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Title: Half of US social program recipients believe they “have not used a government social program” (50% of Americans are retards)
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URL Source: http://boingboing.net/2011/07/08/half-of-us-social-pr.html
Published: Jul 8, 2011
Author: Cory Doctorow
Post Date: 2011-08-02 00:15:45 by Godwinson
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Views: 9768
Comments: 21
Half of US social program recipients believe they “have not used a government social program” Posted by Cory Doctorow on Friday, Jul 8th at 10:48am “Reconstituting the Submerged State: The Challenges of Social Policy Reform in the Obama Era,” a paper by Cornell’s Clinton Rossiter Professor of American Institutions Suzanne Mettler features this remarkable chart showing that about half of American social program beneficiaries believe that they “have not used a government social program.” It’s the “Keep your government hands off my Medicare” phenomena writ large: a society of people who subsist on mutual aid and redistributive policies who’ve been conned (and conned themselves) into thinking that they are rugged individualists and that everyone else is a parasite.
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#1. To: Godwinson (#0)
Interesting.
"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly
Silly Premise. Tax credits and interest deductions are not thought of as government social programs.
socalv8 is one of the over 50% retarded Americans.
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
That's how the Top .1% make all their Billions.
So claims the #1 socialist retard of the forum. Like your idiotic opinions are worth a squirt of warm piss.......
It used to be the leftists that had bumper-stickers that said things like "Question Authority.' Today they follow slogans from 1984: War is peace. They blindly LOVE Big Brother. They believe competition, pride & profiting from ones labor, are evil things to be banished. Stephen King observed, "The beauty of religion mania is that it has the power to explain everything... [so] logic can be happily tossed out the window. This describes socialists. They will ignore logic and "common sense." They will ignore REALITY. Because THEY are religious zealots... THEIR God... is the STATE.
It is not a claim, it is a fact. Capitalpiss Eric is also a beneficiary of govt programs as well, no?
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
socalv8 is one of the over 50% retarded Americans. In other words, tax credits and interest deductions are social programs the recipients feel so entitled to, they don't recognize the teat they're feeding on is attached to the government.
"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly
How is the home mortgage interest tax deduction supposed to be a social program?
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
Case in point, add no gnu taxes to the American retard list.
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
YEP! And they ALL vote libTURD/demonRAT! You libTURDS call them "OUR BASE". The TRUTH is a BITCH eh goober? LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
LOL! THIS is your "brain" on libTURDISM. THIS is gooberloserton's deepest, darkest, wettest, wet dream! Ain't "he" swell? LOL!
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
Case in point, add no gnu taxes to the American retard list. Instead, I'll add you and the author of this list. Keeping a portion of my own taxes is NOT a social program.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
You don't pay taxes on interest you simpleton. It's a social program kick back. The intent of the MID was to increase homeownership by reducing income tax liability. This was the reasoning back in 1913 - when the Progressives started the program. Addressing the National Association of Realtors in 1984, President Reagan said, "I want you to know that we will preserve the part of the American dream which the home-mortgage-interest deduction symbolizes."
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
It's a tax deduction. It's part of my own money I get to keep. The government isn't giving me ANYTHING.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
LOL! It is a social program because the govt is inducing a behavior - making it more financially attractive to buy a home than say buy a yacht or jewelry.
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
Your Bible quoting was a more ambitious approach.
Funny, thanks.
Or in your case a brown shirt. You're full of shit and post alot...are you yukon?
You are definitely retarded.
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
LOLAY, GOLAY!
...about half of American social program beneficiaries believe that they “have not used a government social program.
#2. To: Godwinson (#0)
who’ve been conned (and conned themselves)
529's? I thought they were State run...should be.
#3. To: socalv8, lucysmom (#2)
Silly Premise. Tax credits and interest deductions are not thought of as government social programs.
#4. To: Godwinson (#0)
“have not used a government social program”
#5. To: Godwinson, socalv8 (#3)
socalv8 is one of the over 50% retarded Americans.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
#6. To: Capitalist Eric, socalv8 (#5)
socalv8 is one of the over 50% retarded Americans.
#7. To: Godwinson, socalv8 (#3)
Silly Premise. Tax credits and interest deductions are not thought of as government social programs.
#8. To: Godwinson (#0)
(50% of Americans are retards)
#9. To: Godwinson (#0)
#10. To: no gnu taxes (#9)
How is the home mortgage interest tax deduction supposed to be a social program?
#11. To: Gooberloserton (#0)
Half of US social program recipients believe they “have not used a government social program” (50% of Americans are retards)
#12. To: Gooberloserton, ALL SANE AMERICANS (#3)
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
#13. To: Godwinson (#10)
How is the home mortgage interest tax deduction supposed to be a social program?
#14. To: no gnu taxes (#13)
(Edited)
Keeping a portion of my own taxes is NOT a social program.
#15. To: Godwinson (#14)
You don't pay taxes on interest you simpleton.
#16. To: no gnu taxes (#15)
(Edited)
It's a tax deduction. It's part of my own money I get to keep. The government isn't giving me ANYTHING.
#17. To: Godwinson (#3)
socalv8 is one of the over 50% retarded Americans.
#18. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#8)
The number is actually 53 percent
#19. To: Godwinson (#16)
...making it more financially attractive to buy a home than say buy a yacht or jewelry.
#20. To: socalv8 (#19)
Or in your case a brown shirt. You're full of shit and post alot...are you yukon?
#21. To: Godwinson (#20)
You are definitely retarded.
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