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deutsey

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4. “information about inequality also makes respondents trust government less”

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 10:39 AM

Apr 2015

Well, who is out there making the case that government isn't always, as Reagan put it, the problem?

For decades, a lot of Democrats have joined Republicans in repeating the mantra "Government Bad...Government Bad...Government Bad" as they jump aboard the privatization bandwagon.

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Ugh. The worse inequality gets, the more people agree with Republicans [View all] geek tragedy Apr 2015 OP

Makes me think of this: corkhead Apr 2015 #1

This highlights yet again why we MUST address inequality NOW. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #2

more than address, we need to fix it. But we have to do it by not "redistributing" but geek tragedy Apr 2015 #3

We should call it REVERSING the redistribution from the middle class back to the middle class.. cascadiance Apr 2015 #7

“information about inequality also makes respondents trust government less” deutsey Apr 2015 #4

god almighty, people is stupid... dhill926 Apr 2015 #5

Here is what Democrats are afraid to say out loud: world wide wally Apr 2015 #6

Racism. moondust Apr 2015 #8