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" A year ago, Occupy Wall Street put the 1% -- the top-earning Americans who control a third of the nation's wealth -- at the center of the political debate.
Now, the 47% are taking their turn."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012/09/18/who-are-the-47/57802074/1
A GREAT article. Check it out.
Warpy
(111,249 posts)He announced to the waiting room that he was one of the 47% Romney despised, a career military man on his pension. Said he'd been a lifelong Republican, but not for Stupid, not for McCain once he chose a Barbie doll and certainly not now.
That waiting room was full of people who, while not part of the 47% themselves, not yet, had parents and/or grandparents who were.
Uh, people are furious about this. The Democrats need to make sure they don't forget it over the next 6 weeks.
riverbendviewgal
(4,252 posts)I hear on Rev Sharpton's program a guy from Virginia say that in 1980 the 1 percent had 7 percent of the country's riches , now they have 25 percent.
Sickening...they feel so entitled.
dorksied
(348 posts)are all sickened by Mitts words.
As long as we can keep hammering this issue, Obama's a shoe in.
orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)because before and after Nov.6 We don't exisit .