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Re: A lesson in socialist irony!

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From: 3082 Dead
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:32
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On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:55:52 -0700, Billy wrote:

> In article <bc33185sbjbgb7b8mlntl3s4si973sp1as@4ax.com>,
>  Steve <stevencanyon@yahooooo.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:25:40 +0000 (UTC), 3082 Dead <dead@gone.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> >On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:08:16 -0500, Libertarian Lilly wrote:
>> >
>> >> A lesson in  irony: The U.S. Food Stamp Program, administered  by
>> >> the U.S.
>> >> Department of Agriculture, is actually proud of the fact it is
>> >> distributing the greatest amount of free meals and food stamps ever.
>> >> They even  advertise how to access the program on Mexican  TV!
>> >> Meanwhile,  the National Park Service, administered by the U.S.
>> >> Department of the Interior,  asks us to "Please Do Not Feed the
>> >> Animals." Their stated reason for the policy  is because the animals
>> >> will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to  take care of
>> >> themselves. This ends today's lesson.
>> >> 
>> >Gee, a record number of people who need public aid in order to just
>> >survive, and you DON'T see this as a colossal failure of the free
>> >market system?
>> 
>> Actually it's a colossal failure of the Democrats social programs that
>> teaches lazy losers like Zepp that he has a right to be taken care of.
> 
> And a colossal success for Republican corporate welfare programs that
> protect fraudulent investment bankers, even if it does leave workers
> without jobs, homes, or a retirement income.

Steve is a pathetic parolee living in a single-wide on one of the 
shabbiest parts of Florida.  He likes to amuse himself by pretending to 
be a rich man and antagonizing everyone with a phony class warfare.  Back 
before we realized he had some pretty serious emotional issues, I often 
wondered if he was a left-wing provocateur. 
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