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I didn't realize Rick Santelli had been a character on Mr. Show.

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To expand on the Scrooge McDuck comparison, <a href="http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20110417\/ap_on_el_ge\/us_trump_romney" target="_blank">Trump is bragging that the size of his pile of money is bigger than Romney's pile of money</a>.

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I like it!

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we had punk rock.

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The King of Saudi Arabia just spent upwards of 10 million dollars on his health problems, soon, we will be seeing life extension being given to the super rich so that they will forestall paying a death tax for 100's or 1000's of years.

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My friend just spend 10 years becoming a Canadian citizen, maybe more and more people will be leaving the US, leaving the rich and the rabble behind.

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1835 actually had many charitable health care institutions, including the first serious undertaking in caring for the mentally ill in Britain. The UKs trend toward universal health care was evident even back then, on the other hand in the United States at the same time was far worse with all you describe plus the added benefit of slavery.

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This proves no one would decide to become rich if the tax rate was 40% instead of 35%.

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The tiny part of me that's still optimistic thinks that Barry's just enacting a subtle strategy whereby he gives the GOP enough rope to hang itself.

Oooops...that tiny part of me just died.

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Yeah, them too. Wait, was it a SAG contract? Commies made that movie. Boycott!

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Let me see if I got this straight...Republicans ran against Medicare cuts in 2010 so they could cut Medicare in 2011.

Or am I putting too much faith in people to be able to remember from one year to the next?

Who am I kidding? There were Republicans on C-Span complaining about Medicare cuts (in "Obamacare" of course) just a couple of days ago, even AFTER Paul Ryan unveiled his plan. They don't even think people will remember from one day to the next.

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You would think it would be fun being a passenger in a clown car but then you notice there are no seatbelts.

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The idiots who made the Atlas Shrugged movie?

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Or brakes.

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Can I have that large muscular woman visit me instead? I have lube and it's been lonely out here.

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If their Medicare plan is as great as they say -- saves money, more choice for seniors (oh, now they're pro-choice!), saves the America, enables tax cuts -- if it does all that, why don't they want it for all seniors starting TODAY? Grow a pair Repubicans! Stand up and say no one in Medicare gets a free pass ... and no one gets out alive.

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