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9. But I think the working class aspires to be rich someday and wants those tax advantages to be there waiting for them.

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 06:12 PM

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What the Working Class Really Believes [View all] Passages Jul 2025 OP

It adds to the confusion as to why we lost the presidency. cachukis Jul 2025 #1

"the wealthy prefer higher taxes and then they will give handouts" Skittles Jul 2025 #4

Thanks to the creation of WMDs, anybody can kill everybody Gum Logger Jul 2025 #3

I don't know... myohmy2 Jul 2025 #5

Me too. Passages Jul 2025 #6

What the working class aspires to is a fantasy. JustKay Dec 28 #7

You covered everything except the tax tables - TBF Dec 28 #8

I grew up working class - my dad worked in a factory TBF 20 hrs ago #10

This message was self-deleted by its author TBF 1 hr ago #12

Do you mean "everyone who is working class votes Republican" - TBF 1 hr ago #13

thank you TBF! You have clarified my thinking here. CTyankee 4 min ago #14