Echo In Light
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Wed Apr-09-08 07:15 AM
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| 22. A textbook example of the divide and rule ruse of our ONE corporate political party, w/2 right wings |
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...and the farce continues on, of course. It's an interesting phenomenon to observe: millions upon millions of brainwashed people keep believing the slight variations of the same lies over and over and over and over....
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| -so...it's been almost 12 years. how's welfare reform working for us? |
ulysses |
Apr-09-08 12:28 AM |
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You have to wonder where all those welfare queens parked their caddys |
sfexpat2000 |
Apr-09-08 12:31 AM |
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why, in the driveways of their public housing mcmansions, of course! |
ulysses |
Apr-09-08 12:37 AM |
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Because it's the poor who have all our money. |
readmoreoften |
Apr-09-08 10:43 PM |
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Did anyone learn anything yet? |
lonestarnot |
Apr-09-08 12:41 AM |
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How many millions has the Pentagram "lost" while |
sfexpat2000 |
Apr-09-08 12:46 AM |
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sfp2K don't you mean billions, 8 billion that I recall in 1 loss alone. |
lonestarnot |
Apr-09-08 12:51 AM |
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you can't throw money at the problem! |
ulysses |
Apr-09-08 12:53 AM |
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When I do that, I get fined by my bank. |
sfexpat2000 |
Apr-09-08 12:55 AM |
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quit sugarcoating it. |
ulysses |
Apr-09-08 12:59 AM |
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You just have to wonder. These geniuses aren't as smart as they think |
sfexpat2000 |
Apr-09-08 01:06 AM |
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I just twitch every so often. |
ulysses |
Apr-09-08 01:09 AM |
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Got it. Me, too. |
sfexpat2000 |
Apr-09-08 01:15 AM |
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kick |
lonestarnot |
Apr-09-08 11:37 AM |
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probably not. |
ulysses |
Apr-09-08 12:47 AM |
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Well I hope we (the poor) have and can manage it against its own abuse! |
lonestarnot |
Apr-09-08 12:54 AM |
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No, and they won't either |
Prophet 451 |
Apr-09-08 08:52 AM |
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Oh, we've learned |
Jed Dilligan |
Apr-09-08 01:28 AM |
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We learned to open homeless shelters at half the cost for welfare. |
fasttense |
Apr-09-08 06:25 AM |
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Actually, that's not really true. |
bobbolink |
Apr-09-08 01:31 PM |
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Public schools are seeing increasing numbers of homeless students |
PA Democrat |
Apr-09-08 06:37 AM |
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Deregulation of utilities has been a disaster for the poor |
OzarkDem |
Apr-09-08 06:59 AM |
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It didn't. |
LWolf |
Apr-09-08 07:04 AM |
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Yet again people miss out on the obvious, america is the land of |
mrcheerful |
Apr-09-08 07:06 AM |
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Preach it, brother |
Prophet 451 |
Apr-09-08 09:01 AM |
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I love the incongruity of such a rightfully bitter post |
lastliberalintexas |
Apr-09-08 10:12 PM |
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Lol, sorry if I came off bitter, just I have a life time worth of hearing these types of things. |
mrcheerful |
Apr-09-08 10:34 PM |
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I am so sorry that you had those experiences |
lastliberalintexas |
Apr-09-08 10:39 PM |
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Clinton welfare reform increased child poverty |
blindpig |
Apr-09-08 07:08 AM |
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"Whose side is we on?" The corporate side, of course. You didn't know that? |
bobbolink |
Apr-09-08 01:33 PM |
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fuzzy thinking |
Two Americas |
Apr-09-08 04:52 PM |
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Welfare reform was the best anti-poverty legislation ever. |
robcon |
Apr-09-08 07:12 AM |
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Did you forget the sarcasm smiley? |
proud2Blib |
Apr-09-08 09:12 AM |
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No, just copying the talking points from the Heritage Foundation. |
bobbolink |
Apr-09-08 04:38 PM |
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A textbook example of the divide and rule ruse of our ONE corporate political party, w/2 right wings |
Echo In Light |
Apr-09-08 07:15 AM |
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Who's this "we" you're talking about? |
elizfeelinggreat |
Apr-09-08 07:15 AM |
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The "we" is all the people who still insist that Clinton was such a great president. |
bobbolink |
Apr-09-08 01:40 PM |
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I used "we" |
ulysses |
Apr-09-08 09:18 PM |
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very, very few |
Two Americas |
Apr-09-08 10:28 PM |
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love those excuses. |
ulysses |
Apr-10-08 06:55 AM |
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How many "baby steps" for each death of a poor person? |
bobbolink |
Apr-11-08 01:07 PM |
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K&R |
Solly Mack |
Apr-09-08 07:18 AM |
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TANF is a great success. |
Gormy Cuss |
Apr-09-08 09:02 AM |
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There are millions living in the shadows... |
kentuck |
Apr-09-08 09:14 AM |
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This is what Ehrenreich said about welfare mothers in low-wage jobs |
bobbolink |
Apr-09-08 01:37 PM |
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the key battle |
Two Americas |
Apr-09-08 04:20 PM |
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That Lincoln must have been a commie. Education of the REAL issues is the battle now. |
bobbolink |
Apr-09-08 04:41 PM |
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"Error: You've already recommended that thread." could we please have some more recs? |
bobbolink |
Apr-09-08 04:40 PM |
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K and R |
Two Americas |
Apr-09-08 04:59 PM |
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thanks for the recs and discussion. |
ulysses |
Apr-09-08 09:20 PM |
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Great post Ulysses |
teacher gal |
Apr-09-08 10:41 PM |
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