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Bernie Sanders

Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Jul 20, 2015, 11:56 AM Jul 2015

I wonder who are they might be referring to...

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I wonder who are they might be referring to... (Original Post) Playinghardball Jul 2015 OP

Is there still a middle class? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #1

Wasn't there a Giant Sucking Sound SoapBox Jul 2015 #2

That applies to most people in elected office. Maybe not billionaires in every instance, merrily Jul 2015 #3

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

1. Is there still a middle class?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 12:17 PM

Jul 2015

I thought we'd pretty much gotten to the point where it was just us peasants and the gentry left.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

2. Wasn't there a Giant Sucking Sound

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 12:20 PM

Jul 2015

and the middle class got got the life drained out of them?

merrily

(45,251 posts)

3. That applies to most people in elected office. Maybe not billionaires in every instance,

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 12:32 PM

Jul 2015

but certainly big businesses and multi millionaire individuals. And it's not only to pay for ads. For one thing, you have to kick in to support your party; e.g., http://www.democraticunderground.com/12778505.

For another, those expensive outfits and first class plane tickets aren't going to buy themselves. Neither is your D.C. area housing. I mean, all that free stuff goes only so far.

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