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32. Malaise, Thank you for posting this...

Sun Apr 15, 2018, 10:57 AM

Apr 2018

It IS a must read. I've sent it out to some friends...friends who feel the same way I do. The people who need to read it are those f'ing so-called "born agains" who I grew up with (in Texas) who go to church every Sunday, say "Praise the Lord".

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America once fought a war against poverty now it wages a war on the poor -Must Read [View all] malaise Apr 2018 OP

Thank you, Malaise. This article says it all, a must read! wendyb-NC Apr 2018 #1

Sharpton had a good interview with Joe Biden a few minutes ago malaise Apr 2018 #4

Off to Greatest with you! Nt raccoon Apr 2018 #2

K&R... druidity33 Apr 2018 #3

It's always about money and greed. Duppers Apr 2018 #5

+1. Rich people must have everything, and poor people must die. dalton99a Apr 2018 #9

Ever since Reagan made it fashionable to spit on the poor. radliberal Apr 2018 #6

republican jezus loves the rich Achilleaze Apr 2018 #7

Make them work for food dalton99a Apr 2018 #8

Well given that the vast majority are his so called base malaise Apr 2018 #10

I remember the war on poverty mountain grammy Apr 2018 #11

Yup. The War on Poverty was an American anomaly. SunSeeker Apr 2018 #15

Social Security and Medicare cut the poverty rate in half. mountain grammy Apr 2018 #19

Yes indeed. nt SunSeeker Apr 2018 #21

The "war on poverty" continued a bit longer than that. PETRUS Apr 2018 #36

Very good article.. mountain grammy Apr 2018 #37

Thanks. PETRUS Apr 2018 #39

Thanks for that link malaise Apr 2018 #41

Sure thing! PETRUS Apr 2018 #46

yes, a must read! G_j Apr 2018 #12

I am so tired of the cruelty of today's republican party. I truly believe they are trying to smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #13

Yep. My oldest son for years has been saying KPN Apr 2018 #22

K&R. Thanks for posting. KPN Apr 2018 #23

Me too, smirkymonkey... Upthevibe Apr 2018 #26

Agreed that they're trying to cull the herd. area51 Apr 2018 #43

Why is this not murder? dchill Apr 2018 #61

What really slays me is how many of the poor/working poor ARE Republicon. Amimnoch Apr 2018 #14

I know! Upthevibe Apr 2018 #27

This is result of a well financed propaganda campaign being broadcast 24/7. olegramps Apr 2018 #29

Recommended. H2O Man Apr 2018 #16

The line taken stright from "The Newsroom" DFW Apr 2018 #17

Booyah! "The first step in solving any problem KPN Apr 2018 #24

IMHO this is one of the best Upthevibe Apr 2018 #30

Great line malaise Apr 2018 #42

K&R... spanone Apr 2018 #18

Thank you Malaise! zentrum Apr 2018 #20

K&R! KPN Apr 2018 #25

We need to focus on the opiate problem in America CountAllVotes Apr 2018 #28

yep; the "opiate epidemic" is just part of the drug war scam to terrorize/incarcerate the masses; TheFrenchRazor Apr 2018 #53

Meanwhile... Anon-C Apr 2018 #31

Malaise, Thank you for posting this... Upthevibe Apr 2018 #32

Kick and recommend. bronxiteforever Apr 2018 #33

Imagine a school that decides there are only so many A's that can be earned. Beartracks Apr 2018 #34

This is an apt metaphor for the conservative philosophy FakeNoose Apr 2018 #45

You should add disabled persons StarzGuy Apr 2018 #35

+1 CountAllVotes Apr 2018 #60

K and R oasis Apr 2018 #38

thank you Malaise onethatcares Apr 2018 #40

This is a great article. PatrickforO Apr 2018 #44

You're right - I break it down to society or market malaise Apr 2018 #48

"making stuff to make us ill?" They are, Malaise. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2018 #64

We know about those killer foods but what happens when the same malaise Apr 2018 #65

That would indeed be the worse case scenario but.... KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2018 #66

+1,000 malaise Apr 2018 #67

Sorry, Malaise - just felt the need to rant a little. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2018 #68

K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 Apr 2018 #47

So damn true. On another note, this shift seems to be global. Recently watched I, Daniel Blake suffragette Apr 2018 #49

The Republicans Are Largely Responsible for Shifting the War on Poverty into a War on Poor People dlk Apr 2018 #50

Kicking for us way-out folks. raven mad Apr 2018 #51

Most of us can't believe what we're seeing malaise Apr 2018 #55

We have a lot of interaction with folks from British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. raven mad Apr 2018 #56

the rich deserve to be rich, the poor deserve to be poor; been going on since the 80s, TheFrenchRazor Apr 2018 #52

K&R Solly Mack Apr 2018 #54

the war on poverty ended with Reagan barbtries Apr 2018 #57

In 2015, 13.5% (43.1 million) of Americans lived in poverty Progressive dog Apr 2018 #58

Class Warfare!! bucolic_frolic Apr 2018 #59

Always want to include Newt Gingrich on the list.. Permanut Apr 2018 #62

I'm not a fan of religion, but if all religious people viewed the world as Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2018 #63