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In reply to the discussion: So proud of this response to a Romney supporting friend of mine.... [View all]renie408
(9,854 posts)33. Exactly.
He had a good job as a construction supervisor which evaporated when the housing bubble burst. He then took a life long interest in horses, went to farrier school and became a farrier. And he is damn good for only having been at it for a few years. But even though I tell him over and over again that the housing bubble problem and his subsequent job loss all happened before Obama even came into office, he always replies with some version of "I am doing worse now than I was then."
The details sometimes change, but the tune stays the same.
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I read a historian did a survey of Rome to calculate the wealth gap because it was a major
roguevalley
Aug 2012
#50
I heard it on NPR the other day about technological advances and it struck me that it
renie408
Aug 2012
#5
Just out of curiosity, what is his argument for the GOP? Does he actually believe in
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#14
Your friend sounds like someone who has to work for a living and whom the
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#21
How quickly this scenario will play out if Rmoney and repigs get elected this round
nightscanner59
Aug 2012
#20
Growing richer simply for having wealth, without actually producing or providing any thing, is...
NYC_SKP
Aug 2012
#26
love it... things need to be explained gently and in simple terms for our right sided friends....
trailmonkee
Aug 2012
#27
I like this very much, because you are explaining something that a lot of people don't understand.
patrice
Aug 2012
#51
It is a lot more than 2.7% if you go back to 1980 when things started getting out of whack
indie9197
Aug 2012
#53
An exception to the rule. It's good that at least some of them are rational n/t
eridani
Aug 2012
#65