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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:23 PM Original message |
2012 Democratic Platform Announced ! |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. That can't possibly be the US Democratic Party platform, the DLC New Dems would never permit it. nt |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. $ 20.00 per hour minimum wage? |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. What do you think it should be? Serious question. What else can be improved? |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Well for starters, rather than just a minimum wage, how about a maximum wage? |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Hmmmmm. I guess if there were no poor, I wouldn't care if somone earned oodles. How about ... |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. WEll, that's socialism. |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Let's say for instance |
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katnapped (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:59 PM Original message |
Well good gosh you're right! |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Why would the price have to raise? You also put into |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 02:10 AM Response to Reply #6 |
34. If my theoretical pay, like your theoretical kid's, jumps from 7 to 20... then I can afford the 16 |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. a living wage approach might be a better way to go |
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MattSh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:43 AM Response to Reply #2 |
32. Hey, it's only a platform! |
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johnroshan (333 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 03:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
35. I was shocked at that too.. |
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warren pease (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
4. You forgot the sarcasm smiley. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. How do I interpret thee? Let me count the ways. |
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warren pease (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. The day these co-opted, bribed fools sign onto a platform like that will be the day... |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. So I'm interpreting that as a "thumbs up". Thanks. |
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warren pease (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Most definitely... |
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white_wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. That would get my vote. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. File under "seek out corruption". Thanks, good suggestions. |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Agree. Arrest the fuckers and give the assets TO the workers |
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white_wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. As they said in the days of the Russian Revolution |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. Sadly, |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. So the Dem party needs new leadership, or the leadership needs their own party. Whatever. n/t |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Yes or yes |
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AnOhioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
15. Don't know who would have that platform...it would not be the Dems |
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white_wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. The Green party maybe? Perhaps one of the numerous Socialist parties? |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. I love stories from "The Onion"! got a link? |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I could be wrong |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I'm sure it is |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
25. HA! If only |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
27. Once again, poor people are left forgotten, under the damned bus.. Why am I not surprised? |
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LAGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 01:45 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. If the poor don't bother voting (which many of them don't), how can they expect to be heard? |
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Skip_In_Boulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. Dream On. Any significant change to the American landscape |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
30. What country is that Democratic platform from? |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
31. Bummer. |
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