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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 06:31 PM Oct 2012

Ryan: Put Gramps to Work

Paul Ryan implied today that the key to solving the problem of the 47% is to get them jobs. Only the vast majority of those people either do have jobs or are retired. Video after the jump



Needless to say, the vast majority of the 47% either have jobs or do not have them because they are retired. 44% of the 47% are elderly people who have various tax credits tied to Social Security benefits. So presumably we’re not trying to them off their butts and back into gainful employment. Most of the rest are people who have jobs but don’t make enough to pay income tax credits or are employed with low incomes and get tax rebates because they have children.


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Ryan: Put Gramps to Work (Original Post) kpete Oct 2012 OP
Put Gramps to Work, Throw Grandma off a Cliff, Way to Go After the Senior Vote There! AndyTiedye Oct 2012 #1
Make this an OP and I'll rec it. trof Oct 2012 #3
Someone has to greet people at Walmart... porphyrian Oct 2012 #2
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