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In reply to the discussion: Obama is giving the speech liberals have begged him to give for four years. [View all]Renew Deal
(81,856 posts)2. The "takers" part stood out for me
"We, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity. We must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and the size of our deficit. But we reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future. For we remember the lessons of our past, when twilight years were spent in poverty, and parents of a child with a disability had nowhere to turn. We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few. We recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us, at any time, may face a job loss, or a sudden illness, or a home swept away in a terrible storm. The commitments we make to each other through Medicare, and Medicaid, and Social Security these things do not sap our initiative; they strengthen us. They do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take the risks that make this country great."
I don't know why so many people are so shortsighted on this.
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Obama is giving the speech liberals have begged him to give for four years. [View all]
kpete
Jan 2013
OP
Are you not grasping parallels between today's protests and past (Seneca Falls, Selma, Stonewall?
proverbialwisdom
Jan 2013
#77
In other words, you couldn't answer my question so you resort to lame insults.
forestpath
Jan 2013
#27
All you did was take the opportunity to condescend. Another poster managed to answer me
forestpath
Jan 2013
#40
Oh, please. You posted personally to me in the same message, don't know why you'd deny it.
forestpath
Jan 2013
#43
Aww, thank you for the affirmation, xtracritical. I appreciate it very much. :-)
Melinda
Jan 2013
#72
You may very well be right. But just think how much more enjoyable DU could be if every question...
Melinda
Jan 2013
#71
Whatever the President may want to do he still has this lame obstructionist RepubliCON Congress
xtraxritical
Jan 2013
#57