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southernyankeebelle

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26. Why would they care. They don't care about our own poor in this country. Just see where all the
Thu May 31, 2012, 03:55 PM
May 2012

cuts are going to come.

Poverty, hunger among retirees increasing [View all] woo me with science May 2012 OP
23% of American children live at or below the poverty line. And 1% of the population coalition_unwilling May 2012 #1
I think most people on DU are with you, whatever negative comments were made! LongTomH May 2012 #2
It is obscene and immoral, woo me with science May 2012 #3
One of the ironies of the last raise in Social Security is that as we got the raise they lowered our jwirr May 2012 #4
Yup. The "raise" was also offset by increases woo me with science May 2012 #6
It's to bad that the tea party doesn't want to realize these stats. If they only understand southernyankeebelle May 2012 #5
Why are you limiting this discussion to the Tea Party? woo me with science May 2012 #8
It's the republican party that blocks everything the president wants to do. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #10
What does he want to do? nt woo me with science May 2012 #14
What are you drinking? LOL southernyankeebelle May 2012 #22
Thank god they blocked him when he was willing to make severe cuts.. girl gone mad May 2012 #18
yep. agree southernyankeebelle May 2012 #19
I wonder how Worried senior May 2012 #7
It's not just the Tea Party that has done this. woo me with science May 2012 #9
Why don't you go and tell the republicans in the house and senate. Then maybe we will agree with southernyankeebelle May 2012 #11
Sad, outrageous, criminal. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #12
between 2005 and 2009 bigtree May 2012 #13
Read more carefully. woo me with science May 2012 #17
I'm worried what are the proposals from the republicans. So far tax breaks for the corporations and southernyankeebelle May 2012 #20
Oh, the corporate Democrats "compromise" when it comes to austerity budgets, all right. woo me with science May 2012 #24
Well I will agree with you on the collusion part. The sad thing I see in our future is if they cut southernyankeebelle May 2012 #25
it was more of a personal critique, woo bigtree May 2012 #23
Why would they care. They don't care about our own poor in this country. Just see where all the southernyankeebelle May 2012 #26
let's not lose sight of this election bigtree May 2012 #27
Your right. I just get mad when I think there are people in this country going to bed southernyankeebelle May 2012 #29
Fewer people have pensions now, so this will be getting worse. Tanuki May 2012 #15
That almost describes my wife and I NNN0LHI May 2012 #16
Yes, People think Reagan was a god. He wasn't. My 78 yr father-in-law use to say Reagan is an southernyankeebelle May 2012 #21
I am retired, and currently do not need food stamps. RebelOne May 2012 #28
K&R! countryjake May 2012 #30
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