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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo... they are going to slash food stamps and everyone magically doesn't have a job yet?
But... but... the Tea Party, Republicans, media, and others just say we need to cut the safety net and then everyone will find a job, the unemployment rate will plunge, prosperity for all, the streets will be paved with gold, and more.
And yet the only thing I'm seeing is more people, a lot of people who have jobs, wondering how they are going to eat, isn't that weird?
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So... they are going to slash food stamps and everyone magically doesn't have a job yet? (Original Post)
ck4829
Nov 2013
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Mika
(17,751 posts)1. If we also cut the min wage to zero, unemployment would be zero.
Problem solved.
ck4829
(37,513 posts)2. That actually is the argument of David Barton
Mika
(17,751 posts)3. And Michelle Bachman.
