I’m going to make a donation to Romney over this. Good for him.
But unfortunately he and just about everyone else except Paul Ryan ignore the biggest moochers of all. The biggest consumers of federal tax dollars are the people on Medicare and Social Security — Grandpa and Grandma. What they contributed as taxpayers is very small compared to what they are taking out.
Upon retirement,the long-lived oldsters use up their meager FICA contributions in the first three or four years. After that, it’s on you and me. But nobody dares touch the third rail of politics. Even though entitlements will bring our country DOWN.
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One thing that really also needs to be done ...is EXPLAIN to many of these dunderheads that “government” money is just not FREE. It’s taxpayer’s money.
Lots of them, and I know many personally — do NOT understand this concept. they think it’s just free money sitting there — and they should get it — because they’re “poor.”
Believe it or not, many of them do NOT understand that it comes from taxpayers!