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maddiemom

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20. Around 1980 something really reversed in this nation. We'd been making progress with

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 12:34 AM

Nov 2013

integration and the war on poverty, to name a few things. Then, suddenly, (not to name names) government WAS the problem. I really think some of the liberal ideas taking hold were too fast for a number of citizens. For them, it was a relief to slow down. Although programs with a "Socialist" basis had saved us during the Depression and are still highly popular, the right wing has devoted a lot of effort to make "Socialism" a scary word and mix it up with Communism as in the former USSR at its worst.

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raising minimum wage will not help PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #1

Yes it will, there are many steps in the equation. sheshe2 Nov 2013 #7

No it will not PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #8

So, what is your solution? The Global Corps seem to think no minimum wage works just fine sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #9

It is a shame PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #11

Thank you sabrina. nt sheshe2 Nov 2013 #12

Yes I do want to see a prosperous middle class. sheshe2 Nov 2013 #14

You are correct PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #16

No gains? Seriously? sheshe2 Nov 2013 #18

Middle class has not become minimum wage workers PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #21

By whose definition??? happyslug Nov 2013 #26

Let me clarify PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #27

When Working Class is an Option, half of the "Middle Class" opts for it. happyslug Nov 2013 #28

Raising the minimum wage has effects beyond paychecks for the poor. jeff47 Nov 2013 #29

That is what we call inflation PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #30

Only if the economy is already running at or near capacity. jeff47 Nov 2013 #31

supply vs demand PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #34

Your first sentence is utterly and completely false. jeff47 Nov 2013 #36

..... PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #37

Pointing to the same wrong things does not make them right. jeff47 Nov 2013 #38

we have very different views on this PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #39

So balsa is stronger than steel? jeff47 Nov 2013 #40

we are going nowhere PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #41

The current unemployment rate is an unsupported statistic? jeff47 Nov 2013 #42

That is exactly what is happening and there is no mechanism to stop it, so Egalitarian Thug Nov 2013 #44

Wall Street just broke another record but Republicans keep saying "We're broke". Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #15

Ok. PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #17

Easy. Raise taxes on the rich but then let them claim payroll as a business deduction.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #19

Isn't payroll already a deduction? PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #22

It got to be more of an expense thanks to changes in the tax code.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #23

"unspent profits tax", exactly. The best way that I know of to accomplish it is a Egalitarian Thug Nov 2013 #46

The purpose of an "unspent profits tax" is to get business to invest in R&D as well. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #47

k&r... spanone Nov 2013 #2

Recommended. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #3

K & R giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #4

I think we do, she.. Cha Nov 2013 #5

Yes... sheshe2 Nov 2013 #6

Clean the effing house! Iliyah Nov 2013 #10

The Republicans claim it's from two things... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #13

Around 1980 something really reversed in this nation. We'd been making progress with maddiemom Nov 2013 #20

Interesting perspective. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #33

Typical GOP response: "Then why are immigrants beating down our doors trying to move here?" ErikJ Nov 2013 #24

CONgress is too busy counting its offshored Billions, to worry about peons starving in the streets! blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #25

We DO need to raise the minimum wage. k&r n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #32

a friend sent this to me to "like" on FB. i do not know if it does any good, but i "liked" it. seabeyond Nov 2013 #35

Thank you sebeyond, sheshe2 Nov 2013 #43

KICK!! REC! Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #45