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Old 06-19-2009, 08:22 AM
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For all the liberal haters out there, something to ponder

Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffee pot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With his first swallow of coffee, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe to take because some stupid commie liberal fought to insure their safety and that they work as advertised.
All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer's medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance - now Joe gets it too. He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and eggs. Joe's bacon is safe to eat because some girly-man liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.
In the morning shower, Joe reaches for his shampoo. His bottle is properly labeled with each ingredient and its amount in the total contents because some cry baby liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained. Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some environmentalist wacko liberal fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our air. He walks to the subway station for his government-subsidized ride to work. It saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees because some fancy-pants liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor.
Joe begins his work day. He has a good job with excellent pay, medical benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some lazy liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe's employer pays these standards because Joe's employer doesn't want his employees to call the union. If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed, he'll get a worker compensation or unemployment check because some stupid liberal didn't think he should lose his home because of his temporary misfortune.
Its noon time and Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay somebills. Joe's deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some godless liberal wanted to protect Joe's money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before the Great Depression.
Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae-underwritten mortgage and his below-market federal student loan because some elitist liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his lifetime.
Joe is home from work. He plans to visit his father this evening at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive. His car is among the safest in the world because some America-hating liberal fought for car safety standards. He arrives at his boyhood home. His was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers' Home Administration because bankers didn't want to make rural loans. The house didn't have electricity until some big-government liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural electrification.
He is happy to see his father, who is now retired. His father lives on Social Security and a union pension because some wine-drinking, cheese-eating liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn't have to.
Joe gets back in his car for the ride home, and turns on a radio talkshow. The radio host keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. He doesn't mention that the beloved Republicans have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day.Joe agrees: "We don't need those big-government liberals ruining ourlives! After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have."
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Old 06-19-2009, 12:28 PM
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Cradle to grave Nannies. Who could ask for anything more?
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Old 06-19-2009, 12:33 PM
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Cradle to grave Nannies. Who could ask for anything more?
LOL, but which protections would you want to scrap?
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Old 06-19-2009, 12:38 PM
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I'll have to get back to you. I'm at work.
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Old 06-19-2009, 12:51 PM
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I'll have to get back to you. I'm at work.
You better come up with several or, YOU ARE A LIBERAL!
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Old 06-19-2009, 01:02 PM
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you are more than welcome, Joe. glad i could help.
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Old 06-19-2009, 03:55 PM
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"All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer's medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance - now Joe gets it too."

If I remember correctly Med. Bennies came about because Feds froze pay raises during WWII. Industry came up with the idea to compensate employees another way. (Government distorting the market place.)

"He walks to the subway station for his government-subsidized ride to work. It saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees because some fancy-pants liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor."

Again, government meddling in the free market. Left alone might the market have developed transportation on it's own. We'll never know now.

"Joe begins his work day. He has a good job with excellent pay, medical benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some lazy liberal union members fought and died for these working standards."

Millions of Americans enjoy these benefits with out being members of any union. Some did since before unions, during union formation, and do today.

"If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed, he'll get a worker compensation or unemployment check because some stupid liberal didn't think he should lose his home because of his temporary misfortune."

These things used to be taken care of by local charities and churches. If everyone wasn't being taxed at the rate we are there might be enough in their pockets to help their neighbors .

"Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae-underwritten mortgage "

We see where that got us!

"his below-market federal student loan because some elitist liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his lifetime"

Again, without interference from outside influence, would the market have taken care of it? We don't know.

"The house didn't have electricity until some big-government liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural electrification."

This one I'll go along with. Just like the roads that he drove on to get to his Dad's house, infrastructure is an acceptable place for government to be involved. That would also include standards for food, meds, water air, etc.

"His father lives on Social Security and a union pension"

If he had arranged with his employer to be paid what the employer had to pay into SS and if he had not had to pay union dues would he have been able to afford to save enough to be in better shape now? And would his son Joe have more in his pocket to help out his poor old Dad?

"Joe agrees: 'We don't need those big-government liberals ruining ourlives! After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have.' "

Now that right there is what I would call irony.

That's the best I can do today, please don't call me a liberal.
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Old 06-19-2009, 04:15 PM
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I'm speechless,

I won't call you a liberal if you don't want.
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Old 06-19-2009, 04:18 PM
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If it wasn't for the government and the insurance companies, I wouldn't need the bastards.

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Old 06-19-2009, 05:36 PM
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If it wasn't for the government and the insurance companies, I wouldn't need the bastards.

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That's what I'm sayin'.
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