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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:13 PM Original message |
Is the middle class an aberration? |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. America is an aberration, too. |
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shenmue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. How? |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Govt of The People, by The People & for The People isn't something that comes about naturally. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. It is, we are now seeing the middle class turn into the working poor. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. How do you define a middle class? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. that seems to be a trivial distinction too |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. The middle class has to be consciously created and maintained |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Now, its being consciously destroyed. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Which is much easier to do |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Which is PRECISELY why we need a SECULAR government |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. What do you think the main function of religion is? |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Sadly, we have a form of government in which legislators |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
7. Yes, they are like bums who take resources that rightfully should go to the wealthy. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. It's all about cheap energy |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. What about the poor countries of today? |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. There has been, but only because it's cheaper to pay them something |
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shenmue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
9. No. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-19-07 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. Before we built cities we were tribal. |
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