My Fellow Americans: The Poor

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Charity must be given freely and willingly. Coersive confiscation and redistribution of wealth is not charitable.

Were you coerced into paying into Social Security and Medicare or did the Feds just confiscate it?

yes, it's the law.

We are citizens by choice and part of being a citizen is professing your allegiance to the flag, as well as abide by our laws. That's not enforcement...that's called choice. Anyone who doesn't want to profess their allegiance to the flag or refuses to abide by our laws is welcome to leave. Freedom is a beautiful thing.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Charity must be given freely and willingly. Coersive confiscation and redistribution of wealth is not charitable.

Were you coerced into paying into Social Security and Medicare or did the Feds just confiscate it?

yes, it's the law.

We are citizens by choice and part of being a citizen is professing your allegiance to the flag, as well as abide by our laws. That's not enforcement...that's called choice. Anyone who doesn't want to profess their allegiance to the flag or refuses to abide by our laws is welcome to leave. Freedom is a beautiful thing.

America! Love it. or leave it!

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Charity must be given freely and willingly. Coersive confiscation and redistribution of wealth is not charitable.

Were you coerced into paying into Social Security and Medicare or did the Feds just confiscate it?

yes, it's the law.

We are citizens by choice and part of being a citizen is professing your allegiance to the flag, as well as abide by our laws. That's not enforcement...that's called choice. Anyone who doesn't want to profess their allegiance to the flag or refuses to abide by our laws is welcome to leave. Freedom is a beautiful thing.

America! Love it. or leave it!

Borrowed mantra from the Right Wingers.

It takes the kick out of whining about being taxed by force when you know you are free to be an ex-pat, living anywhere else.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Charity must be given freely and willingly. Coersive confiscation and redistribution of wealth is not charitable.

Were you coerced into paying into Social Security and Medicare or did the Feds just confiscate it?

yes, it's the law.

We are citizens by choice and part of being a citizen is professing your allegiance to the flag, as well as abide by our laws. That's not enforcement...that's called choice. Anyone who doesn't want to profess their allegiance to the flag or refuses to abide by our laws is welcome to leave. Freedom is a beautiful thing.

America! Love it. or leave it!

Borrowed mantra from the Right Wingers.

It takes the kick out of whining about being taxed by force when you know you are free to be an ex-pat, living anywhere else.

Unless you are from California. The Franchise Tax Board will chase you down to the ends of the earth.

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

Charity must be given freely and willingly. Coersive confiscation and redistribution of wealth is not charitable.

Were you coerced into paying into Social Security and Medicare or did the Feds just confiscate it?

yes, it's the law.

We are citizens by choice and part of being a citizen is professing your allegiance to the flag, as well as abide by our laws. That's not enforcement...that's called choice. Anyone who doesn't want to profess their allegiance to the flag or refuses to abide by our laws is welcome to leave. Freedom is a beautiful thing.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Charity must be given freely and willingly. Coersive confiscation and redistribution of wealth is not charitable.

Were you coerced into paying into Social Security and Medicare or did the Feds just confiscate it?

yes, it's the law.

We are citizens by choice and part of being a citizen is professing your allegiance to the flag, as well as abide by our laws. That's not enforcement...that's called choice. Anyone who doesn't want to profess their allegiance to the flag or refuses to abide by our laws is welcome to leave. Freedom is a beautiful thing.

(hi, my name is charles.)

Read about the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. According to your logic, President Washington was a fascist for taxing American farmers.

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

Charity must be given freely and willingly. Coersive confiscation and redistribution of wealth is not charitable.

Were you coerced into paying into Social Security and Medicare or did the Feds just confiscate it?

yes, it's the law.

We are citizens by choice and part of being a citizen is professing your allegiance to the flag, as well as abide by our laws. That's not enforcement...that's called choice. Anyone who doesn't want to profess their allegiance to the flag or refuses to abide by our laws is welcome to leave. Freedom is a beautiful thing.

(hi, my name is charles.)

Read about the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. According to your logic, President Washington was a fascist for taxing American farmers.

so george washington was telling people to profess allegiance to the flag or get out?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

George Washington supported gay marriage and he sat on death panels.

[NatPatBen 3]

It needed a final choice. - It doesn't matter if your poor or rich as long as you have the choice to do with what little or how much money you have.

[mawilson 2,133]

We are citizens by choice and part of being a citizen is professing your allegiance to the flag, as well as abide by our laws. That's not enforcement...that's called choice. Anyone who doesn't want to profess their allegiance to the flag or refuses to abide by our laws is welcome to leave. Freedom is a beautiful thing.

Really? The "love it or leave it" argument? You're getting desperate, man.

Applying the same logic to poverty,

"Anyone who doesn't want to be poor is welcome to get a better job. Freedom is a beautiful thing."

Edited August 22, 2009 by mawilson

[mawilson 2,133]

Read about the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. According to your logic, President Washington was a fascist for taxing American farmers.

Fascist or not, using military force to exert authority over the country's citizens is nothing to be proud of, to be sure.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Don't forget: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shays'_Rebellion

Shay’s Rebellion produced fears that the Revolution’s democratic impulse had "gotten out of hand.

Edited August 22, 2009 by Mister_Bill

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Don't forget: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shays'_Rebellion

Shay’s Rebellion produced fears that the Revolution’s democratic impulse had "gotten out of hand.

These modern tea baggers prefer selective history....it matches their selective outrage...like curtains.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Or this one: Bonus Expeditionary Force

In 1936 Congress, overriding Roosevelt's veto, allowed the veterans to redeem their certificates early.

Edited August 23, 2009 by Mister_Bill

[HYENA 4]

Jesus was a commie.

And that makes you a commie lover.

LOL!

I suppose he was a commie! ROFLOL!

My family in law is one who had a bad hand dealt to them...no food poor. My goal is to get back to school and add more initials (and mo money) so I can pull em out.

At least over there, your very skin color can be enough to keep you poor; seen it enough and didn't like it.

They're good, honest, hard working people very sensitive about spending a penny on anything not needed. They've got some good ideas to get out of the hole (best money spent is regenerative-something that will continue to pay)....like small business, school for anyone school aged (they're going to medical school if I can help it..it's so cheap over there)!

(looking for my hammer and sickle now)