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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Are you better off now than you were four years ago? [View all]Max4Congress
(35 posts)27. I think you miss the point
The idea of the question is to make those who here the Right say "Are you better off than you were 4 years ago" think, not the 99%. But, it's not because of Obama's policies. This is becoming one of the themes for the upcoming general. My thought is that the wealthy are the ones who are going better because Bush economic is still in effect. We need to let the Bush tax cuts expire, eliminate the capital gains tax scam and do away with futures trading of commodities.
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So you think that you can build a coalition and get to Congress by bashing Democrats.
grantcart
May 2012
#12
Your initial OP was ambiguous at best and it seemed to indicate that you thought
grantcart
May 2012
#35
Financially, certainly...because I've chose to be more responsible and put as much of my income into
Johnny Rico
May 2012
#17
Marginally - but only idiots vote based on the vagaries of individual experience.
dmallind
May 2012
#38