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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders: Do you know why millions of our people are stressed out? [View all]daleanime
(17,796 posts)92. Dear Lord, how could I've been so blind.....
the answer to our Nations problems is to, again, expect more from those who have less. Even as wealth and power settled into hands of the .1%......
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Playinghardball
Dec 2014
OP
Hmm, the .01% seems to have recovered X 1000 from all the charts I have seen.
Live and Learn
Dec 2014
#90
Not correct, in 40 years workers as an average have LOST $, bigtime...look it up.
drynberg
Dec 2014
#99
I think I'll fast 1 day a week and put the $ not spent on food into savings. Oops, a tooth went bad,
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#22
I know someone who is one of those irritating types that saved from their first job....
Spitfire of ATJ
Dec 2014
#31
cost of rent, groceries, natural gas for heating, education, taxes, health care,
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#43
hey, maybe they can do that in their car before clocking into their third job..
frylock
Dec 2014
#47
uh. huh. I am sorry you miss the point that saying "budget, save" is rather condescending to most of
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#64
oh, my god. How oblivious can you be? Do you not comprehend that 95% of Americans
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#67
So you disagree that there are millions of Americans who could be saving
taught_me_patience
Dec 2014
#35
There are roughly 1.5 million people out of 250 million wage earners who make over 90k.
Ash_F
Dec 2014
#36
My husband was fortunate enough to make it to that point at one point during his career.
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#49
We saved. The interest rate is far less than the inflation rate and that's in this time of low
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#40
You may have heard of Elizabeth Warren? Or do you think she is lying when she points out that
jtuck004
Dec 2014
#50
Are you out of you mind .. step into reality. People don't have any money to put away .. get it?
YOHABLO
Dec 2014
#68
I am sure you are well aware that median income is basically meaningless since living costs
Live and Learn
Dec 2014
#91
My grandparents were farmers. They did not have "savings" sitting around, but they owned
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#46
And the last 15 years the billionaires extreme greed has reached catastrophic levels.
Initech
Dec 2014
#8
31 years, the Reagan revolution ruined the New Deal intentionally.
Dont call me Shirley
Dec 2014
#11
I agree, but many on DU seem to think Reagan economics were not so bad, currently many DUers
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2014
#23
We have no retirement. We are trying to pay off our house before retirement so we have a roof over
Dont call me Shirley
Dec 2014
#14
Especially because 23% of the population is below 18 and not even working
taught_me_patience
Dec 2014
#44
Those of us who understand what the disparity in wealth could do not just to individuals who lose
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#88
Imagine the country we'd have if even a third of our leaders were on the same page as Sanders. k&r
polichick
Dec 2014
#42
Ten thousand? TEN THOUSAND?? In SAVINGS!? BAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
RadiationTherapy
Dec 2014
#54
Sorry but just like white people will never be able to understand being black, those
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#65
My husband made a good living for a while and made some friends that have a good
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#101
It's a reality that interferes with the illusion of being middle class...nt
Jesus Malverde
Dec 2014
#114