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RKP5637

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4. As long as greed rules, capitalism runs amuck, political offices are

Reply to woo me with science (Original post)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 11:38 AM

Jul 2012

bought and bribed with money, we have a dysfunctional supreme court, jobs are shipped out of the country in record numbers, USA, Inc. and hatred runs over civility, MSM is a tool, hatred is highly profitable, etc. and etc., the US will continue to fall. As this continues, this might well look like the best of times.

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US poverty on track to reach 46-year high; suburbs, underemployed workers, children hit hard [View all] woo me with science Jul 2012 OP

American Exceptionalism. US goal, number one at the bottom! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #1

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jul 2012 #2

This ProSense Jul 2012 #3

Of course Republicans would be worse; that's how the theft succeeds. woo me with science Jul 2012 #6

Can you ProSense Jul 2012 #7

Sure. We had a "real proposal" last April. woo me with science Jul 2012 #8

Yeah, ProSense Jul 2012 #9

This is the level of denial we are dealing with from the Third Way, folks, woo me with science Jul 2012 #10

So ProSense Jul 2012 #12

Obama's "Grand Bargain" Teamster Jeff Jul 2012 #11

Yes, our president is a bit of a wimp magic59 Jul 2012 #15

Not a wimp at all. woo me with science Jul 2012 #19

Reid and Pelosi should have refused to go along with something that made them 'gulp'. sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #23

wtf? poor people "live in decent-size homes, drive cars and own wide-screen TVs." ergo they're HiPointDem Jul 2012 #18

Who set up that safety net, and who is protecting it with every fiber of their Democratic sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #24

As long as greed rules, capitalism runs amuck, political offices are RKP5637 Jul 2012 #4

46 years - 1966 Doctor_J Jul 2012 #5

But it's all hunky dory because corporate profits are at an all time high. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2012 #13

RWers: woot woot!!! Mission Accomplished (TM)!!! USA! USA! USA! kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #14

Kick woo me with science Jul 2012 #16

kr. there has been no recovery for the working class, just for the 1%-ers. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #17

+10000 woo me with science Jul 2012 #21

"Child poverty will increase from its 22 percent level..." woo me with science Jul 2012 #20

So horrible. Doesn't portend well with our weather either. raouldukelives Jul 2012 #22

K&R hay rick Jul 2012 #25

This is 100%...NOT 50%, NOT 90%...not even 99%...but 100% caused by GOP policies BanTheGOP Jul 2012 #26

This one line sums up all of our current economic problems. Peter1x9 Jul 2012 #27

The Bush legacy has peaked. GOP policies at work. Instead of passing Jobs Bills we get abortion bill FarLeftFist Jul 2012 #28