Cynical beyond the pale! Disingenuous defense of uncommonly twisted thinking about what people are like and how the poor enjoy NOT working, won't lift a finger . . . . This American impression about people on welfare is VERY SAD.
Grassley says what all rich people think, sadly. Orin "I am an-ass-hole" Hatch says the government spend "trillions" (a ridiculously excessive "estimate" of government spending on entitlements for the poor) to "help people who won't help themselves, won't lift a finger."
The ideology is clear, and is GOP through and through: rich people must get the wealth so the money can be used virtuously. What? Do the poor tell YOU how to spend? No, of course not, they have no political or economic power.
Wow! This is a truly ugly, sad, and WRONG ideology! Is is absolutely NOT CHRISTIAN.
Showing NO UNDERSTANDING OF HUMANS!
Merry Christmas to you, fu*kers!
Should we allow for someone to defend the comments . . . and Grassley fails miserably to defend his comment.
"Grassley says his ‘booze or women or movies’ comment was taken out of context"
By Kyle Swenson and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. Morning Mix December 4, 2017
"On Monday, Grassley said his point about the estate tax had been taken out of context and sought to expound on his thoughts.
“My point regarding the estate tax, which has been taken out of context, is that the government shouldn’t seize the fruits of someone’s lifetime of labor after they die,” he said in a statement. “The question is one of basic fairness, and working to create a tax code that doesn’t penalize frugality, saving and investment. That’s as true for family farmers who have to break up their operations to pay the IRS following the death of a loved one as it is for parents saving for their children’s college education or working families investing and saving for their retirement.”"
Sorry "Grass", you do not get a pass on your ideology of the poor lazy people of America.
And Orin Hatch defense might be worse! He said he can't get the money for CHIPS unless we cut other entitlements. Why not spend $700BILLION on weapons! We do not use or need $700BILLION of weapons if we would just use what we have more intelligently!
"No, Sen. Orrin Hatch didn't say he wanted poor people to die"
by Becket Adams | Dec 4, 2017
"If you were on social media this weekend, and you checked in on prominent pundits and reporters, chances are high you saw a story alleging a major Republican senator said sick children do not deserve government aid because they are lazy.
It's simply not true. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, did not say he was uninterested in rescuing funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Here's what's happened:
Hatch said in reference to welfare spending in general: “I have a rough time wanting to spend billions and billions and trillions of dollars to help people who won’t help themselves, won’t lift a finger and expect the federal government to do everything.”
Senator "I-am-an idiot" Hatch, two things:
#1. you aren't appropriating trillions for the poor, you are appropriating trillions for DoD (wepaons) and the rich; and,
#2. you say the poor are unwilling to lift a finger to get out of poverty in a capitalistic system YOU RIGGED FOR THE RICH!
You are absolutely an idiot indicting all poor people as unwilling to work to lift themselves out of poverty! You are a fool!
Becket Adams, YOU do not understand what Orin thinks and means or the meaning of his comments. No, Mr. Adams, it is not a lie, it is an interpretation of meaning and intent. YOU, Mr. Adams are defending the indefensible. Orin Hatch's intent is clear. Poor people do not earn help.
Mr. Adams you can go with Hatch wanting to fund CHIP as his way out of condemning poor people I won't.
Was Orin quoted out of context? I think I know what Orin meant and it was not intended well for the poor or anyone getting entitlements.
"“I happen to think Chip has done a terrific job for people who really needed the help. I’ve taken the position here for my whole Senate service: I believe in helping those who cannot help themselves but would if they could. [OK, but put some money in the program!]
“I have a rough time wanting to spend billions and billions and trillions of dollars to help people who won’t help themselves – won’t lift a finger – and expect the federal government to do everything. [OK, Orin, which ones of the poor do not want to help themselves, and why don't they help themselves? Have you studied your own question? Can you identify these sloths?]
“Unfortunately the liberal philosophy has created millions of people that way [It's the "Liberal Philosophy" that creates sloths? Or is it a poorly written welfare system?], who believe everything they ever are or hope to be depends upon the federal government rather than the opportunities that this great country grants them. And I’ve got to say, I think it’s pretty hard to argue against these comments.” [Not really since you don't use any FACTS, psychology or sociology to support condemning these unknown sloths!]
Hatch also said that he did not “know anybody here who is not going to support Chip when we bring it up and I am one who wants to make sure we bring it up”.
Argument over Hatch’s meaning accelerated on Sunday after Scarborough, a former Republican congressman turned MSNBC host, tweeted and linked to Chip the portion in which Hatch lamented government spending on “people who won’t help themselves”.
In response to critics who said he had taken the remarks out of context, Scarborough wrote: “Some are saying I posted a misleading quote about Sen[ator] Hatch. I disagree. After saying that he started the Chip program, he then says there isn’t any money for it. This on a night he voted to plunge America $1tn deeper in debt for corporate tax cuts.
“He then plays a cartoon version of a GOP senator by saying it’s all those poor people getting welfare benefits that are bankrupting us, when anyone with basic knowledge of the federal debt knows this is a lie.
“Then after saying children’s health insurance is important but there’s no money for it, Hatch says the Senate will eventually get to it. But later suggests it’s not the be-all-end-all. His vote showed it’s certainly not as important for tax breaks for the richest among us.”"
It is obvious what the old man, Orin Hatch sees in the poor taking welfare. Orin sees sloths everywhere.
