Figjam
Mayor
"...the regions of America most hooked on Santorum’s narcotic – the regions in which government programs account for the largest share of personal income – are precisely the regions electing those severe conservatives.
"...Aaron Carroll of Indiana University tells us that in 2010, residents of the 10 states that Gallup ranks as “most conservative” received 21.2 percent of their income in government transfers, while the number for the 10 most liberal states was only 17.1 percent."
...Say what??? "...Finally, Cornell University’s Suzanne Mettler points out that many beneficiaries of government programs seem confused about their own place in the system. She tells us that 44 percent of Social Security recipients, 43 percent of those receiving unemployment benefits, and 40 percent of those on Medicare say that they “have not used a government program.”"???
Read more here: http://www.theolympian.com/2012/02/20/1997771/the-puzzling-political-contradictions.html#storylink=cpy
...can teapubs spell H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E? No, I thought not...
"...Aaron Carroll of Indiana University tells us that in 2010, residents of the 10 states that Gallup ranks as “most conservative” received 21.2 percent of their income in government transfers, while the number for the 10 most liberal states was only 17.1 percent."
...Say what??? "...Finally, Cornell University’s Suzanne Mettler points out that many beneficiaries of government programs seem confused about their own place in the system. She tells us that 44 percent of Social Security recipients, 43 percent of those receiving unemployment benefits, and 40 percent of those on Medicare say that they “have not used a government program.”"???
Read more here: http://www.theolympian.com/2012/02/20/1997771/the-puzzling-political-contradictions.html#storylink=cpy
...can teapubs spell H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E? No, I thought not...