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tblue37

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2. And yet Arkansas Democrat mark Pryor feels pressured by his conservative
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 09:37 AM
Feb 2014

constituency to say that going to $10.10 is "too much, too fast."

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A meme for the terminally clueless: [View all] HughBeaumont Feb 2014 OP
Yep, $10.10 is a joke. Scuba Feb 2014 #1
And yet Arkansas Democrat mark Pryor feels pressured by his conservative tblue37 Feb 2014 #2
Prima facie evidence that the Democratic Party has been taken over by infiltrators. Scuba Feb 2014 #3
Or that they are such cowards that they are afraid to stand for anything, so they keep stupidly tblue37 Feb 2014 #4
Was talking with my grandchildren last night about the minimum wage. My grandson makes $10.25 jwirr Feb 2014 #5
I mean, do we take that risk or use this fear as an excuse to do nothing at all? HughBeaumont Feb 2014 #10
I did talk to them about putting money in the pocket of buyers to help fix the economy. And i agree jwirr Feb 2014 #11
Two things here: Spider Jerusalem Feb 2014 #6
You're just wrong. Chan790 Feb 2014 #7
College.. sendero Feb 2014 #12
I didn't say it wasn't the case. Chan790 Feb 2014 #13
I agree on both counts. However, this isn't Germany we live in. HughBeaumont Feb 2014 #9
Ouch! Rex Feb 2014 #8
What about grants and scholarships? CFLDem Feb 2014 #14
Grants are only available to people who are damned near starvation. HughBeaumont Feb 2014 #15
The yearly tuition for most colleges is more than someone at 10.10/hour, working 40 hrs / week, 52 chrisa Feb 2014 #16
As memes go. that's not a bumper sticker; it's a dissertation Orrex Feb 2014 #17
Bumper stickers are the snake oil of Luntz. HughBeaumont Feb 2014 #18
Still, it's in your interest to convey the sentiment clearly Orrex Feb 2014 #19
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