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18. "Solidarity forever". Had that been true most of us would be a lot better off.

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 07:45 AM

Dec 2012

Too many honest to god middle class Americans turned their backs on Unions after they won them the lifestyle that they had come to take for granted.

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I remember the old definition of "Middle". You know, like the 50 yard line in football. [View all] Tom Rinaldo Dec 2012 OP

Actually his father was born there before him n/t Tom Rinaldo Dec 2012 #5

Thanks. I usually don't do football analogies... Tom Rinaldo Dec 2012 #14

I normally am not a real fan of 'em either--but yours was a GEM! MADem Dec 2012 #15

*Cough* They SIMPLIFIED the tax code. It's GOOD to make things simpler. Tom Rinaldo Dec 2012 #3

We almost had that back at the end of Reagan JHB Dec 2012 #16

Excellent point. 98th percentile is NOT "middle class" - downandoutnow Dec 2012 #6

very well written! renate Dec 2012 #7

k/r limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #8

Middle class =/= middle income. Igel Dec 2012 #9

Those are all good and fair questions, I agree Tom Rinaldo Dec 2012 #11

If 50K is the "true" middle, and we accept that people SoCalDem Dec 2012 #12

One kick in remembrence of prior Democratic Party campaign pledges. n/t Tom Rinaldo Dec 2012 #19