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fucktoyprincess -> RE: In response to Pat Robertson's comments, Liberal Talk Show Host Mocks Tornado Victims (3/6/2012 8:14:50 AM)
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ORIGINAL: fucktoyprincess
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Yes, it happens every time. When an emergency arises the conservatives and religious right who do not support the redistribution of income and believe in people taking responsibility for themselves are then standing in line to receive federal and state assistance. Again, I support the redistribution of wealth. But for those of you who do NOT support the concept of redistribution of wealth, and vote at every turn to deny OTHERS government assistance, please explain to me WHY exactly YOU are entitled to assistance now. Why is YOUR need any greater than that of anyone else? Why is it when people attack liberals it is about unnecessary "handouts" that conservative don't feel like paying for, but when it is conservatives who are hurt, they require necessary "assistance" and I am expected to pay. I'm happy to pay my taxes to help others. BUT it really bugs me when my tax dollars go to people who actually fight the concept of redistribution at every turn. Happy to get a handout when THEY are the ones in trouble. It's just those OTHER people who shouldn't get handouts. Ah yes, hypocrisy, gotta love it.
That's easy. They paid for it!
Government redistribution of wealth is nothing more than government sponsored insurance, force paid by the people, and doled out by government to whom it decides should receive it.
BUT it really bugs me when my tax dollars go to people who actually fight the concept of redistribution at every turn.
Well it should. On the other hand, should those whom are forced to support what they vehemently disagree with (government redistribution) be denied their claim for coverage (asking for the handout) which they have every right to make because they paid for it? There is no hypocrisy there.
I pay in to the system. And I do not complain about the overall concept of redistribution. And I also don't spend a lot of time debating about whether any given individual is an appropriate recipient or not because in any system like this there will be some waste. It is the price we pay. We can have debates about what things government will provide assistance for and what it won't, but I would NEVER call someone who required assistance a freeloader. But conservatives feel they can call other people that. But then, when they need to collect, they don't self-direct the same criticism. Suddenly they are more than happy to collect without pausing to think that even if their taxes had been lower because our government scrapped redistributive policies, they are still collecting MORE than they paid in. It is highly unlikely than any of the tornado losses are LESS than what was paid in by people. This is how redistribution works, people. We all pay in. Some people get paid back more than their fair share. Some less. And some none. That is the way it works. I'm just tired of conservatives complaining that others collect more than they pay in, but are happy to collect more themselves.
I know what. Why don't we go back through all of the tax returns of these conservatives and restrict their "handouts" to ONLY the portion of their taxes that are attributable to tornado disaster redistributive policy with interest. Guess what? That amount won't come close to covering their losses. Not even close. Any conservative who takes MORE than they've put into the system has no right to complain about the basic concept of redistribution. They didn't pay for all of it.
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