It was actually closer than you might think . . . back in 1972 when McGovern made it a centerpiece (Reply #16)

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Sat Oct 18, 2014, 12:47 AM

16. It was actually closer than you might think . . . back in 1972 when McGovern made it a centerpiece

of his presidential campaign and, IIRC, Tricky Dick himself embraced some form of a GAI.

The Reagan counterrevolution ended all talk of a GAI. Among its many sins, electing and re-electing Reagan has to rank right beneath slavery, Manzanar and what was done to indigenous peoples in America's sullied past.

Your post is great, btw. Serious salute!

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33 replies	Author	Time	Post
Does this talk about fighting "extreme poverty" bother anybody else? [View all]	Ken Burch	Oct 2014	OP
it depends on what you mean by the "least worst" level of poverty	JI7	Oct 2014	#1
Who is qualified to judge what that is? People who've never been within a million miles of poor?	Ken Burch	Oct 2014	#2
i'm asking you what you consider to be the "least worst" level of poverty	JI7	Oct 2014	#3
"least worst" would be, if nothing else,	Ken Burch	Oct 2014	#4
the reason you can't put them all together is there are people who struggle yet they view	JI7	Oct 2014	#5
Obviously people with a little(even a very little) view people with nothing at all as the enemy.	Ken Burch	Oct 2014	#6
We can at the very least house everyone and have medical care and three meals of course	Kalidurga	Oct 2014	#7
But then, there'd be no incentive to NOT be poor	Prophet 451	Oct 2014	#9
IT's like this: :sarcasm:	Ken Burch	Oct 2014	#14
Ah, thank you	Prophet 451	Oct 2014	#15
Click on smilies.	SamKnause	Oct 2014	#23
It does, thankies	Prophet 451	Oct 2014	#24
You are most welcome.	SamKnause	Oct 2014	#25
We could also help organize as many co-ops as possible	Ken Burch	Oct 2014	#10
Great idea	Prophet 451	Oct 2014	#26
the PtB don't WANT to eliminate poverty	Prophet 451	Oct 2014	#8
Well put. And I'm sorry for all the pain this system has put you through.	Ken Burch	Oct 2014	#12
Thanks man	Prophet 451	Oct 2014	#21
It was actually closer than you might think . . . back in 1972 when McGovern made it a centerpiece	KingCharlemagne	Oct 2014	#16
I had no idea about that	Prophet 451	Oct 2014	#22
Great post.	woo me with science	Oct 2014	#18
That I could rec posts.	F4lconF16	Oct 2014	#29
Welcome, dude	Prophet 451	Oct 2014	#31
But there are different degrees	Marrah_G	Oct 2014	#11
It's not about any particular place.	Ken Burch	Oct 2014	#13
K&R Another great OP from you tonight.	woo me with science	Oct 2014	#17
we are not going to end anything except our own individual lives, let's just realize that.	LawDeeDah	Oct 2014	#19
If they want to fight all levels of poverty, it has to start	Warpy	Oct 2014	#20
This is happening in Berkeley	daredtowork	Oct 2014	#27
In India, they lowered the calorie count for people to be declared in poverty	whereisjustice	Oct 2014	#28
Thank you. nt	woo me with science	Oct 2014	#30
Since I got injured at 26	UglyGreed	Oct 2014	#32
"If we're gonna talk about poverty, let's talk about ending ALL poverty." Nice.	pampango	Oct 2014	#33

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