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Blue_true

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13. Over our history, when the economy worked and was fair, many poor people became

Reply to JoeOtterbein (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 25, 2019, 07:58 PM

Oct 2019

middleclass. That is how it was. My parent's family is a prime example. My parents were dirt poor, me and my siblings were raised dirt poor. Now my family range from middleclass to wealthy, because of the opportunities that democratic administrations afforded us.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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The moral obligation of our time is to restore, rebuild, and respect the backbone of America-- [View all] beastie boy Oct 2019 OP

This coming from a man you know means it with all his heart and soul Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #1

I really like his use of the Term North Star ritapria Oct 2019 #2

Getting Trump out of the White House Dem4Life1102 Oct 2019 #9

What does he mean by middle class? WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2019 #3

Anyone who works for a paycheck and try to save up three to six Blue_true Oct 2019 #12

Is that what he said? WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2019 #14

What I gave has been one of the realities for middleclass and poor Americans. Blue_true Oct 2019 #15

Fair, and my question was about what Biden meant. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2019 #16

No Joe, the moral obligation is to recognize that the poor also built America. JoeOtterbein Oct 2019 #4

So you don't like Joe Biden. Why don't you work on supporting your fav candidate Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #5

Please tell me you tell the supporters of Biden the same when they criticize other candidates. JoeOtterbein Oct 2019 #6

I do negative never works Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #8

You are not implying Joe should support the poor at the expense of the middle class, are you? beastie boy Oct 2019 #10

Over our history, when the economy worked and was fair, many poor people became Blue_true Oct 2019 #13

and will be more difficult because the FIRST requirement of our next POTUS will be to elleng Oct 2019 #7

A job is about a lot more than a paycheck Gothmog Oct 2019 #11