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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 12:59 PM Original message |
The tragic, hilarious "We Are the 53 percent" movement |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. I had a laugh the other day |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. speaking as someone in the 97th percentile, i can assure you that i have FAR more in common |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I bet that is not true of ALL the 1% either |
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Fantastic Anarchist (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. No one gets "enough" sex ... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. most people though |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. the borders are of course artificial and at the margins, meaningless. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. again, there are many in the top 1% who do work |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. i think the point of the movement is that it really is the 99% vs. the 1% |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 12:29 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. it is not "subdividing" though to point out the divisions that really exist |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 12:45 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. look, if you want to resent someone who's trying to be on your side, go ahead. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:24 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. that begs the question though |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:17 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. in terms of policy, i would go further than merely reversing the bush cuts for over $75,000 |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. Speaking of the "Proud 53%", financial "guru" Dave Ramsey totally exposed himself for the RW shill |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. He's a PIG but doesn't know it. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
20. He makes a zillion spouting stuff your parents should have taught you about money. He's a salesman, |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. And then there is this : |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. Isn't it true that the "Red" states take in more federal tax revenue than they pay out? |
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LaydeeBug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
10. someone should tell them that STEVE JOBS was among those that paid no federal income taxes and |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. They should be ashamed that there are so many impoverished people in the US. |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
15. Are conservatives even real people? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. Sad. This guy doesn't even know how much he really pays |
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steelmania75 (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
17. "I worked hard, and got shit, but hey at least I worked hard instead of complaining about it" |
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