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Democratic Primaries

BlueMTexpat

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20. Love BOTH of

Reply to DCofVA (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 17, 2019, 06:17 AM

Nov 2019

these comments!

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

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Suggestion to Warren (she is the only person with a D after their name who is doing this) [View all] Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 OP

But she doesn't want to "go back to the good ole days" DrToast Nov 2019 #1

She is really smart, as if it needs to be said. Your proposed remedy is not so smart. BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #6

You misread my comment, I said CALL it something else. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #10

Call it taxing the rich greedy mothafuckas... that's much better. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #29

The phrase "let's go back to the good ole days..." has a very different meaning to persons of color spooky3 Nov 2019 #2

Or perhaps she could say... Gumboot Nov 2019 #3

Fairness is a value to most Americans and it's time the rich pay their fair share of taxes. dlk Nov 2019 #4

I prefer, Magoo48 Nov 2019 #5

That works for me. DCofVA Nov 2019 #7

Love BOTH of BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #20

I think she's exactly on the right track loyalsister Nov 2019 #8

I said CALL it something else.. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #11

And I said that's yesterday's politics loyalsister Nov 2019 #15

You do realize MILLIONS of non rich people will not like the phrase "tax the rich?" Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #17

We have been enabling powerful wealthy people and letting them exploit people for decades loyalsister Nov 2019 #19

Are you purposely not understanding what I am saying? Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #24

There are ETHICAL millionaires who know better loyalsister Nov 2019 #26

The sooner America rids itself of millionaires and billionaires the better... Joe941 Nov 2019 #9

Rid? Exactly how would you go about that? Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #12

The response, of course, would be like "I do pay taxes! I paid a million dollars in taxes!" BuffaloJackalope Nov 2019 #13

Why not just say "I just want the rich to pay their fair share." CTyankee Nov 2019 #14

I like it Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #16

"just ask Frank Luntz of the GOP and why he told them to stop calling it Global Warming" melman Nov 2019 #18

Oh, melman, that's the point. Luntz's job was to rebrand things so that they don't sound scary and betsuni Nov 2019 #21

lol betsuni melman Nov 2019 #23

Don't say it, shout it out! Voltaire2 Nov 2019 #22

Yeah, like with FRANK LUNTZ, what you CALL something will impact how it is supported. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #25

What? melman Nov 2019 #28

Zero... call it what it is: tax the fuck out of greedy selfish rich mothafuckas!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #31

It is your unfounded assumption that Warren's attacks on billionaires are misfiring. Voltaire2 Nov 2019 #30

You can say that again, resonating is right... Warren's kickin' azz!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #27

Lets Go back to the good ole days. like maybe 1996 ? stonecutter357 Nov 2019 #33