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mick063

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15. This is because of Fox News.

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:25 AM

Jul 2012

The official Fox line:

The poor are the reason America is failing. We can only recover by helping the rich. The rich will float the boat so that everyone will prosper.

Ronald Reagan, their deity, thrived politically with this message. Then we saw the grand scheme come to fruition in 2008. The year of the "no holds barred" giveaway of taxpayer money to the men with golden parachutes.

And it seems that it wasn't an eye opener for half of our country. Only Fox News can keep so many folks unenlightened. Only the avid Lemming followers of Fox news are still sold on a concept proven to be deadly to our American way of life..

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Poverty in America: Why Can’t We End It? [View all] ProSense Jul 2012 OP

We don't want to give people money just because they need it. bemildred Jul 2012 #1

If they ProSense Jul 2012 #2

There are lots of things we could do if we actually wanted to. bemildred Jul 2012 #3

They would simply raise prices to make it like they never got the raise. Sirveri Jul 2012 #13

Because we live under capitalism, which requires poverty. eom TransitJohn Jul 2012 #4

+1 HiPointDem Jul 2012 #11

Simple and elegant Hydra Jul 2012 #12

Minimum wage is going to be the prevailing wage. Raise it while there's still time. K&R n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #5

It isn't that difficult to understand. 99Forever Jul 2012 #6

there is no collective will to do so arely staircase Jul 2012 #7

Communities can help each other Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #8

They Used To State It More Openly, Ma'am The Magistrate Jul 2012 #9

america loves to have a dog to kick dembotoz Jul 2012 #10

As my old Poli sci Professor used to say.... Bonobo Jul 2012 #14

What is money? bhikkhu Jul 2012 #16

This is because of Fox News. mick063 Jul 2012 #15