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NanI am not a We and I am not confused (curated, remember?) I do have a question for you though: Just who, in your way of thinking, is deciding (or will get to decide) who is and who is not able-bodied? Glioblastomas, diabetes, cancer, Parkinson's, rheumatoid arthritis and myriad other conditions and illnesses that can be devastating are not always evident to the untrained eye. Are you saying you or just some random person can effectively make those judgements to slap those labels on others? Feels like fear of the "Other" to me.
Lets make sure we are not confusing Socialism with social program.
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Possibly. Not sure what Bob’s situation is. Maybe he is temporarily unemployed because he lost his job when his company moved operations overseas to cut labor costs. Maybe he has an injury or disablity and no insurance because we have the “greatest healthcare in the world.” Maybe he was laid off because his employer found someone to work for less. I really don’t know. I do know feeding Bob and his family doesn’t make me suffer or feel cheated in any way.Quite possible. Maybe Bob irresponsibly had many children by many different women and Bob doesn’t mind being a deadbeat. We can both pick from the left and the right of the bell curve. Charity can, and does, provide for the feeding of Bob and his family, along with many others. I know, I’ve been there when I was young.
adding- I realized I am responding just to argue. In yours and Nans examples of Bobs, the minuscule numbers dont warrant a reaction. Give them $15000 a month in assistance, it won’t move the needle in a broad sense and those folks need it in one way or the other I’m sure. I don’t mind the Bobs that didn’t make smart choices getting the $1500 either. I believe that the social safety net keeps the peace and general unrest at bay. Better to write some checks than fend off some blows.
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Quite possible. Maybe Bob irresponsibly had many children by many different women and Bob doesn’t mind being a deadbeat. We can both pick from the left and the right of the bell curve. Charity can, and does, provide for the feeding of Bob and his family, along with many others. I know, I’ve been there when I was young.True, Bob could be a lazy sh*thead, but I don’t care. I have no interest in means testing the hungry.
adding- I realized I am responding just to argue. In yours and Nans examples of Bobs, the minuscule numbers dont warrant a reaction. Give them $15000 a month in assistance, it won’t move the needle in a broad sense and those folks need it in one way or the other I’m sure. I don’t mind the Bobs that didn’t make smart choices getting the $1500 either. I believe that the social safety net keeps the peace and general unrest at bay. Better to write some checks than fend off some blows.
I want everyone fed. I want everyone to have health insurance. I want child care assistance for working mothers. I want every student guaranteed four years of college.
I believe giving people better choices help them make better choices.
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View attachment 91784Not this Bob

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True, Bob could be a lazy sh*thead, but I don’t care. I have no interest in means testing the hungry.Or Trades school
I want everyone fed. I want everyone to have health insurance. I want child care assistance for working mothers. I want every student guaranteed four years of college.
I believe giving people better choices help them make better choices.
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During the Clinton Administration they did a "program" in Minnesota or Wisconsin. The program was a welfare to work. The government subsidized an individual with continued financial assistance while they worked. I seem to remember it was a 3 year and that as the individual continued employment they would ween them off of public assistance. Program made sense then and believe it would make sense now. The saying, " give a person a fish you feed them for a day, teach a person to fish they feed themselves for life."
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Or Trades schoolAbsolutely
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The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that more than 70 night-time flights moving migrants from the border landed in Jacksonville since the summer -- amid concerns about the effects of the border crisis on states across the country.
"Over 70 air charter flights [on] jetliner airliners coming from the southwest border have landed at Jacksonville International Airport," Larry Keefe, DeSantis’s public safety czar, told The Washington Examiner.
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"Over 70 air charter flights [on] jetliner airliners coming from the southwest border have landed at Jacksonville International Airport," Larry Keefe, DeSantis’s public safety czar, told The Washington Examiner.
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The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that more than 70 night-time flights moving migrants from the border landed in Jacksonville since the summer -- amid concerns about the effects of the border crisis on states across the country.If they did, I'm sure the collective IQ and overall classiness would skyrocket. But that's not saying much.
"Over 70 air charter flights [on] jetliner airliners coming from the southwest border have landed at Jacksonville International Airport," Larry Keefe, DeSantis’s public safety czar, told The Washington Examiner.
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Quite possible. Maybe Bob irresponsibly had many children by many different women and Bob doesn’t mind being a deadbeat. We can both pick from the left and the right of the bell curve. Charity can, and does, provide for the feeding of Bob and his family, along with many others. I know, I’ve been there when I was young.I gues you're not Demanically possessed like I thought.
adding- I realized I am responding just to argue. In yours and Nans examples of Bobs, the minuscule numbers dont warrant a reaction. Give them $15000 a month in assistance, it won’t move the needle in a broad sense and those folks need it in one way or the other I’m sure. I don’t mind the Bobs that didn’t make smart choices getting the $1500 either. I believe that the social safety net keeps the peace and general unrest at bay. Better to write some checks than fend off some blows.
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Quite possible. Maybe Bob irresponsibly had many children by many different women and Bob doesn’t mind being a deadbeat. We can both pick from the left and the right of the bell curve. Charity can, and does, provide for the feeding of Bob and his family, along with many others. I know, I’ve been there when I was young.How would you separate the deadbeats? Start at the top with all the trillions of dollars of corporate welfare and too big to fail nonsense. There is no left and right in the middle "class". Our backbone is in the middle...
adding- I realized I am responding just to argue. In yours and Nans examples of Bobs, the minuscule numbers dont warrant a reaction. Give them $15000 a month in assistance, it won’t move the needle in a broad sense and those folks need it in one way or the other I’m sure. I don’t mind the Bobs that didn’t make smart choices getting the $1500 either. I believe that the social safety net keeps the peace and general unrest at bay. Better to write some checks than fend off some blows.
Oh, never mind you are not reading my posts right?
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The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that more than 70 night-time flights moving migrants from the border landed in Jacksonville since the summer -- amid concerns about the effects of the border crisis on states across the country.Maybe you could re-post your objections when trump was doing this.
"Over 70 air charter flights [on] jetliner airliners coming from the southwest border have landed at Jacksonville International Airport," Larry Keefe, DeSantis’s public safety czar, told The Washington Examiner.
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Trump Administration Flying Migrants Out of Texas to Ease Overcrowding at Border (Published 2019)
The Department of Homeland Security has begun flying recent border-crossers and asylum seekers to California in a program that may expand to coastal areas and the Canadian border.
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I would concede to your point but NO ONE has been charged with any of the high crimes we constantly hear about (insurrection, treason, ect)

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None. Let’s go, Brandon!View attachment 91590Three of the greatest Americans ever thanks for the pic so proud of them.
Biden’s greatest accomplishment just getting that moron out of our house.
Thank you America.
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Those wiley wascals are at it again.
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Republicans caught manipulating videos to lie in early 2022 campaign ads
A Washington Post and CNN fact-check are calling a new ad from the GOP an indication of the lies to come. The ad, which got "four Pinocchios" from Washington Post fact-checkers, strategically edits video and audio to fit the Republican narrative. CNN first highlighted some of the deceptive...
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Just one of many examples how today’s GOP is now a party of domestic terrorists.
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New York man arrested after death threat to GOP congressman
LAKE RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island man has been arrested for making a death threat against a Republican congressional member who voted for the $1 trillion infrastructure package, police said.
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What a great list! Could not have said it better. Thanks.
I guess he’s pissed there’s no tax cut for the 1%
I guess he’s pissed there’s no tax cut for the 1%
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Gas prices dropped about three cents this week. Look for the rednecks that posted the 'I did that' stickers to start getting nervous soon 

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Yes, his interference killed people. Lock him up!
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House committee releases new evidence from investigation into Trump administration interference with CDC during Covid-19 pandemic
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released to CNN on Friday new evidence showing how US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials were pressured by Trump administration officials to alter scientific guidance and prevented from communicating directly with the public.
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Gas prices dropped about three cents this week. Look for the rednecks that posted the 'I did that' stickers to start getting nervous soon
You mean the ones I pull off when I see them. Perhaps they'll replace them with chairman Xi's saying "I did that"?
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Why Doesn’t He Admit He Voted Against It?
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Why Doesn’t He Admit He Voted Against It?Spineless hypocrisy is just standard operating procedure for the GQP. In days past, it would have been headline scandal. Now, it's just cute. Gosh, how stupid is his constituency?
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Under report job losses for trump and under report job gains for Biden.
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Head of federal agency responsible for wildly inaccurate jobs numbers is Trump holdover
Some areas of the U.S. federal government are sacrosanct.The CDC doesn't screw around with reporting COVID information, because millions of people, including scientists, make life or death decisions based on those data.The Labor Dept. doesn't tweak jobs numbers for political purposes, or to make...
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I’m shocked! Said no one
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Internal document shows Trump officials were told to make comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse
DHS memo told officials to make comments favorable to Kenosha shootings suspect
In prepping DHS officials for questions about Rittenhouse, the document suggests they say he took a gun to Kenosha "to help defend small business owners."
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