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wtmoore said -
I don't know anyone who thinks Obama is going to put money in their pocket directly, or otherwise forgive their debt
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You just lost any speck of credibility you had. Many Many Many Obama voters feel this way. Yes, they do. You have not spoken to them.
Under President Obama the participation rate in the food stamp program has skyrocketed—one in seven Americans now receives food stamps. To keep up with the demands of the burgeoning program, spending has thus “doubled from roughly $39 billion in 2008 to an estimated $85 billion in 2012,” and nearly quadrupled since 2000. According to Heritage, “Today, the food stamps program is one of the largest and the fastest growing of the roughly 80 welfare programs funded by the federal government.” With that said, brace yourself for Breitbart’s findings: “The number of individuals on food stamps now exceeds the...
The Obama voter who is trying to get Obama to pay for his daily expenses is a myth. Much like the empty chair that Clint Eastwood would have us believe is "Obama," it's a straw-man argument to rile up those who don't know many Democrats.
It's hard for me to take you seriously, Mary Anne, when you tell me I've lost credibility because I haven't "spoken to" other Democrats. Aside from your echo chamber of a media, there aren't many who would claim that Obama is going to personally support the poor with the government....
Like I said, anecdotal evidence is simply the worst kind. One person saying something stupid does not render an entire political party invalid.