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In reply to the discussion: Overwhelming Evidence that Half of America is In or Near Poverty [View all]Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)56. Exactly, and this applies to corporations as well...
Both parties represent the same few people. The contest is not over what they will DO, but over which group will get the chance to enrich themselves by representing the elite.
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Yes, GWB said in a speech that the American people, who voted him in for another term, gave
DhhD
Mar 2014
#16
So you blame the ignorant, possibly right wing (please cite #'s) poor for the problems of poverty
reddread
Mar 2014
#42
In general, more wealthy people vote Dem, but the hyper-wealthy lean slightly repub...
Demo_Chris
Mar 2014
#48
The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us
cantbeserious
Mar 2014
#21
In Obama's lexicon there are no poor, only those 'Struggling to become middle class.'
Demo_Chris
Mar 2014
#49
I agree with all of that. It's similar to watching a train wreck in slow-motion,
LuvNewcastle
Mar 2014
#39
Those "poverty studies" in the 50s were brutal as well. Things like being able to afford a coat.
Spitfire of ATJ
Mar 2014
#68
I was f*cking amazed to discover that I am not considered "poverty level" by federal guidelines
JAbuchan08
Mar 2014
#73