... the people who are GETTING the free shit, have been convinced they need to HATE the people who are PAYING for the free shit by the people who are forcing the people who are PAYING for the free shit and GIVING them the free shit in the first place.

Got it?"

Eh .. keeps the people who are RECEIVING the free shit off the streets.

Enough to not be stealing the rest of my shit anyway.
 
Quote from Rationalize:

Eh .. keeps the people who are RECEIVING the free shit off the streets.

Enough to not be stealing the rest of my shit anyway.

If that's the case, I'd rather take the money I'm being forced to piss away on giving people free shit and hire more police to keep them from stealing my shit. At least then it would be a little harder for them to steal it than stealing it via the voting booth.

Table 1 of this document lays out who's getting what. Unless I see a better analysis, I have to assume that this is somewhat accurate.

http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/sr172.pdf

The top 1% of income earners pay an average tax burden of $777K and the government spends on them an average of $255K, meaning that they are paying in over $500K more than they get out PER YEAR. Turns out that the rich pay way more than their fair share already, relative to the benefits they get. Can you imagine a company charging customers $777K for a $255K product? How many customers would they be able to get to actually agree to those terms? Maybe 1 and his name would be Warren Buffett.
 
Quote from nitro:

"This explains (kind of), what has been happening in Washington, DC for decades....................

The folks who are getting free shit, don't like the folks who are paying for the free shit, because the folks who are paying for the free shit, can no longer afford to pay for both the free shit and their own shit. And the folks who are getting the free shit, want even MORE free shit on top of the free shit they're already getting!

Now..... The people who are forcing the people to PAY for the free shit, have told the people who are RECEIVING the free shit, that the people who are PAYING for the free shit, are being mean, prejudiced, and racist.

And, the folks who are paying for the free shit, want the free shit to stop.

So .... the people who are GETTING the free shit, have been convinced they need to HATE the people who are PAYING for the free shit by the people who are forcing the people who are PAYING for the free shit and GIVING them the free shit in the first place.

Got it?"
Nitro, you sum it up very well. We need to wean the FREEloaders off the FREE SHIT because the SHIT has hit the fan! NO SHIT!
 
Quote from pspr:

Nitro, you sum it up very well. We need to wean the FREEloaders off the FREE SHIT because the SHIT has hit the fan! NO SHIT!
I am not summing anything up. It is in quotes. These are someone else's words not mine.

It is important to understand all sides of an argument. I think that this is what people on ET and the tea partiers are saying. On the other other hand, there is a whole sector of people, who have done everything right, want no handouts, would be willing to work hard, and are still in a bad way.

It makes no sense to point fingers because that is not solution oriented. I just think that the people that have money should give the world a break and take a chance and make investments. I don't mean give away stuff, although there is a time for that too. I mean take a chance and go out on a limb and start hiring even if you don't need the extra few workers, in the hope that if everyone pitches in a little, we can reach critical mass and start the economy up again.

I actually think that the government has done too much in giving away stuff, when instead it should put that money to work by hiring people to build bridges/roads and/or repair them, clean up wastelands, and other government spending. But the batton has to be passed on to business at some point, and it is their turn to take risk, for the sake of us all.
 
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