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(3,953 posts) Tue Aug 9, 2016, 04:16 PM Aug 2016

Bernie Was Right: Billionaires Are Getting Richer, Middle Class Continues To Get Screwed

We’re in the middle of a so-called economic recovery, but the bottom 99% of earners aren’t feeling it. In fact, the only people who are doing better today are the already wealthy citizens who are watching their incomes soar higher than ever. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

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Bernie Was Right: Billionaires Are Getting Richer, Middle Class Continues To Get Screwed (Original Post) GoLeft TV Aug 2016 OP

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Great post, Bob. Seems you left out a few GOP presidents in between emulatorloo Aug 2016 #2

Thanks for posting this, really appreciate it. emulatorloo Aug 2016 #3

Great but... ecodeathmarch Aug 2016 #4

yes, mentioned for the past 8 or so years by many of our esteemed elected. Sunlei Aug 2016 #5

Might I point out that Bernie neither originated nor popularized this meme? Nitram Aug 2016 #6

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emulatorloo

(46,155 posts)

2. Great post, Bob. Seems you left out a few GOP presidents in between

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Tue Aug 9, 2016, 04:23 PM

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who really really really helped out the 1%.

emulatorloo

(46,155 posts)

3. Thanks for posting this, really appreciate it.

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Tue Aug 9, 2016, 04:29 PM

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ecodeathmarch

(34 posts)

4. Great but...

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Tue Aug 9, 2016, 04:30 PM

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the idea that Bernie invented and gets credit for the notion that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer is like 🙄

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

5. yes, mentioned for the past 8 or so years by many of our esteemed elected.

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Tue Aug 9, 2016, 04:36 PM

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a raise of OUR Federal minimum wage would be a nice start to fix inequality, but our worse Congress in history ignores 'the people'. perhaps this election the voters won't vote for them again.

Nitram

(28,072 posts)

6. Might I point out that Bernie neither originated nor popularized this meme?

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Wed Aug 10, 2016, 08:18 AM

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