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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:14 PM Original message |
Saying "we shouldn't let the poor be held hostage by the rich" does not reflect reality. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. My, my. I have NEVER seen such championing of 'the poor' here on DU |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. Unfortunately in what any system it seems the poor are held hostage |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. Why do people keep framing this as "hurting the rich?" |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Some are even framing it as "punishing" the rich. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. People here constantly say they want to hurt (financially) the rich. They use the word "hurt." So I |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Not only that, but this neither hurts NOR punishes them! |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Because they're rightwing. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. What's obvious is that it completely misses the point |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. And neither do you let the kidnappers get away with it. n/t |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. Until the Catfood austerity shit comes along and that all goes out the window |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
10. Wow, once again you demonstrate your complete and utterly defeatist attitude, deep cynicism, |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Once again, you can't get out of your alternate reality where we somehow "have all the cards." |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Oh, so Obama can't use the stimulus funds for UI? |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Using stimulus funds for the UI doesn't get you the middle class tax cuts |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 12:02 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. And that's when you fight the political fight, |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 05:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. The problem isn't that Obama isn't fighting for the people -- the problem is that you deny he is. |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
11. Nope. Nothing the "leader of the free world" can do about that. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yeah, you are right. He should have just declared Congress a non-entity, and used his standing army |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. People are furious about this fact but the options are truly limited |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 04:56 AM Response to Original message |
19. A thoughtful post. Thanks. K&R |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 05:10 AM Response to Original message |
20. Spot on. |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 06:38 AM Response to Original message |
22. Well then perhaps |
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