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Old 03-17-2012, 12:30 PM   #1
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Great line

"The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living."

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Old 03-17-2012, 01:02 PM   #2
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"The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living."
I believe there were about 132 million votes cast in the 2008 presidential election setting an all time participation record.

In 2010 on the heels of the recession there were about 154 million people working in the US, and that doesn't count the 50 or so million that are retired or on disability who either have worked or can't work.



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I believe there were about 132 million votes cast in the 2008 presidential election setting an all time participation record.

In 2010 on the heels of the recession there were about 154 million people working in the US, and that doesn't count the 50 or so million that are retired or on disability who either have worked or can't work.



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Old 03-17-2012, 02:25 PM   #5
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Jeff, you missed the point. The operative words are "vote for a living ". As in the Congress and the Senate and the rest of the nitwits that have ruined this democracy.

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Jeff, you missed the point. The operative words are "vote for a living ". As in the Congress and the Senate and the rest of the nitwits that have ruined this democracy.
You are correct. I wasn't paying attention and misread the quote

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