Americans getting more aid from federal government than they are paying in taxes

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American reliance on government at all-time high

The so-called "Great Recession" has left Americans depending on the government dole like never before.

Without record levels of welfare, unemployment and other government benefits as well as tax cuts last year, the income of U.S. households would have plunged by an astonishing $723 billion — more than four times the record $167 billion drop reported last month by the Commerce Department.

Moreover, for the first time since the Great Depression, Americans took more aid from the government than they paid in taxes.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Yep. Give me more of that FDR Obama money!

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What a diсk.

Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) refused to answer questions from ABC News about his decision to filibuster a bill extending unemployment benefits.

Said Bunning: "I'm not talking to anybody."

When producers asked him to stay and talk on camera, Bunning "walked toward the elevator and shot the middle finger over his head."

A video clip shows Bunning kicking correspondent Jon Karl off the elevator, yelling "Excuse me! This is a Senator's only elevator!"

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

What a diсk.

Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) refused to answer questions from ABC News about his decision to filibuster a bill extending unemployment benefits.

Said Bunning: "I'm not talking to anybody."

When producers asked him to stay and talk on camera, Bunning "walked toward the elevator and shot the middle finger over his head."

A video clip shows Bunning kicking correspondent Jon Karl off the elevator, yelling "Excuse me! This is a Senator's only elevator!"

Somebody is fighting to keep his job at ABC!

[Peikko 1,575]

I want to know how to get some Obama money, I don't seem to qualify

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I want to know how to get some Obama money, I don't seem to qualify

Install an energy-efficient AC unit in your home. I did that last year and now get to grab some of that Obama money - on top of having significantly lowered my monthly electric bill.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Oh God, I'm beginning to agree with Booyah. With the republican obstructionism our government really is broken.

[Peikko 1,575]

Install an energy-efficient AC unit in your home. I did that last year and now get to grab some of that Obama money - on top of having significantly lowered my monthly electric bill.

I don't want AC in my home - currently I don't pay zip in electric to keep it cool - the ambient temerature is just dandy.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

I don't want AC in my home - currently I don't pay zip in electric to keep it cool - the ambient temerature is just dandy.

same here

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I don't want AC in my home - currently I don't pay zip in electric to keep it cool - the ambient temerature is just dandy.

Don't try that in Florida in the summer. I can do without heat but I need that A/C.

[Peikko 1,575]

Don't try that in Florida in the summer. I can do without heat but I need that A/C.

Noted - is it humid as well?

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Noted - is it humid as well?

Yes OMFG is it humid. Florida summers are brutal.

[peejay 327]

Noted - is it humid as well?

Have you ever ventured into the American South in the middle of the summer? Of course it's friggin' humid. On a scale of 1 - 10 it is about a 20! You can break a wicked sweat sitting in the shade not moving a muscle. It's not just the heat...it's the humidity.

[Peikko 1,575]

Clearly I am well advised to stay away then. Good to know

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Have you ever ventured into the American South in the middle of the summer? Of course it's friggin' humid. On a scale of 1 - 10 it is about a 20! You can break a wicked sweat sitting in the shade not moving a muscle. It's not just the heat...it's the humidity.

Atlanta is brutal too. I had the ill fortune of being in Columbia SC for a few days one summer. Wow! Felt like being in eastern India, which is easily the worst humidity I've ever experienced.