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28. Yes. I think this is the main reason. nt

Sun May 14, 2017, 04:15 PM

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Why Does the GOP Want the Middle Class to be Poor? [View all] McCamy Taylor May 2017 OP

But also so that we're too busy trying pnwest May 2017 #1

I agree. Especially voting using reason Hayduke Bomgarte May 2017 #2

It's a good strategy Turbineguy May 2017 #3

Yup. It's greed and a lust for power. Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #11

It's a delicate balance Phoenix61 May 2017 #5

Bingo! Worktodo May 2017 #13

That's where the last pot of money there is to steal. dem4decades May 2017 #8

Because desperate people will work for whatever pittance is offered. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #9

Yes. I think this is the main reason. nt marybourg May 2017 #28

When the broad middle class has no money, who will continue to drive democratisphere May 2017 #10

They want the middle class to have less influence Cirque du So-What May 2017 #12

I don't think that they want them to be poor, it's just that they no Blue Meany May 2017 #14

Exactly right. The elites no longer fear socialism. Voltaire2 May 2017 #30

They want a two class society. WinstonSmith00 May 2017 #15

re: "He lied." discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2017 #16

First, they want their money .. ananda May 2017 #18

Sick Systems Syndrome. H/t to Issendai, who wrote this document politicat May 2017 #19

Most people are working class, not 'middle' leftstreet May 2017 #20

It's zero sum to them NastyRiffraff May 2017 #21

They want a slave class. CrispyQ May 2017 #22

The Feudal System was the most stable economic sytem... alittlelark May 2017 #23

Conservatives look at everything through the same filters rufus dog May 2017 #24

Because the middle class get involved politically Calculating May 2017 #25

That's right. KeepItReal May 2017 #27

Middle class equals lost profits SHRED May 2017 #26

Redistribution of wealth. PdxSean May 2017 #29