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lostnfound

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20. There is no longer any cushion in the middle class economy
Sat Aug 4, 2018, 12:16 PM
Aug 2018

The issue is people are treated like serfs not whole human beings.
It doesn’t have to be like that, but the owners want to squeeze every drop they can from a parched middle class.

by the way, the kids that are raised by those parents will be the nurses who take care of you in your old age and the workers funding your social security checks. None of us pay “into”our own accounts, we pay for the older generation, so that we don’t have sidewalks filled with starving elderly.

Look at societies like Japan that has such a low birth rate because it is too expensive to raise kids. There is actually an element of service to society in raising a kid.

As one commenter notes: "Remember when you used to see cans in local stores... Beartracks Aug 2018 #1
That is right. Only Democrats know how to make things work. rusty quoin Aug 2018 #2
I like those feel good stories. This article has made me think Demovictory9 Aug 2018 #3
My Sister Is a Retired School Teacher Leith Aug 2018 #4
I remember that as well - it was during the Reagan years oberliner Aug 2018 #22
there are acts of kindness KT2000 Aug 2018 #5
not seeing how the car fits in that hfojvt Aug 2018 #6
Nope. I'm sorry. kcr Aug 2018 #7
decades of seniority hfojvt Aug 2018 #14
You seem to be the one who has selective compassion. Not me. kcr Aug 2018 #16
Paid maternity leave is for the kid. KitSileya Aug 2018 #8
I think slavery is barbaric hfojvt Aug 2018 #11
WTF does slavery got to do with it? KitSileya Aug 2018 #18
Well that was an amazingly odd comparison to make JHB Aug 2018 #21
Both genders can usually take maternity leave LSFL Aug 2018 #9
I am a slave, or at least a lower class hfojvt Aug 2018 #12
Ah. Here is the clue. KitSileya Aug 2018 #19
+1 thanks for fighting this and calling it what it is. Nt Corvo Bianco Aug 2018 #26
You are not a slave, and making the comparison is sheer bizzaro speak JHB Aug 2018 #23
Congrats for outing yourself. Boomerproud Aug 2018 #30
Additional context makes allows a clarity. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #39
Think of It This Way Leith Aug 2018 #13
thinking of school does not really help hfojvt Aug 2018 #17
So what, just because you haven't been lucky enough to find the right person yet... moriah Aug 2018 #25
I think Republican Underground would suit you better. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #34
probably a good thing you are unmarried and childless. panader0 Aug 2018 #36
Perhaps your employer should hire more people Generic Brad Aug 2018 #15
There is no longer any cushion in the middle class economy lostnfound Aug 2018 #20
I'd rather be a homeless guy, alone, living in a broken car in a church parking lot than be mean. hunter Aug 2018 #32
As a childfree person musette_sf Aug 2018 #33
They are having kids treestar Aug 2018 #37
K&R ck4829 Aug 2018 #10
It's the latest version of "A Thousand Points of Light." GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #24
When I read the article from the OP, I thought of that moment when his son (GWB) said... Garrett78 Aug 2018 #31
That's the problem with charity Turbineguy Aug 2018 #27
That's why I never cared for the ending of "It's A Wonderful Life"... regnaD kciN Aug 2018 #28
Well, there is the alternative lost ending to the movie... lunamagica Aug 2018 #29
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Aug 2018 #35
🤯 Separation Aug 2018 #38
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