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In reply to the discussion: my heart is breaking. my daughter is turning into a republican [View all]RedSpartan
(1,766 posts)One whose business is connected in large part to the auto industry. At one point, they stopped paying themselves so they could keep paying their employees, but eventually even that was too much and they had to let a couple guys go. In the last few years, though, they have seen their healthcare costs stabilize and seen business pick up to the point where they may have to hire more help. They thought Bush was an embarrassment and honestly can't fathom how anyone would vote for Romney over Obama.
On the other hand, a couple acquaintances of mine have recently married very rich young men - - like, private jet having, never worked a day in their lives and will never have to rich. Every Facebook post is either pictures of them flying off to their latest "vacation" or anti-Obama vitriol. They weren't this way beforehand; their own families tell me they are "brainwashed" now by money. Sad.