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Bill Clinton Sees 'More Immigrants' As A Way To Reduce Deficit
The Woodward Report ^ | April 28, 2010 | Dan Froomkin

Posted on 04/28/2010 3:38:25 PM PDT by honestabe010

Former President Bill Clinton enthusiastically weighed into the blistering national debate on immigration today with a resounding assertion that America needs more immigrants -- not fewer -- to ensure its long-term fiscal future.

At a symposium on deficit reduction today (see my earlier story), Clinton said that one key to avoiding massive debt is to maintain a good ratio between people paying into the system, and those receiving payouts (through such programs as Social Security.)

That means more jobs and more people working, he said. "Which to me means more immigrants."

(Excerpt) Read more at thewoodwardreport.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: democrats; immigration; socialism; statesrights
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To: honestabe010
That means more jobs and more people working, he said. "Which to me means more immigrants."

That means more people paying taxes. I've got no problem with legal immigrants paying taxes. I've got a big problem with illegal aliens being the beneficiary of those taxes.

21 posted on 04/28/2010 3:53:46 PM PDT by DejaJude
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To: honestabe010
"Bill Clinton Sees 'More Immigrants' As A Way To Reduce Deficit"

Bill Clinton sees oral sex as "not having sex", he doesn't know what the meaning of "is" is, and he thinks cigars are dildos...now, explain to me one more time why I - or anyone - gives a damn about what he thinks....period?
22 posted on 04/28/2010 3:54:52 PM PDT by FrankR (Standing up against tyranny must start somewhere, or the future will belong to the tyrants.)
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To: Regulator

They like all those rich Immigrants, what are you talking about?

If they wanted, they could keep everyone out. They don’t, they want us to spend money there and even retire there.


23 posted on 04/28/2010 3:55:12 PM PDT by dila813
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To: honestabe010

What a maroon.

How exactly are more immigrants sucking off the govt tit paying no taxes, just reaping in the freebies, going to REDUCE the govt debt rather than ADD to it?????

Not the sharpest pencil in the box is he????


24 posted on 04/28/2010 3:58:03 PM PDT by conservativegramma
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To: honestabe010; All

Giving out free medical care and free education to millions reduces the debt????


25 posted on 04/28/2010 4:01:14 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Thinking of using 911 for protection? Google "Brittany Zimmerman")
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To: honestabe010

..betcha he also sees having Monica dress in a raincoat as a prudent thing to do......after the fact.


26 posted on 04/28/2010 4:04:15 PM PDT by Doogle (IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN....PLEASE donate, because it's the RIGHT thing to do)
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To: honestabe010

....he makes sense to those who still believe he was actually the first American black president....just ask them.....right?.....*cricket cricket*


27 posted on 04/28/2010 4:06:43 PM PDT by Doogle (IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN....PLEASE donate, because it's the RIGHT thing to do)
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To: exit82

The election of this clown and the election of “The Divine One” is evidence that the American people are ‘out of form’ in their political life. (Using term “form” in the sense that an athlete exhibiting good form wins contests.)


28 posted on 04/28/2010 4:08:29 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: honestabe010

It’s certainly worked quite well in Great Britain...

Mark


29 posted on 04/28/2010 4:13:08 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: honestabe010

How exactly would that work when most of them recieve welfare benefits for their kids and food stamps? That means if they are made legal then they get the bonus of all of the tax credits that cost us money.


30 posted on 04/28/2010 4:14:21 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: honestabe010

What an idiot! After low skill immigrants have filed for ‘Earned’ Income Tax Credits, put a few kids in school, used that ‘free’ Obamacare and several other government programs, they’ll cost the US Treasury several times the most optimistic estimates of their contributions to the US economy.


31 posted on 04/28/2010 4:16:07 PM PDT by Will88
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To: Red in Blue PA

This fella’s always been tricky with words, but he’s completely correct in what he says, except he sort of left out how it would reduce the DEFICIT of Democrat voters. You gotta look for what’s NOT said, you see.


32 posted on 04/28/2010 4:16:42 PM PDT by Emmett McCarthy
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To: honestabe010
Great advice from one who I used to consider the biggest embarrassment to ever infest the White House. So what does old B.J. Clinton suggest we do when these new immigrants start wanting to collect?

This is the typical short sighted thinking that got us trillions of $$$ into hock to the Chinese. Any system run like a ponzi scheme as Social Security is can only survive as long as more suckers are paying in than receiving. Just like any failed Amway dealer knows, eventually you run out of suckers and the people in the system start demanding to be paid.

33 posted on 04/28/2010 4:17:28 PM PDT by YankeeReb
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To: honestabe010
More chiquitas, eh, Bill, you ol' dog, you....

(chunky projectile barf)

34 posted on 04/28/2010 4:17:29 PM PDT by clintonh8r
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To: dila813
They don’t, they want us to spend money there and even retire there

Umm...sorry, but I grew up next to the place and have relatives from that nightmare planet.

Go ahead and retire there.

Good luck.

35 posted on 04/28/2010 4:17:38 PM PDT by Regulator (Welcome to Zimbabwe! Now hand over your property....)
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To: Regulator

I didn’t say you would like, I said they like it.

you silly


36 posted on 04/28/2010 4:22:27 PM PDT by dila813
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To: honestabe010

Translation: “More money he and his buddies can steal.”


37 posted on 04/28/2010 4:33:12 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: honestabe010

Excellent plan. Which country would he like to emigrate to?


38 posted on 04/28/2010 4:37:16 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: honestabe010
Bill Clinton Sees 'More Illegal Immigrants' As A Way To Reduce Deficit elect the Socialists.
39 posted on 04/28/2010 4:42:58 PM PDT by Jim W N
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To: al baby

Bill Clinton sees.........

dumb ass needs cataract surgery


40 posted on 04/28/2010 4:53:17 PM PDT by Bullfrogg (American by birth, Irish by heritage, and hellraiser by choice)
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