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Originally Posted by sterlingice
We definitely fit into your 35%.
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I'm not talking about the folks who use government money and then give back, I'm talking about the ones who demand their check and don't give back. It's one thing to use government assistance as a leg up, or when you truly need it (a true disability), or because you are giving service to our country (I don't think our veterans get anywhere near enough benefits for what they sacrifice for us, that's one area where I'd like to see spending increase), it's quite another to demand it as your just due and not care about the folks who work hard to provide it to you.
I think that number is higher than many of the folks here do, but I don't think it's anywhere near where Romney claims. As I said, any number between 5% and 35% without surprising me one bit.
I personally know people like this, I hear additional anecdotes all the time, you see the periodic interviews with them on the news, but no, I don't know precisely how big a number or how common it is.