Shove personal responsibility in their face

[TwixVoy]

I was talking to a right winger I used to work with the other day.

She makes about 40-50K and was crying about how taxes are destroying her and she can't afford anything. She is republican to the core.

Here is why she can't afford anything:

1. She takes vacations out of the country at least twice a year.
2. She bought WAY too much house.
3. She uses credit cards for everything.
4. She bought a new car - and bought too much car for her income.
5. She has no savings to speak of, nor does she make any attempt to save.

FYI - when I say "bought" above that means "financed".

She is in debt up to her neck.

Who's fault is it though? Everyone else other than her.

This is the common theme I notice among those who are so unhappy with Obama. It's HIS fault they are in massive debt. It's his fault their financial lives are in chaos.

Funny these people want to talk about personal responsibility, but have none themselves.

Me thinks though dost protest too much....

[COLGATE4]

1. They think 'taxes' are just the government 'stealing' their money.

The government fairy actually is the one that pays for all the services they receive. So, it's just so unfair that the gov't dips their hand into the RW's pocket. Unfair, I tells ya!

[chemp]

2. voting against their betterment

These people believe FOX news when they are told the wealthy are more important. Talk radio says that $60k IS the top 2% wage earners, and that Obama has raised taxes everyday since he came to Washington.
They believe what they are told

[RC]

3. Ask her how much she pays in taxes, then

ask her how much her monthly payments are for everything.

[Cairycat]

4. My family of four lives on rather less -

like 38K - and taxes are the least of our worries. It's the damn high, ever increasing prices that make our situation precarious. Groceries and the high cost of health insurance (with increased deductibles and co-pays), as well as other insurance increases, are eating up any gains we make. To make less than 50K and carry a lot of debt is insane!

No, as far as I can see, it's the greed of corporations that threaten the well-being of the middle class, not taxes to support government programs that provide the safety net.

[zbdent]

5. and watch ... she'll scream all about the "socialist" Obamacare ...

but when she's broke, she'll use the system that she fought so hard against, saying "I earned it!" ...