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6. DNC needs to include this as part of our platform.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Mar 1, 2017, 03:23 PM

Mar 2017

Because as it stands, I know a bunch of republican voters who fall squarely into this demographic. They're voting against their own best interests, partially because we don't broadcast that it's a democratic ideal and mostly because Fox Noise tells them that Rs are good and Ds are bad.

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Retirees could face poverty not seen since Great Depression [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2017 OP

This is just the beginning. DK504 Mar 2017 #1

Precisely Sherman A1 Mar 2017 #2

Well, U.S. had a NEGATIVE savings rate at times before 2008. Hortensis Mar 2017 #14

. . . their solution is likely "Get Rid of Retirement; Problem SOLVED!!". HughBeaumont Mar 2017 #3

Better create jobs then. Oops, not gonna happen. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2017 #4

Who'd they vote for? DownriverDem Mar 2017 #5

You got it. See below. ffr Mar 2017 #7

Yup workinclasszero Mar 2017 #11

DNC needs to include this as part of our platform. ffr Mar 2017 #6

Prior to Social Security and then Medicare NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #8

Someone posted a graph here once on Medicare hibbing Mar 2017 #10

If I recall the numbers correctly NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #13

i'm pretty sure i'll die on the job barbtries Mar 2017 #9

It's young people he's going to fuck over... JHan Mar 2017 #12

yep yep yep yep yep world wide wally Mar 2017 #19

good golly miss molly onethatcares Mar 2017 #15

Jan 2016 when last- GREAT Admin pushed this and here's today, more Republicans screw Americans Sunlei Mar 2017 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author bucolic_frolic Mar 2017 #17

At least Paul Ryan and Louie Ghomert will be alright and that's all that matters world wide wally Mar 2017 #18

history has shown time and time again... Javaman Mar 2017 #20