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chervilant

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Fri May 17, 2013, 06:49 AM

May 2013

who came in yesterday to see my boss, who'd gone to measure a kitchen for cabinets. This guy started ranting about welfare fraud and I countered that the banking crooks have cost taxpayers far more, and might be much more deserving of our ire. He went off on Bill Clinton, and when I asked for details (re his erroneous claim about the affordable housing act and who passed it), he reverted back to the bankers and tried to aver that it was "government's fault." He did seem to get that banks have played a big role in our economic crisis.

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All of my conservative FB friends "liked" the Elizabeth Warren meme about prosecuting banks [View all] Recursion May 2013 OP

Like the guy chervilant May 2013 #1

Ask any merchant who deals with lines of credit Mopar151 May 2013 #2

there is a lot of potential political common ground Yo_Mama May 2013 #3

It is. We need to find a rhetoric that doesn't polarize this Recursion May 2013 #4

On climate issues as well. I've met many rurally as of late who have had a change of opinion on it. raouldukelives May 2013 #6

When the idea finally breaks through truebluegreen May 2013 #8

This woman is a powerhouse. Le Taz Hot May 2013 #5

Agreed jollyreaper2112 May 2013 #7

K&R woo me with science May 2013 #9

Unfortunately she's part of a minority. progressoid May 2013 #10

Back when they first started talking about bailouts... ljm2002 May 2013 #11