From my liberal friend, Kent:
A Day in the Life of Joe Middle-Class Republican
Joe gets up at 6:00 AM to prepare his morning coffee. He fills his pot with good, clean drinking water because some liberal fought for minimum water quality standards. He takes his daily medication with his first swallow of coffee. His medications are safe to take because some liberal fought to insure their safety and that they work as advertised.
All but $10.00 of his medications are paid for by his employer’s medical plan. Because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance, now Joe gets it too. He prepares his morning breakfast — bacon and eggs this day. Joe’s bacon is safe to eat because some liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.
Joe takes his morning shower, reaching for his shampoo. His bottle is properly labeled with every ingredient and the amount that is contains because some liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and the breakdown of its contents. Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some tree-hugging liberal fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our air. He walks to the subway station for his government-subsidized ride to work; it saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees. You see, some liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor.
Joe begins his work day; he has a good job with excellent pay, medicals benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe’s employer meets these standards because Joe’s employer doesn’t want his employees to call the union. If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed he’ll get worker’s compensation or an unemployment check because some liberal didn’t think he should loose his home to temporary misfortune.
It’s noon time. Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay some bills. Joe’s deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some liberal wanted to protect Joe’s money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before the depression.
Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae underwritten mortgage and his below market federal student loan because some stupid liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his lifetime.
Joe is home from work. He plans to visit his father this evening at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive to dads; his car is among the safest in the world because some liberal fought for car safety standards. He arrives at his boyhood home. He was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers Home Administration because bankers didn’t want to make rural loans. The house didn’t have electric until some big government liberal stuck his nose where it didn’t belong and demanded rural electrification (those rural Republican’s would still be sitting in the dark).
Joe is happy to see his dad, who is now retired. Joe’s dad lives on Social Security and his union pension because some liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn’t have to. After his visit with dad, Joe gets back in his car for the ride home. He turns on a radio talk show. The host keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. He doesn’t tell Joe that his beloved Republicans have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day. Joe agrees, “We don’t need those big government liberals ruining our lives.
After all, I’m a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have.”
unemployed he\’ll get worker\’s compensation or an unemployment check
because some liberal didn\’t think he should loose his home to temporary
misfortune.
It\’s noon time. Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay some
bills. Joe\’s deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some
liberal wanted to protect Joe\’s money from unscrupulous bankers who
ruined the banking system before the depression.
Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae underwritten mortgage and his below market
federal student loan because some stupid liberal decided that Joe and
the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more
money over his lifetime.
Joe is home from work. He plans to visit his father this evening at his
farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive to dads; his
car is among the safest in the world because some liberal fought for car
safety standards. He arrives at his boyhood home. He was the third
generation to live in the house financed by Farmers Home Administration
because bankers didn\’t want to make rural loans. The house didn\’t have
electric until some big government liberal stuck his nose where it
didn\’t belong and demanded rural electrification (those rural
Republican\’s would still be sitting in the dark).
Joe is happy to see his dad, who is now retired. Joe\’s dad lives on
Social Security and his union pension because some liberal made sure he
could take care of himself so Joe wouldn\’t have to. After his visit with
dad, Joe gets back in his car for the ride home. He turns on a radio
talk show. The host keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives
are good. He doesn\’t tell Joe that his beloved Republicans have fought
against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day. Joe
agrees, “We don\’t need those big government liberals ruining our lives.
After all, I\’m a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of
themselves, just like I have.”
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