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In reply to the discussion: America is Dead [View all]jwirr
(39,215 posts)30. I would like to hide also. But I have to watch for the next shoe to fall. Which safety net program
will be stripped to get more money for our wars? Who will be starving tomorrow? Who will commit suicide because he can no longer provide for his family?
I need to watch because someone needs to witness the fall of our nation. Someone has to ring the fire alarm.
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Koch brothers wanted the senate bad- paid people to steal for senate, didn't care about referendums
J_J_
Nov 2014
#53
In the case of Arkansas, at least, minimum wage was a state constitutional issue
Art_from_Ark
Nov 2014
#66
I would like to hide also. But I have to watch for the next shoe to fall. Which safety net program
jwirr
Nov 2014
#30
He sure did. We saw him start when he was Gov of California and we were living there.
mnhtnbb
Nov 2014
#15
Yes, it has been. And it's not just about R, D and I. It is a dying country falling behind the
RKP5637
Nov 2014
#16
You've nailed it. Too many people have stopped thinking for themselves or using their
mnhtnbb
Nov 2014
#44
See the US Red-Blue MAP with the 'Ring of Fire Midterms' video and article on DU Front Page today
appalachiablue
Nov 2014
#37
Yes it is. I am going to disconnect from the news for awhile. It's too draining and I
locdlib
Nov 2014
#39
And in the meantime Germany provides a free college education, advancements in fast rail
jillan
Nov 2014
#43
Meet "halfway"? Compromise does not mean we give and give and give and you say no and no and noan
uppityperson
Nov 2014
#77