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Ruby the Liberal

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6. I love the way you put that.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 12:44 PM

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Rules for the poor (courtesy of Jane Devin) [View all] redqueen Jul 2012 OP

The poor must be given less and less or they'll lose their incentive to work. Scuba Jul 2012 #1

I love the way you put that. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #6

nice! fishwax Jul 2012 #7

+1 HiPointDem Jul 2012 #20

Well that's spot on, isn't it? AllyCat Jul 2012 #33

It's simple, isn't it? Gormy Cuss Jul 2012 #2

K&R for the satire - n/t coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #3

I'm pretty sure this isn't satire.... nt riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #39

Unfortunately, the powers that be like feudalism, y'see. PDJane Jul 2012 #4

yep heaven05 Jul 2012 #15

I think that came from this blog.... Klukie Jul 2012 #5

Thanks! redqueen Jul 2012 #9

no problem.. Klukie Jul 2012 #11

The poor should not be seen or heard lunatica Jul 2012 #8

And, their pain chervilant Jul 2012 #10

It always amazes Democrats how republican people don't seem to mind large companies... BlueJazz Jul 2012 #12

The results of years of mental programming of the populace. NT Trillo Jul 2012 #13

I was about to post that exact article here... backscatter712 Jul 2012 #14

I want to know xxenderwigginxx Jul 2012 #16

Walgrens Vanje Aug 2012 #41

That is A Spot-On Piece, Ma'am The Magistrate Jul 2012 #17

like a leech loves bare skin. Ken Burch Jul 2012 #25

Self delete truedelphi Jul 2012 #18

So much of what you say is true: truedelphi Jul 2012 #19

Bookmarked felix_numinous Jul 2012 #21

When people say you shouldn't give money to "bums" because they just spend it on booze, progressoid Jul 2012 #22

I always say it's my job to give. knitter4democracy Jul 2012 #23

Exactly my position Scootaloo Jul 2012 #26

I used to think that way until I volunteered first in a program for street kids and then Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #35

"Are There No Workhouses?" Ken Burch Jul 2012 #24

K&R We could make poverty a rarity so easily and so cheaply. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #27

I shut mr right wing brother in law up DonCoquixote Jul 2012 #28

I had a friend who's pet peeve was people on food stamps that would buy one cheap item brewens Jul 2012 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #30

I like how in the last part of the article Hydra Jul 2012 #31

I have to laugh about a pair of people (that I like) that I know who post lots of anti-Obama/Liberal zbdent Jul 2012 #32

kick redqueen Aug 2012 #34

Du rec. Nt xchrom Aug 2012 #36

Kick and rec! hifiguy Aug 2012 #37

Most of the rich are destroying the climate & the lives of those to come. raouldukelives Aug 2012 #38

Poor laws have a LOOONNNNGGGG tradition in the British nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #40