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LuvNewcastle

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33. I'm afraid you're right.

Mon Mar 24, 2014, 10:07 AM

Mar 2014

Things are going to have to get very bad before we see things get any better. How much worse can it get? A LOT worse, and it will have to get very dire before people finally get off their asses and demand change.

The scary part is, the longer we wait, the harder it's going to be to turn things around. People act as if we can get up and change our situation anytime we please, but that's not the case. The people in charge have been planning for that eventuality for a very long time, and they're very confident that they can win a confrontation with large numbers of people. Why else would they be as bold as they are? They're telling us that this is the way it's going to be and daring us to do something about it. We think we've been seeing some hard times, but we ain't seen nothing yet.

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Overwhelming Evidence that Half of America is In or Near Poverty [View all] xchrom Mar 2014 OP

Yes, Delphinus Mar 2014 #1

This makes me want to weep. Control-Z Mar 2014 #2

me too hfojvt Mar 2014 #76

one question all politicians and officials should be made to answer reddread Mar 2014 #3

This question should be ask during all Town Hall meetings this election season. DhhD Mar 2014 #15

Give me one advantage that allowing billionaires gives to a society. Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #17

Wondering what percentage of them vote republican. . . B Calm Mar 2014 #4

It sure wasnt the butler, was it? reddread Mar 2014 #5

Sadly they believe the repug lies newfie11 Mar 2014 #6

Public option? Renogiate NAFTA? reddread Mar 2014 #54

As long as repugs rule the house newfie11 Mar 2014 #63

So repugs are to blame for TPP? eom Kermitt Gribble Mar 2014 #67

just the repug voters reddread Mar 2014 #72

would you wish poverty on Republican voters? reddread Mar 2014 #7

wtf B Calm Mar 2014 #8

my thoughts exactly reddread Mar 2014 #11

you know you could simply try asking the poster to clarify their meaning magical thyme Mar 2014 #12

that blame the victim shit says it all reddread Mar 2014 #14

Perhaps you can clarify something Oilwellian Mar 2014 #31

thanks for the chuckle reddread Mar 2014 #34

Is there a reason you won't answer my question? n/t Oilwellian Mar 2014 #35

not really reddread Mar 2014 #37

Could it be because... Oilwellian Mar 2014 #38

did someone eat your breadcrumb trail? reddread Mar 2014 #40

I don't think most will believe I'm the one who's lost Oilwellian Mar 2014 #41

I knew you were holding a brush reddread Mar 2014 #44

Well, thank you for giving my question some thought Oilwellian Mar 2014 #45

Do you labor under the impression that you converse? tkmorris Mar 2014 #46

+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #69

victims of capitalism. eom PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #43

They are victims of a society that offers very little for a safety net etherealtruth Mar 2014 #70

Yes, GWB said in a speech that the American people, who voted him in for another term, gave DhhD Mar 2014 #16

a number of stretches there reddread Mar 2014 #22

The answer to your first question is butterfly77 Mar 2014 #26

WTF does wishing have to do with anything? redqueen Mar 2014 #32

So you blame the ignorant, possibly right wing (please cite #'s) poor for the problems of poverty reddread Mar 2014 #42

I blame ALL republican voters. redqueen Mar 2014 #52

I have a hard time blaming truly stupid people for being stupid fools reddread Mar 2014 #53

for NAFTA? n/t reddread Mar 2014 #55

Can you not read so well? Is that the problem? redqueen Mar 2014 #57

In general, more wealthy people vote Dem, but the hyper-wealthy lean slightly repub... Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #48

never mind their voting in the booth reddread Mar 2014 #50

Exactly, and this applies to corporations as well... Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #56

More wealthy people vote Dem? Republicans get more of the poor? YoungDemCA Mar 2014 #59

Not nearly as much as the wealthier half of Americans... YoungDemCA Mar 2014 #58

Under these circumstances we should not be pushing for new free trade deals. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #9

+1 xchrom Mar 2014 #10

Thank you! Well put! tea and oranges Mar 2014 #65

This is the result of a brutal class war. ananda Mar 2014 #13

I beg to differ Doctor_J Mar 2014 #19

like Bill Hicks said- there never was a War. reddread Mar 2014 #20

The French aristocracy thought it was over too. jeff47 Mar 2014 #64

No one is depressing any turnout here... elzenmahn Mar 2014 #75

These are stunning statistics - TBF Mar 2014 #18

The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Mar 2014 #21

Grim stuff. But we need to talk about lost airplanes. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #23

Putin n/t reddread Mar 2014 #24

putin + lost plane = BENGHAZI1!!?!1 NT Javaman Mar 2014 #27

"In or Near Poverty" and yet no politician including the President speaks Autumn Mar 2014 #25

In Obama's lexicon there are no poor, only those 'Struggling to become middle class.' Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #49

Hell, let's make it 75 percent! woo me with science Mar 2014 #28

the same author already tried that once hfojvt Mar 2014 #77

"Inequality for All" earthside Mar 2014 #29

I'm afraid you're right. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #33

Deflation accelerates. earthside Mar 2014 #36

I agree with all of that. It's similar to watching a train wreck in slow-motion, LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #39

Thanks for reminding meabout "Inequality for All"...I just watched online snappyturtle Mar 2014 #62

This is why ProSense Mar 2014 #30

Too bad the ones who could do something...... DeSwiss Mar 2014 #47

DURec leftstreet Mar 2014 #51

That is how a plutocracy works and you can thank Reagan and Nixon for it! Rex Mar 2014 #60

The land of moral, ethical, and financial bankruptcy Blue Owl Mar 2014 #61

K & R. historylovr Mar 2014 #66

Those "poverty studies" in the 50s were brutal as well. Things like being able to afford a coat. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #68

Thats all most people have to read or hear samplegirl Mar 2014 #71

I was f*cking amazed to discover that I am not considered "poverty level" by federal guidelines JAbuchan08 Mar 2014 #73

This is ONE BIG REASON why... elzenmahn Mar 2014 #74