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Prophet 451

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17. Of course not

Reply to Rectangle (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 08:13 PM

Dec 2011

Like the Tories over here, Newt has fully embraced a classist view where the poor are poor due to their own fault while the rich don't need to learn the "dignity of work" because their parents raised them right.

I cannot express how much this bullshit makes me want to hit somebody.

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It's simple [View all] yuiyoshida Feb 2021 OP

Just a guess here but XanaDUer Dec 2011 #1

It's for poor kids, so they learn their proper place in society early-on. eShirl Dec 2011 #2

But rich kids *already* understand the dignity of work, because they ... um, they ... eppur_se_muova Dec 2011 #3

+1 000 000 000 kestrel91316 Dec 2011 #7

Ain't that the truth. Shamefully AllyCat Dec 2011 #16

Newt: this is not about "our" kids, it's about "their" kids Enrique Dec 2011 #4

No. They are rich, therefore better than poor children. Kingofalldems Dec 2011 #5

Rich kids have parents who have worked hard for their money sibelian Dec 2011 #6

Only the poor.... lindac007 Dec 2011 #8

The lesson he is trying to teach is biblical. God makes some vessels for dishonor. WingDinger Dec 2011 #9

Trust Fund Kiddies don't need to learn the value of hard work. Ikonoklast Dec 2011 #10

I think this is something Obama and the Dems can dig up next fall , and get a LOT of milage Rectangle Dec 2011 #11

Poor, working class, MINORITY kids; I'l bet they really mean. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #12

When they feel like it, the rich kids can use the poor kids to scrub toilets, or else the poor do it saras Dec 2011 #13

Provide opportunities for their parents. Then the kids have a role model, and we have an economy./nt jtuck004 Dec 2011 #14

My guess is that the answer is "no." The Genealogist Dec 2011 #15

Of course not Prophet 451 Dec 2011 #17