Then again, getting something for nothing is a concept that MTV should be familiar with.

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Chamber of Commerce President Rupert Dorey said getting something for nothing was "indefensible".

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Yet today, many prominent economists insist on pulling off an economic rabbit hat trick when they propose getting something for nothing.

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Are there enough Americans (even if not literally 47 percent) hell-bent on getting something for nothing such that the Republic is doomed?

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At first glance which is more than the average citizen gives it it does appear that we are getting something for nothing.

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The concept is all about getting something for nothing.

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And it's really -- I mean, what is remarkable about it, it's not even -- I mean, if it were just symbolic and it took a few hours, but it's taking days, because they're clearly spending an enormous amount of time twisting arms and getting votes together for something that achieves nothing.

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