Do most liberals really think that Republicans?

Do most liberals really think that Republicans really want to completely shut down:
Social Security
Medicare
Public Education/Schools
Welfare
Food Stamps

Do you really believe that?

Anonymous2011-08-09T17:29:05Z

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well i do not think this
this sounds like liberals ..

Stiffler2011-08-10T01:23:48Z

In the 1930s, many people were too proud to accept welfare of any kind.

The modern Left thinks that everything (food, a home, a job, health care, education, a high minimum wage even) are all things they're entitled to, that they don't have to even work for.

The Republicans don't want to destroy safety net programs, they just want to reduce the rate of annual increase to something where we don't have to borrow 43 cents of every dollar to pay for our entitlements. At that rate, our nation will be bankrupt in 10 years or less.

Democrats label Republicans as "extreme" for simply doing exactly what Standard & Poors, Moody's, The Bowles-Simpson commission, the CBO, the GAO, China, and every responsible group evaluating our nation's finances advises.

Republicans push for what they recommend.
Democrats keep spending.

Until 2012 anyway.

ndmagicman2011-08-10T00:31:59Z

Do I 'think' that? No.
Do I know that for a fact because those cuts are actually in the Republicans budget plan and have been voiced by a number of Republicans publicly? Yes.

Tania2011-08-10T00:52:48Z

to ask that would be the same as asking if I believe republicans. since they have claimed to want just that.

so do I believe republicans? the answer is no.

if they say things not to be believed then they clearly don't want to shut them down. if their goal is to be taken seriously, then yes. they do really want to shut down at least 3 of the 5.

?2011-08-10T00:35:04Z

Yes, yes they do. One just needs to read their comments once a week to see that they spread misinformation all the time. If they even read Paul Ryan's debt plan they would see that that was not what he proposed at all. Yet, I blame the liberal media more for feeding them the lies.

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