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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:12 AM Original message |
Why do Democrats fall into the "Reverse Elitism" trap? |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:21 AM Response to Original message |
1. because most millionaires in this country do jack squat to earn it |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 06:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. But if you're not paying attention to the difference between who earned it and who didn't |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 07:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Clinton and Obama didn't inherit their wealth |
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CK dexter (99 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 06:34 AM Response to Original message |
3. Because that wealth comes from somewhere: the rest of us |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 07:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. So it's all a zero sum game for you? |
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CK dexter (99 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 08:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The line is below me, and "morally suspect" is not "morally wrong" |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. It doesn't have to be a zero sum game... |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 06:38 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well put Effie! Chris Mathews, in particular, DEPLORES those of us in "the chattering classes" |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
8. Who says Clinton and Obama "earned every dime of it"? |
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