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hfojvt

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44. most of the income is NOT going to the top

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 03:25 PM

Apr 2016

unless you broaden the definition of "top". The top 10% gets 50% of the national income. The top 1% only gets 20%. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023937994

As far as what we spend money on. I am guessing that our country spends billions on tattoos and more billions on coffee. Yep, $1.6 billion. http://www.statisticbrain.com/tattoo-statistics/

$13.6 billion on coffee. http://www.coffeereview.com/americans-spending-more-on-coffee/

We spend a lot more than that on public schools, libraries, universities, and parks.

I mention coffee though, because a local hospital is having a health fair, and for some reason they think they need to give away free coffee at it, so I had to make the damned coffee. There always seems to be free coffee. Staff meeting? Free coffee. Customer appreciation day was yesterday, the sign said "enjoy a free cup of coffee in the lobby".

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7 years! [View all] MrScorpio Apr 2016 OP

Great graphic! I'm sick of the idiots who say the two parties are the same! Squinch Apr 2016 #1

Me too! Liberal_in_LA Apr 2016 #93

And also the idiots who jimlup May 2016 #100

Yep. So many idiots, so little time! Squinch May 2016 #113

Same here. Hortensis May 2016 #109

Just a moment, please. I thought Obama was a neocon. A Third Way neoliberal. This doesn't add up. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #2

Me too! JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #5

No, but the TPP is a neo liberal deal. liberalnarb Apr 2016 #31

Nope. That's your definition. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #35

Especially the ones who live overseas. n/t libdem4life Apr 2016 #71

... but not the ones who live entirely in the artificial reality of their twisted minds. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #73

Strange reply. Have to parse that one a little extra. n/t libdem4life Apr 2016 #76

You're SO sweet! dchill May 2016 #102

A tad over the top, don't you think? Whatevs. n/t libdem4life May 2016 #117

LOL hay rick Apr 2016 #83

How! Our other trade agreements have cost us good jobs (that have been replaced by JDPriestly Apr 2016 #94

I think every seven years democrats forget how shitty La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2016 #48

My line is that Democratic Presidents generally disappoint me slightly whereas GOP ones invariably Warren DeMontague May 2016 #106

Living in a democracy is disappointing La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #115

+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #119

K&R... spanone Apr 2016 #3

Yes he did a great job Andy823 Apr 2016 #4

I don't think anyone on here is saying continuing what Obama has done would be a bad thing. liberalnarb Apr 2016 #36

Couldn't have said it better...! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #107

Yes those 10s of millions of us who never recovered from the crash fasttense May 2016 #111

So is the solution to sit out the presidential election and allow the White House to Squinch May 2016 #114

You left off the 4,000 plus innocent people killed with drone strikes. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #6

Thanks for bringing a balanced perspective. nt MrScorpio Apr 2016 #7

The Goldilocks "liberal" - no Democrat has ever been good enough. yallerdawg Apr 2016 #9

So what are insinuating? That we should only discuss the good things? rhett o rick Apr 2016 #15

You need to Andy823 Apr 2016 #20

The best thing to happen to the Sanders' legacy and "movement" .. yallerdawg Apr 2016 #25

Yep, us anti everything people want results not words. zeemike Apr 2016 #41

I would like to see something between swooners and haters Skittles May 2016 #103

I'd be willing to bet dollars to holes in donuts that within DAYS of a Sanders inauguration ... Hekate Apr 2016 #61

Thankfully, there won't be a Sanders inauguration. baldguy Apr 2016 #96

I doubt Sanders would waste a couple years trying to play nice with repukes Skittles May 2016 #104

Find myself agreeing with you all over the place, Andy! LOLOL! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #108

Bernie does support The Obama Drone Policy, rick. liberalnarb Apr 2016 #38

Liberalnarb. sheshe2 Apr 2016 #86

well in that perspective hfojvt Apr 2016 #40

Japanese internment? NT 1939 Apr 2016 #23

ouch.. yuiyoshida Apr 2016 #37

FDR and the sainted Earl Warren NT 1939 Apr 2016 #43

Correct and couple of addtional things Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #13

Sanders supports the drone war JI7 Apr 2016 #47

you have proof of this? shanti Apr 2016 #56

Several links for your delectation Hekate Apr 2016 #63

Thanks for the links Hekate! sheshe2 Apr 2016 #87

"All of that and more" -- Bernie Sanders, when asked by Chuck Todd if he would use drones betsuni Apr 2016 #51

Post removed Post removed Apr 2016 #84

The number I've quoted has come under question. I quoted the number that rhett o rick May 2016 #101

Its certainly a good graphic, but I also like to imagine the bread lines that were avoided BootinUp Apr 2016 #8

Yes, let's inject a little reality in this thread. passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #27

quick takes on the issues you raise BootinUp Apr 2016 #39

The problem with not enough support is who it comes from passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #45

Yes, actually Obama did start the revolution. sheshe2 Apr 2016 #88

The revolution started before Obama. I think the real revolution passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #89

Obama did far more that he is given credit for. sheshe2 Apr 2016 #90

I know Obama has accomplished a lot passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #91

most of the income is NOT going to the top hfojvt Apr 2016 #44

Sorry, I should have said profit, not income. n/t passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #46

you did say profit hfojvt Apr 2016 #50

Well we aren't talking normal bennefits here passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #53

any capital gains they get from that, and dividends hfojvt Apr 2016 #57

capital gains are taxed at a much lower rate than income n/t passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #60

and so are dividends hfojvt Apr 2016 #68

Sarcastic comment about DU followed by emoji. Rex Apr 2016 #10

The Uninsured rate under Bush is deceptive rurallib Apr 2016 #11

k & r! lovemydog Apr 2016 #19

+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #120

He made a promise to the gay community that he would do right by us Politicub Apr 2016 #12

I was skeptical about this when Obama picked warren La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2016 #49

I had forgotten about that name. Politicub Apr 2016 #52

Yup, as I said I was totally wrong to be skeptical La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2016 #54

How about an honest assessment, and not one that would make a fawn blush . . FairWinds Apr 2016 #14

Don't go on ... JoePhilly Apr 2016 #77

Just imagine what he could have done PatSeg Apr 2016 #16

It would also help if he were a progressive. passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #28

I think at his core, PatSeg Apr 2016 #64

the most important thing that needs to be done passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #65

Yes PatSeg Apr 2016 #75

FDR is one of my heroes, but FDR was not God.The rewrite of history on FDR could get to be as bad... Hekate Apr 2016 #66

That was very well said PatSeg Apr 2016 #74

Why is congress like that though?? angrychair Apr 2016 #85

Oh definitely PatSeg Apr 2016 #97

It's been an excellent two terms for President Barack Obama..... George II Apr 2016 #17

"And to think that the RWNJs were afraid that Obama was going to destroy America!" Plucketeer Apr 2016 #18

Don't forget about some of the Andy823 Apr 2016 #21

Well - truth be told Plucketeer Apr 2016 #32

President Obama has more than lived up to my expectations.. mountain grammy Apr 2016 #22

+1 Hekate Apr 2016 #69

Well said, mg... Surya Gayatri May 2016 #110

+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #121

Spectacular! shireen Apr 2016 #24

Yes, but what has he ACCOMPLISHED? (sarcasm) NT PBass Apr 2016 #26

I am proud and happy that this man in our President Gothmog Apr 2016 #29

Kick. (n/t) Iggo Apr 2016 #30

The fact is Obama saved America. SunSeeker Apr 2016 #33

+ 1 ... my neice too. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #79

K&R ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #34

Great thread. Really sums it up. forest444 Apr 2016 #42

K&R! betsuni Apr 2016 #55

Barack Obama was the right President at the right time. jillan Apr 2016 #58

great jlarson Apr 2016 #59

Nice to see you. That's a great graphic. Hekate Apr 2016 #62

Best president of my lifetime...it's not even a close question alcibiades_mystery Apr 2016 #67

Unemloyment numbers are total BS SusanLarson Apr 2016 #70

It has gotten better in many ways PowerToThePeople Apr 2016 #72

Obama will end up in the top tier of all Presidents. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #78

I swear Soxfan58 Apr 2016 #80

I still think Obama is lovely! Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2016 #81

Me too, Rosa!! ailsagirl Apr 2016 #82

The fool, larry elder, says its weakest recovery ever. Cant stand to see a black man succeed Liberal_in_LA Apr 2016 #92

And there are those who would like to erase it all & start from scratch. baldguy Apr 2016 #95

Could have been a lot worse. JEB Apr 2016 #98

We've certainly come a long way over those years GOPblows431 May 2016 #99

"Destroy America"? Fuck, I only wish I'd had some liquid cash to put in the stock market early 2009. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #105

We're supposed to believe these numbers mean anything to people. Madmiddle May 2016 #112

Great graphic underpants May 2016 #116

Is there still time to repeal the 22nd Amendment? Califonz May 2016 #118