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PatrickforO

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1. You have some good points.

Reply to RepubliCON-Watch (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 01:29 AM

Mar 2016

Our current neoliberal America is a 'kick 'em while they're down' kind of place that nickels and dimes everyone to ensure that victims of grinding, unrelenting poverty stay in poverty.

People are willing to work really hard, but there's got to be a level playing field. There has to actually be a CHANCE that they will get ahead if they work very hard and do everything right. Otherwise, why bother?

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I wanted to share my post from the CA page(this isn't just a CA issue) [View all] RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 OP

You have some good points. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #1

Yeah it's a shame RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #4

There's a book called the 'rise and fall of neoliberal capitalism' that says the PatrickforO Mar 2016 #5

No offense but revbones Mar 2016 #2

Great Advice, thx! RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #3