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In reply to the discussion: Ed Rendell: Middle class people should be willing to feel pain too [View all]WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)7. There is NO SUCH THING AS "PAIN" FOR THE WEALTHY.
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apples and oranges
Nov 2012
OP
Yeah, +2. It's that old "stealing bread and sleeping under bridges" routine...
immoderate
Nov 2012
#22
You know Ed and George Meany would have been bitching about antiwar protesters
BeyondGeography
Nov 2012
#10
I don't care for Rendell, but how is this logically different than what Krugman or Dean said.
phleshdef
Nov 2012
#21
Krugman and Dean say to let the Bush tax cuts expire to thwart Republican obstructionism
Larkspur
Nov 2012
#35
OK lets spread the pain so that the upper income get the same share of the pie
Vincardog
Nov 2012
#27
The question is when are we going to see the wealthy feel the pain in proportion...
Ganja Ninja
Nov 2012
#34
middle-class has lost 8% of their household income; their homes; their jobs; their pensions.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#42