One of the saddest parts about this, is that it is luring a whole new demographic into the dependency/entitlement populations. People who otherwise would have made their way in life with some self-respect, without the bribery to vote dem.
I left this part out because the post was aleady a little long and I didn’t want to send too many people over the edge...
She added insult to injury by telling me that in her daughter’s line of work, many times she will be paid cash or on a 1099/self-employed basis.
So, she explained that since her daughter doesn’t plan to show much income tax on her tax returns anyway, the 10% of discretionary income will be practically 0.
I am profoundly sad to say that this woman was NOT an Obama-supporting liberal.
That is what happens when a country goes Socialist.
Everyone takes as much as they can, until there is nothing left to take.
As Prof. Alexander Frazer Tytler supposedely said back in the 1800’s (paraphrasing): A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse out of the public treasury. From that moment on the majority always vote for the candidate promising the most benefits from the treasury with the result that democracy always collpases over a loose fiscal policy, always to be followed by a dictatorship.
That describes Greece today. It could very well be America soon.