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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHere's What The Pig Said About The Forty Seven Percent
"My job is not to worry about those people. Ill never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.
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Here's What The Pig Said About The Forty Seven Percent (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Sep 2012
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AlinPA
(15,071 posts)1. Those first 9 words should be a big part of a TV ad that runs in every battleground state.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)2. Just Show The Film
And then have President Obama simply say I am Barack Obama, president of all the people, and I paid for this ad.
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)3. Yes!
ananda
(28,914 posts)4. Mitt's just pulling numbers out of his ass!
47% .. moochers .. victims .. don't pay taxes !! ??
I just don't relate to any of this; and none of it
really computes in any factual or rational sense.
So the big question is: who is this designed to
play to and what is really being said?
treestar
(82,383 posts)5. Exactly, where is he getting that number?
What conservative think tank assigned that % to what?
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)6. A Lot Of Seniors Don't Pay Tax
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Care Acutely
(1,370 posts)7. And a lot of military families too. nt
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)8. We Should Be Careful
Unless you live in a shoe you pay some kind of taxes.
Third Doctor
(1,574 posts)9. I've
heard this type of thing coming from other repugs. Life seems to to sided and black and white to them.