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JDPriestly

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16. That is an experience everyone should have.
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 11:37 PM
Jun 2014

Of course, the Obama daughters may, I hope, never know what it is to pay all your bills, to really live on minimum wage. They will always be able to rely on their parents for help.

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Some of us don't have the option of stopping though Fearless Jun 2014 #1
True, OneCrazyDiamond Jun 2014 #2
figures heaven05 Jun 2014 #25
I didn't miss the point Fearless Jun 2014 #27
Hell, any person with heaven05 Jun 2014 #30
Again I did not miss the point. Fearless Jun 2014 #31
okay, realistically what heaven05 Jun 2014 #32
Likewise. n/t Fearless Jun 2014 #33
The Obamas are good people. cheapdate Jun 2014 #3
And very good parents. llmart Jun 2014 #4
This is a good and decent impulse from the Obamas, but I feel there's something enough Jun 2014 #5
While I appreciate their sentiment, enlightenment Jun 2014 #6
True dflprincess Jun 2014 #10
I'm going to bet the Obama girls Mr.Bill Jun 2014 #14
yes they should "get a taste" for at least a few hours of their 1% privileged lives nt msongs Jun 2014 #7
Yup It's not like they are moving out into an Apartment . bahrbearian Jun 2014 #8
That's really mean frazzled Jun 2014 #17
Your scorn for the Obama daughters should be rejected by every DUer. phleshdef Jun 2014 #18
not that often I agree with you Mass Jun 2014 #19
geez, you just heaven05 Jun 2014 #26
Just a taste, though, to build character. Brickbat Jun 2014 #9
Maybe, just maybe heaven05 Jun 2014 #28
Secret Service may have a different opinion about that bluestateguy Jun 2014 #11
That's great, but they can always go back to their wealthy parents. Ash_F Jun 2014 #12
Beats crying over getting took on snob wine. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #13
Awesome. I worked at Baskin-Robbins for three years in high school. DebJ Jun 2014 #15
That is an experience everyone should have. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #16
My kids also work dirty low-paying jobs during summer break.. mama Jun 2014 #20
yep heaven05 Jun 2014 #29
but, isn't that proving what republicans have always said about B Calm Jun 2014 #21
How cute. Slumming for the summer. adigal Jun 2014 #22
So they want to push the idea that min. wage work "builds character?" malthaussen Jun 2014 #23
It does build character. intheflow Jun 2014 #38
Nice thought, but ... Wernothelpless Jun 2014 #24
if he really wanted them "used to minimum wage" questionseverything Jun 2014 #34
Nice publicity stunt. U4ikLefty Jun 2014 #35
So they can't learn anything? Retrograde Jun 2014 #42
I'm a nurse and always made a decent living tavernier Jun 2014 #36
Humility and empathy OneCrazyDiamond Jun 2014 #37
This is how liberals talk about the first daughters? JoePhilly Jun 2014 #39
The emotion behind it is deep-seated, and absolutely justifiable. But there are far, FAR better nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #41
Its disgusting. JoePhilly Jun 2014 #45
"Some of the folks on this site have lost their minds." nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #46
At least they won't be able to claim that minimum-wage workers are just lazy and/or stupid. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #40
So $8 an hour builds character? JackRiddler Jun 2014 #43
It would be easier to believe that the president gives a damn about low wage workers woo me with science Jun 2014 #44
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