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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts) Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:36 AM Aug 2012

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Romney: Thriving Poland has “lifted the heavy hand of government”

I wish someone in the US would "lift the heavy hand of government."

Polish government spends more of national GDP than America

Polish government guarantees health care to all its 38 million citizens

Polish government fully funds state university educations

How's this for small government? Poland gives women $300 for each baby they have, doubling that sum for poor families

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Romney: Thriving Poland has “lifted the heavy hand of government” (Original Post) cthulu2016 Aug 2012 OP

Mitt Romney is not very smart. It was another gaffe from a guy living in "Soviet Union" mindset JaneyVee Aug 2012 #1

Just because he's rich doesn't mean he's not ignorant. PDJane Aug 2012 #2

I guess that answers the question: marybourg Aug 2012 #3

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

1. Mitt Romney is not very smart. It was another gaffe from a guy living in "Soviet Union" mindset

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:38 AM

Aug 2012

PDJane

(10,103 posts)

2. Just because he's rich doesn't mean he's not ignorant.

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:44 AM

Aug 2012

In fact, he is more ignorant than most because his money and his religion protect him from too much knowledge.

marybourg

(12,631 posts)

3. I guess that answers the question:

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:44 AM

Aug 2012

"Why Poland?". He wanted to be able to say that.

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