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StarfishSaver

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8. So tired of the fetishization of rural Americans

Reply to mia (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 07:40 PM

Jan 2020

They're not entitled to any greater deference than any other group but, for some reason (and we know what that reason is) they are treated as if their shish don't stink

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

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The Democrats shouldn't try to balance costly social programs on the backs of rural Americans [View all] mia Jan 2020 OP

Complete horseshit-"even a modest financial transaction tax could cost the typical retiree $20,000" flotsam Jan 2020 #1

The proposals I've seen are a fraction of a per cent. Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #7

For $20K, 1 cent/transaction requires 2,000,000 transactions (1c/share requires 2M traded shares) LonePirate Jan 2020 #2

More bullshit FUD. aidbo Jan 2020 #3

A lot of those rural americans depend on those programs booley Jan 2020 #4

Don't worry we won't since it's the cities and towns which are blue which fund this damn country. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #5

I'm extremely skeptical of this KayF Jan 2020 #6

So tired of the fetishization of rural Americans StarfishSaver Jan 2020 #8

The four of them far outweigh the millions of us, dontcha know n/t Blaukraut Jan 2020 #9

What on earth is this? BlueMTexpat Jan 2020 #10