Here are the 5 lies the Republicans would like you to believe:
 (1) Democrats have allowed the poor not to work, while receiving 
handouts paid by middle-class taxpayers. Baloney. Almost all welfare 
programs now require recipients to be working. We now have the highest percentage of working poor since data have been collected.
 (2) Democrats have exempted the poor from paying taxes. Wrong. Poor 
Americans pay sales taxes (comprising 30% of all government revenues), 
which take a bigger bite out of their incomes than anyone else’s, and if
 they work they pay Social Security taxes. 
 (3) Democrats support
 government welfare for illegal immigrants. Wrong. Undocumented workers 
aren’t eligible; in fact, most have to pay into Social Security although
 they won’t be collecting it on retirement. 
 (4) The recent surge
 of illegal immigration is due to Democratic support for “amnesty.” 
False. It’s due to the drug war (which Republicans have long championed)
 moving into Central America.
 (5) Obamacare is a huge handout 
from the middle class to the poor. Wrong again. It saves money by 
reducing costs of emergency room care, and its only tax (2.8% on capital
 gains) falls almost entirely on the wealthy.
Don't believe everything they are feeding you on TV.  The Republicans have been out of touch for so long they don't represent the vast majority of Americans today.  Believe it or not, they could recapture the majority vote in Congress again if we don't do what we know is right.  Vote out the Do-nothings this November. 
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