republicans and tea party politicians also get free entitlements, for roger peterson it’s inaccurate (and also way to easy) to assume ONLY dems push welfare. any govt official that publicly speaks against entitlements acts differently in private. they have no problems in giving themselves plenty of entitlements, so it’s hard for me to take them seriously (democrat, republican, i don’t care).

if they speak against govt run healthcare know that they get FREE govt healthcare.

both repub & dems voted to give themselves an automatic yearly pay raise with no performance evaluation and regardless of whether their constituents think they deserve a raise. automatic $5K added to salary every year.

congress has suggested changing the retirement age for all americans from 65 to 70/75. they can retire at age 50 and collect a *government* pension (they don’t need a 401k)

g.w. bush told the public don’t rely on govt/social security – save up your own IRA or 401K. every pres, whether dem or repub, only has to work 4-8 yrs. when they retire they get an *unlimited* amt of money (bush & clinton are the highest spenders on frivolous things – all paid for by your taxes).

congress has cut funding for public transit saying it should be privatized. they have their own FREE govt-run subway just for them in DC.

they also get 62 days off paid in addition to 3 weeks vacation.

there is no “battle” b/w dems and repub when it comes to lining their own pockets. they are capable of being bi-partisan. thinking only one party is supporting the welfare system is not a smart way to make america better.

Or perhaps welfare itself is unconstitutional.