Huffpost : John Hoskins, Vietnam combat Veteran was repeatedly air-dropped into the jungle behind enemy lines, foot amputated, suffering from diabetes and confined to a wheelchair : "I'm one of the leeches of Romney's 47%"

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Mitt Romney. the coward that dodged the draft with the ridiculous excuse of being a "Mormon Missionary" but demonstrated for the War. Mitt wants to impose taxes on the 47% of poorest Americans.

Romney preaches that he is a self-made man, a Horatio Alger Story, a "rags to riches", but in fact he received a fortune from his father during his youth and early marriage and many years before his father died. George Romney helped Mitt to become a multi-millionaire. Mitt Romney and his wife were moochers and parasites living off George Romney's big fortune ( Governor of Michigan and Head of American Motors ).

And Mitt Romney was part of that 47% that he despises, that are "dependents", and that do not pay taxes. He did not pay taxes for many years, while receiving money from his Dad.

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Disabled Veteran 47 Percenter: 'I Guess I'm One Of The Leeches On The System' September 20, 2012


Disabled Veteran 47 Percenter: 'I Guess I'm One Of The Leeches On The System'

Some excerpts :

CAMDEN, N.J. -- John Hoskins is not proud of his dependence on government. He scrapes by on a $900 monthly check from the Veterans Administration and $16 in food stamps. Sometimes he struggles just to pay his utilities and keep food in the fridge.

Hoskins, 67, enlisted in the Army's elite 101st Airborne division in 1963 and saw two harrowing years of combat in Vietnam, where his reconnaissance unit was repeatedly air-dropped into the jungle behind enemy lines. Today he is disabled, suffering from diabetes and confined to a wheelchair. A month ago, his left foot was amputated due to a blood infection.

He readily admits that he is among the 47 percent of Americans that pay no federal income taxes and rely on government assistance -- a group derided as freeloaders by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in comments secretly recorded at a high-priced fundraiser in May.

"I guess I'm one of the leeches on the system," he said. "But look at me. What can I do?"

But Hoskins rejects Romney's contention that he will vote for President Barack Obama "no matter what" to keep his benefits flowing. He is sour on politicians of both parties.

"I'm not in the bag for anyone," he said. "I'm not voting for either of those guys."

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