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In reply to the discussion: President Obama has done more to help the poor and middle class than any President since LBJ [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)28. He's not
"That's a negative for the intervening presidents, not a plus for Obama."
...a good President, it's just that everyone of them since LBJ has been a bad one. That's basically what you're saying.
No. Helping the poor and middle class to the extent that he has is a "plus" for this President.
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President Obama has done more to help the poor and middle class than any President since LBJ [View all]
ProSense
Apr 2013
OP
For some reason the Rec button isn't working. But K & R. Great data, as always.
freshwest
Apr 2013
#170
But he helped the rich even more - Income gap between rich, middle class, and poor widens
Tierra_y_Libertad
Apr 2013
#9
That was the trajectory of wealth inequality way before Obama ever took his first oath.
phleshdef
Apr 2013
#16
Yup. I often post the body of a piece and then edit the links in immediately afterward
woo me with science
Apr 2013
#133
Well said, Whisp. The fact that we have endured this idiotic panicking bullshit on the same topic
Number23
Apr 2013
#76
And as the president's zombie horde of mindless detractors constantly remind us
Number23
Apr 2013
#119
Could be, but all that water swirling around is the sound of the toilet flushing it all away
Jersey Devil
Apr 2013
#41
LOL, Ok, here comes the PR to try to make the SS complaints go away. Have you made ONE POST....
Logical
Apr 2013
#57
I respond to lots of posts. Don't give yourself so much credit. I am shocked.....
Logical
Apr 2013
#59
Sometimes your posts make no sense. Like this one. But your laughing icon is really clever. n-t
Logical
Apr 2013
#67
Look on the bright side. I am kicking your posts so you don't have to! Win Win for you. n-t
Logical
Apr 2013
#70
Because blind support of all policy is as bad a complaining about everything Obama does. n-t
Logical
Apr 2013
#184
He wants the poor to die slowly (opposite of what Grayson said about R's)
IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ
Apr 2013
#64
My goodness the meme's just keep on coming tonight. The dust hasn't settled on this yet..
kickysnana
Apr 2013
#77
The screamers on DU don't pay attention to facts which don't support their narrow view of
bluestate10
Apr 2013
#78
I don't think so, and I'm probably one of the biggest believers in socialism here.
freshwest
Apr 2013
#174
Again, you don't think the Republicans had nothing to do with the poverty rate, debt, war
DainBramaged
Apr 2013
#99
Bullshit! And I don't need pretty charts and links, just ask the local homeless shelters, foodbanks
Purveyor
Apr 2013
#110
Oh I can't wait for the charts and graphs from Daily Kos to refute your claims, with maybe a NYT
Purveyor
Apr 2013
#126
You once told me that, if Obama tried to cut SS, you'd no longer support him. /nt
Marr
Apr 2013
#168
I've already marched outside with Occupy. We are still correct regarding the banksters behind
Fire Walk With Me
Apr 2013
#205
Perpetuating the Privatization our Healthcare is not helping the Poor or Middleclass
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Apr 2013
#186
No. That's different. This involves millions of INNOCENT people who lost their homes to BANKSTERS.
Octafish
Apr 2013
#211
Cancer clinics are turning away thousands of Medicare patients. Blame the sequester.
Fire Walk With Me
Apr 2013
#208