Owner of 40ft sign saying 'Democrats are parasites' took $1 million in govt. farm subsidies.

[TrollBuster9090]

Source: The Kansas City Star

The Raytown farmer who posted a sign on a semi-truck trailer accusing Democrats of being the “Party of Parasites” received more than $1 million in federal crop subsidies since 1995.

But David Jungerman says the payouts don’t contradict the sign he put up in a corn field in Bates County along U.S. 71 Highway.

“That’s just my money coming back to me,” Jungerman, 72, said Monday. “I pay a lot in taxes. I’m not a parasite.”

Crop subsidies are different, he said. When crop prices dip below a certain point, the federal government makes up the difference with a subsidy payment.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/21/2033746/party-of-parasites-author-took.html#ixzz0rh5IjYtH

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Here we go again. Another Teabagger in a state of denial about taking government handouts. "It's 'different' when I do it."

In the best example of Orwellian language I've ever seen, the narrative that the 'something for nothing crowd' appears to be settling on is that it's okay to receive money from the government if you're rich, but not if you're poor.

Missouri farmer David Jungerman painted a 40ft sign on the side of a semi-trailer on his farm asking: "Are you a producer or a parasite? Democrats-party of parasites."

When The Kansas City Star pointed out that, according to govt. records, Jungerman has received over a million dollars in farm subsidies since 1995, his answer was "THAT'S DIFFERENT."

Apparently, it's okay to mooch money from your fellow taxpayers if you pay taxes, but not if you don't. So, how's about we give everybody on welfare a little bit extra to pay some taxes? In the farm subsidy system, if crop prices drop below a certain point, the taxpayers make up the difference.

Hey, that sounds like a nice racket to me, but I don't understand why I can't use it in my adventures on the stock market. Can't I buy some stocks, and if the price goes up I'll keep the difference. And if the price goes down, the government will pay the difference so that I don't actually lose money?

Oh come on guys! How about it? It only sounds fair, given that the economy NEEDS people who invest in the stock market. And I pay lots of taxes, especially when my stock picks go UP.

What about all those people who bought houses at inflated prices, and now they're worth less than they paid. Can't we get some FARM SUBSIDY action going there so that the taxpayers can make up the difference between what they paid and what the houses are worth now?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. Pays "alot of taxes" I wonder just

how much... I doubt it is a million

[LiberalFighter]

4. No way has he paid out anywhere's that much in taxes

in the time period he received a million dollars.

[Blue_Tires]

2. kick

[Wapsie B]

3. “That’s just my money coming back to me,” is the standard way people like him rationalize

farm subsidies. In their mind there is no hypocrisy at all. They simply refuse to acknowledge it.

[time_has_come]

5. I love this! nt

[MidwestTransplant]

6. Shocker

[roxiejules]

7. He Who Casts the First Stone

My Grandma used to say ~

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.



:hi:

[Divine Discontent]

8. what a flippin'

PARASITE!

[Capitalocracy]

9. I'm so proud to be a Kansan

we sure do know how to keep things interesting

EDIT: Oops, seems he's on the Missouri side. Daggum bushwacker!

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. Kansas farmers are at the top of the farmer welfare list

They get more in subsidies than Missouri farmers.

[zbdent]

10. probably calls himself a "self-made man", too ...

[tabasco]

12. Time to end gubmint handouts to these parasites!

END FARM SUBSIDIES NOW! LET THE FREE MARKET CONTROL!

[Wapsie B]

18. Simply amazing how people like this espouse the virtues of the free market.

But god help us all if they ever really have to be subjected to it. Either you want capitalism or you don't. That's a yes or a no.

[madinmaryland]

13. The "Something for Nothing" teabagger crowd strikes again!!

[stevenleser]

14. My Republican/Teabagger acquaintances wonder why I am always criticizing them and their statements

ITS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT MAKE SENSE, OK??

:rant:

[wordpix]

15. just like the senior teabagger I spoke with on "spit on black Congressmen day" in DC

Got into a discussion with one of these in denial people and asked if he was on Medicare, b/c he looked at least 65. He said yes, and "what of it? I paid into the system for years." We had a little debate about widening Medicare to include younger people but of course, this guy is right because he's getting his and screw the rest. :sarcasm:

[Javaman]

16. Meh, another moron tea bagger.

so what else is new?

[TalkingDog]

17. buh..but he sells BABY furniture...how can he be a bad guy?

http://www.babeetenda.com/

I'll bet the babies shown on this website don't take tax dollars either.....