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Coventina

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32. I understand your point, but I still disagree.

Reply to MichMary (Reply #31)

Tue Sep 12, 2017, 05:04 PM

Sep 2017

What if we had a society where we didn't HAVE to depend on rich people's philanthropy?

What if grifting your way to a fortune was not allowed?

What if the rich paid their fair share into the common good?

Then maybe children could get the life-saving surgeries they need WITHOUT having to depend on the good nature of the 1%.

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Reflections on a weekend in the Midwest [View all] Coventina Sep 2017 OP

Lots of churches - Dutch Reformed is one of the main ones. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #1

Interesting. Yes, the Dutch influence is very evident. Lots of Dutch names Coventina Sep 2017 #2

Hmmm, wouldn't dinner be boring if MLAA Sep 2017 #3

It's amazing. My husband's grandmother never had CHINESE food Coventina Sep 2017 #4

Glad you broadened her horizons a bit! MLAA Sep 2017 #8

It was a little stressful. We were a little nervous that she'd say something inappropriate. Coventina Sep 2017 #10

I live in Columbus, Oh and go to Cincinnati about twice a year and have to drive on Boomerproud Sep 2017 #5

We narrowly escaped having one of ours named after RR. Coventina Sep 2017 #6

Don't know what happened to my once great state maxrandb Sep 2017 #12

Try living in KY and having to take the Mitch McConnell highway. flygal Sep 2017 #13

Grand Rapids is ground zero for the DeVos family. demmiblue Sep 2017 #7

Yup. Saw several things named after the family. Coventina Sep 2017 #9

I wonder if people whose children MichMary Sep 2017 #17

I'm glad they use their ill-gotten gains for good, at times. Coventina Sep 2017 #24

Pyramid scams like Amway MichMary Sep 2017 #31

I understand your point, but I still disagree. Coventina Sep 2017 #32

Yeah, I have a distant cousin (on my white side) from an area in Iowa like that. He tells me haveahart Sep 2017 #11

As a southerner who married a small town Midwesterner GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #14

Rightwingers and Racists can be found in every state Martin Eden Sep 2017 #15

It is rural vs metropolitan. Dawson Leery Sep 2017 #18

I have lived in the Los Angeles area PasadenaTrudy Sep 2017 #16

C'mon down to Minneapolis and St. Paul. MineralMan Sep 2017 #19

I was in Minneapolis once. Coventina Sep 2017 #26

The Midwest is a big place and deserves a better verdict than the one you give here. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #20

I spent the first 23 years of my life in Missouri- It is a dump snooper2 Sep 2017 #21

That I agree with. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #22

It was 72 hours, but I get your point. Coventina Sep 2017 #25

Ta-nehisi Coates: maxsolomon Sep 2017 #23

The Grand Rapids area is one of the more conservative areas in the state. LisaM Sep 2017 #27

What college was it, by the way? LisaM Sep 2017 #28

I'll PM you. n/t Coventina Sep 2017 #34

so the shock that trump did well in the midwest should be less of a shock now dembotoz Sep 2017 #29

Yep that's my general territory gollygee Sep 2017 #30

Western Michigan is very conservative. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #33