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onyourleft

(726 posts)

4. NPCs.

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 05:19 PM

Dec 2012

Just yesterday I read that in Washington seniors are referred to as NPCs, nonproductive citizens. It matters not at all what one contributed in the past.

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It's looking less likely that I'm going to be eating crow [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 OP

I keep hoping I am wrong. Evergreen Emerald Dec 2012 #1

I know the feeling timesamillion Dec 2012 #9

no more raises for Congress nor the adminstration Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #2

The President disagrees fredamae Dec 2012 #5

And who's footing their salary - WE ARE. Panasonic Dec 2012 #6

I am angered fredamae Dec 2012 #15

I sure do hope that the second term Obama is better than first term Obama Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #10

Like the Clinton second Term....? formercia Dec 2012 #11

any time Obama sits down at the table he forgets which side he is on Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #12

...and more likely that seniors will be eating dog food n/t leftstreet Dec 2012 #3

NPCs. onyourleft Dec 2012 #4

dog and cat food is no longer cheap Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #13

No more canned cat food for us. Hatchling Dec 2012 #14

I notice the same people who were saying "There's no evidence he offered chained CPI" are now HiPointDem Dec 2012 #7

And after that they'll be saying that he got us the best deal that he could get. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #8