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WhaTHellsgoingonhere

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17. They've demonized "income redistribution" like they have with so many...

Reply to Fuddnik (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 15, 2013, 12:52 PM

Dec 2013

words.

Dumb America only hears "I can win the lottery, too" when income is redistributed to the wealthy, and "socialism" and "class warfare" when money goes the other direction.

For some reason, Dems let them win all the marketing wars. Remember when Dems were too afraid to say "Liberal"?

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How To Destroy An Entire Country - by Alan Grayson [View all] kpete Dec 2013 OP

Thank you kpete, for posting this, and thank iemitsu Dec 2013 #1

How come they never propose austerity for the rich? Fuddnik Dec 2013 #2

They've demonized "income redistribution" like they have with so many... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Dec 2013 #17

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I got this email too. Brigid Dec 2013 #4

That depends.... paleotn Dec 2013 #6

Sascha Cohen summed it up best at the end of The Dictator: Initech Dec 2013 #5

I like! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Dec 2013 #18

k&r, thank you Congressman Grayson!! johnnyreb Dec 2013 #7

Austerity fails. Grayson is a hero. We need more like him. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2013 #8

Deliberate, coordinated, murder. El_Johns Dec 2013 #9

It's a slow genocide Chiquitita Dec 2013 #10

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Meanwhile many countries that embraced the welfare state have lower unemployment and poverty than us Major Nikon Dec 2013 #16

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Ouch, that'll leave a mark. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #28

An even 100. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #26

"Austerity" AKA: Starve the Beast. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #27