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dalton99a

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13. And quit giving them food stamps.

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2019, 02:14 PM

Dec 2019

Force them to go on a diet

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

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Bloomberg: Taxing the Poor is Good Because They'll Have Less Money to Hurt Themselves [View all] tenderfoot Dec 2019 OP

. raging moderate Dec 2019 #1

That wouldn't make up for the voters we lose if he is the nominee...stop and frisk is Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #4

He is from the Class of Clueless. Wellstone ruled Dec 2019 #2

yup, no place for billionaires on the ballot Amishman Dec 2019 #30

Do we live in a free country or not...I really never liked Bloomberg...sure he has done some good Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #3

This is an outlandish distortion. Beakybird Dec 2019 #5

Well, it may be about soda, but from what I heard, he is basically saying that if poor people vsrazdem Dec 2019 #14

No, that's not what he said.... he was suggesting a sugar tax..... groundloop Dec 2019 #19

Well that is what I heard. vsrazdem Dec 2019 #25

He didn't say that. nt Blue_true Dec 2019 #37

Yes it was. nt Blue_true Dec 2019 #36

No he didn't say that. George II Dec 2019 #6

. raging moderate Dec 2019 #7

yeah that would be a fantastic idea dsc Dec 2019 #23

Hey TOXIC ALGAE BLOOMberg, we don't need tRUMP and we don't need you! abqtommy Dec 2019 #8

Agreed. Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #27

Oh no! JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #9

I know I will get pilloried Baitball Blogger Dec 2019 #10

I applaud you! ChubbyStar Dec 2019 #12

I've tried to be positive about his candidacy but failed bluedye33139 Dec 2019 #34

Sorta like the Jason Chaffetz theory Ohiogal Dec 2019 #11

And quit giving them food stamps. dalton99a Dec 2019 #13

Yeah let them eat cake. n/t tetedur Dec 2019 #15

God almighty,I couldn't even finish it------I need a sugary drink. He's an ass. virgogal Dec 2019 #16

Likewise Cetacea Dec 2019 #18

Bloomberg is still a heck of a lot better than rump is, and will always be. I understand his... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #17

Well, well, well... Newest Reality Dec 2019 #20

Indeed! ChubbyStar Dec 2019 #22

Uh... EarlG Dec 2019 #21

Thanks for weighing in here. The title of the OP grossly misrepresents what Bloomberg actually said. George II Dec 2019 #24

No kidding! The Valley Below Dec 2019 #26

+1 it's an outrageous distortion grantcart Dec 2019 #29

Post removed Post removed Dec 2019 #32

No. I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2019 #33

The DNC should already have publicly told him to go to hell FiveGoodMen Dec 2019 #28

Post removed Post removed Dec 2019 #31

You took his view on a very narrow issue that affects the poor and blew it out of Blue_true Dec 2019 #35