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To: traumer
It will be harder than ever to uproot socialism if you have a large contingent of middle-aged people who are considered unemployable.

We can let them starve, or ... we can send them checks and make the workers pay higher taxes.

Pain is coming. It could take several forms, but there is no gentle trajectory that takes us out of this problem.

3 posted on 07/05/2011 10:34:32 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The USSR spent itself into bankruptcy and collapsed -- and aren't we on the same path now?)
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To: ClearCase_guy

but someone will have to pay for that all!


4 posted on 07/05/2011 10:35:53 AM PDT by MNDude (so that's what they meant by Carter's second term)
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To: ClearCase_guy
It will be harder than ever to uproot socialism if you have a large contingent of middle-aged people who are considered unemployable.

Although it hardly addresses the bigger problem of an out of control government that has grown into such a behemoth that it consumes and enslaves taxpayers in its wake --- a large degree of this problem would be alleviated by not providing jobs and taxpayer funded benefits to illegal invaders/squatters. There would be more jobs available to American citizens (youths and middle-aged 'between jobs'), and less of a tax-burden for the employed non-Government workers...
>30M illegals in this Country has a cost burden associated with it.

9 posted on 07/05/2011 10:40:09 AM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Bar stool. Cell Phone. Racing Form. Employment in your old age.


13 posted on 07/05/2011 10:48:51 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: ClearCase_guy
We can let them starve, or ... we can send them checks and make the workers pay higher taxes.

Who's talking about sending them checks? Once their unemployment insurance (which they paid into) runs out they're SOL right? You can't get welfare unless you have dependent children under 18, or am I missing something?

23 posted on 07/05/2011 11:10:03 AM PDT by Bullish (The golfer takes all the credit and gives the jet fighter pilot all the blame.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

America’s “Food Stamp President” has added 17 million to the ranks since he took over in 2009. I’m sure the Baraqqis consider this a huge accomplishment.


56 posted on 07/05/2011 1:33:57 PM PDT by nascarnation
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