Sharon Angle Taking Handouts

Sept. 28th, 2010


The unbelievable hubris of Nevada republican senatorial candidate Sharon Angle is revealed:


"Angle’s campaign acknowledged to Nevada journalist Jon Ralston Monday that both the candidate and her husband receive health care from the federal government. Spokeswoman Ciara Matthews said in a statement: “Mr. Ted Angle receives his pension through the (federal) Civil Service Retirement System. While it is not supplemented by the federal government, current civil servants pay into the program to pay the schedule of those already retired – much like how the Social Security Program works today. Mr. Angle does not qualify – nor does he receive Social Security benefits. His health insurance plan (the Federal Employee Health Program), which also covers Sharron, is a continuation of what he was receiving while he worked for the federal government.”


She has said that the poor and desperate are "spoiled" for thinking that government has a responsibility to assist them. She has suggested that social security should basically be phased out. She has alluded to "2nd Amendment" solutions to political disputes in this country. She thinks the government should never tell us what to do unless, of course, she approves. Her overarching view of the invasive threat posed by almost any government involvement in the finances of American citizens is the core of her Tea Party appeal. There is one exception to that. She and her husband get to take the money.