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Jackpine Radical

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48. Nobody is denying that.

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 01:30 PM

Feb 2013

What's being pointed out is that there is a vast emotional disconnect for many prosperous people, including many of the powerful in our society, such that they can't empathize with or understand the plight of those at the bottom of the economic ladder.

I think that the original statement makes that point well and succinctly.

You know, I'm an old, privileged, white man and I don't take offense at having others point out that the Republican Party is the party of old, rich, privileged white men. I happen to personally know and associate with a lot of exceptions to that rule, but demographically speaking, it's still true.

And I'll leave it there.

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We are ruled by people who think $250,000/year means you're poor, but the minimum wage is too high [View all] phantom power Feb 2013 OP

But don't most people work at least 455½ hours a week? ( n/t ) Make7 Feb 2013 #1

wow Telling comment. oldandhappy Feb 2013 #2

We need to boil that down to bumper stickers and T-Shirts and Cleita Feb 2013 #3

Here's a site to make t-shirts out of them: Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #11

Interesting Live and Learn Feb 2013 #15

Here's a start: kentauros Feb 2013 #32

K&R forestpath Feb 2013 #4

This is perfect Ruby the Liberal Feb 2013 #5

They think minimum wage is too high because "the kids don't need any more money than that." Squinch Feb 2013 #6

Bob & Ray - "Great Lakes Paperclip Company" Mopar151 Feb 2013 #7

I've always been a big Bob and Ray fan but I've never heard that one. Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #9

If you called it "Gingrich & Rommney Stationery Supply", it would be right up to date. Mopar151 Feb 2013 #14

Somehow this satire of business became Wal-Mart's operating philosophy. tclambert Feb 2013 #16

"Write if you get work." reflection Feb 2013 #30

Part of the problem is Smilo Feb 2013 #8

We are ruled by a group of people who think those earning $250,000 to $450,000 per annum recently indepat Feb 2013 #10

We are ruled by that group of people earning $400,000 to $400,000,000 per annum Coyotl Feb 2013 #28

bingo! noiretextatique Feb 2013 #53

We are ruled by people who think $250,000/year means you're poor, but the minimum wage is too high. Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #12

Which is the really scary part. I'm sure that half the country isn't making that much. freshwest Feb 2013 #13

Who thinks $250,000/year means you're poor? oberliner Feb 2013 #17

The Romneys and their ilk if you haven't noticed. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #18

Well, fortunately, they didn't win the election oberliner Feb 2013 #19

"majority of Congress"-like the Orange Boner and his cohorts? hobbit709 Feb 2013 #21

Show me where any of them say $250k/year means you are poor oberliner Feb 2013 #23

They say it by their actions. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #24

Fair enough oberliner Feb 2013 #25

Yep, never trust what any politician says... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #49

The Wall Street Journal shows how ending the Bush tax cuts will hurt average Americans-- Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #34

Wow oberliner Feb 2013 #35

Quid Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #37

But we are not ruled by the Wall Street Journal oberliner Feb 2013 #44

Give it up, awreddy, huh? $250k may not be poor Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #46

There are wealthy liberals oberliner Feb 2013 #47

Nobody is denying that. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #48

Mitt Romney thinks middle income is in that price range. jambo101 Feb 2013 #20

Not poor though oberliner Feb 2013 #22

Did you miss all the posts around the discussion of tax increases? athena Feb 2013 #42

No one in that thread is saying that $250k = poor oberliner Feb 2013 #43

But, but, but....the private schools are necessary and the dinners out that run to $500 a throw too! Moostache Feb 2013 #50

So true... cilla4progress Feb 2013 #26

Hey - you own a refrigerator and a microwave - suck it up, your richer than most of the world tjwash Feb 2013 #27

I haven't had any such idiotic comments said to me as yet, kentauros Feb 2013 #33

That's why the 99% is pure bullshit Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #29

However, chervilant Feb 2013 #31

Kicked and recommended for a most profound observation. Uncle Joe Feb 2013 #36

What should be thrown back at those folks is LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #38

Oh, and poor people have TVs and drive cars and use microwaves.... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #39

$250K a year poor? jambo101 Feb 2013 #40

I always thought if I made "X amount of dollars" I would be comfortable not so many worries. redstatebluegirl Feb 2013 #41

The main people they talk about are business owners. bamacrat Feb 2013 #45

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #51

Ruled donnasgirl Feb 2013 #52