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Gore Bane said, 3 months ago
In having traveled the world, I’ve observed that Americans are the most generous people in the world. But I empathize with those who object to surrendering their generosity at the point of a gun to some Government bureaucrat whose priorities may not match their own. Another thing I’ve noticed: People who receive aid from others face-to-face seem to usually be personally appreciative in return. But when was the last time you ever heard any expression of gratitude from a recipient of public aid?
Radish
said, 3 months ago
Romney’s mother was grateful for the government aid she recieved.
Gore Bane said, 3 months ago
@Radish
I think this says more about the character of Romney’s mom than it does about the wisdom of our public assistance policy.
Zuhlamon said, 3 months ago
Another typically asinine Ramirez troll bait toon. Wait for it, here they come (regardless of facts).
dtroutma
said, 3 months ago
Traveling the world, one finds most folks do find “Americans” likable and generous. However, most point out they’ve hated much about our government, like Reagan, Bush, and Bush II, who’s administrations were not the least bit generous, or likable, as in those wars they all started without cause, and the economic disasters they wrought.
Gore Bane said, 3 months ago
@dtroutma
Trout, I think that “generosity” is a trait of people, not of governments. Once a government agency takes over any function that administers aid, the human touch is gone and the best we can hope for is that public funds are honestly handled. Usually, we’re disappointed even in this modest hope.
exoticdoc2 said, 3 months ago
Drug addict is too kind a way to portray the Obamanation.
dtroutma
said, 3 months ago
F-35 $1.3 TRILLION, “Hellfire” missiles=$68,000 per shot, versus a bullet at $8, “no bid contracts” the order of the day in “Defense” and Republican backed programs elsewhere as well (say hello to Halliburton et al). No, that spending narcotic isn’t at all in the hand of the President. Medicare, Social Security, ARE funded by contributions outside the “tax code”, and secure for the next 20 or so years, it is the massive spending on Defense, instead of infrastructure repair, or “people care”, that is the deadliest narcotic. Speaking of which, why DID the REPUBLICANS insist that indeed drug purchases for Medicare not only be “no bid”, but pay the highest premium prices the pharmaceutical companies could come up with ?? Yeah, right, Obama is the one (who doesn’t write budgets, that’s Boehner’s job) causing the “problems”.