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ForgoTheConsequence

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1. I know how you feel.

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 01:33 PM

Nov 2012

Same with Democrats. I feel like "middle class" has become such a broad term that it could mean anyone making $30-250,000 a year.

John Edwards was the only recent candidate I can think of that actually touched the subject of the poor and working poor, pity he turned out to be a piece of shit.

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I wish Ed Schultz stop saying the middle class all the time and for once talk about the working poor [View all] bigdarryl Nov 2012 OP

I know how you feel. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2012 #1

It's a stupid term as currently used. David__77 Nov 2012 #6

Totally agree. Same for Democrats in general. Mass Nov 2012 #2

There are working poor? I thought there were no more Autumn Nov 2012 #3

Middle class is a buzzword for everyone making less than $120,000 a year... Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #4

You look at a worker working for Walmart for $8.00 an hour thats a working poor person bigdarryl Nov 2012 #5

WalMart could not survive if there were no Federal Food Stamp program for its employees GiaGiovanni Nov 2012 #11

he talks about them all the time Botany Nov 2012 #7

The middle class vote in far larger percentages than the poor. Until that changes, you will hear bluestate10 Nov 2012 #8

True. freshwest Nov 2012 #9

The poor are always left out. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #10

A family of 9 I knew HockeyMom Nov 2012 #12

This family has my respect, but not the republicans. MrYikes Nov 2012 #13

I'm with you on that one. The top of the middle class belive they are the 1% anyway. nt kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #14