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apnu

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17. Obvious sexism aside. How many Americans can afford a one-income family?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2019, 02:57 PM

Jan 2019

WTF is wrong with Republicans who say this stuff? Do they even know that their own voter base have mostly double income families? These same assholes also say the American worker needs a "wage adjustment down" to compete in the global labor market. So how the fuck is anybody supposed to raise a family one one low wage job?

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Social Security Official: Married Working Mothers Are Bad for Society [View all] DonViejo Jan 2019 OP

He sounds like a lovely POS! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2019 #1

This is What Traditional Patriarchy Looks Like-Holding Onto Power by Keeping Others Down dlk Jan 2019 #2

Damn Solly Mack Jan 2019 #3

There's Never a Shortage of Dinosaurs dlk Jan 2019 #4

People like him want it both ways. Efilroft Sul Jan 2019 #5

No, idiot not fooled Jan 2019 #6

A lot of women or men would like to be able marlakay Jan 2019 #19

Yep not fooled Jan 2019 #21

He is one of those vile "Acting" officials installed by Trump Adm. damn riversedge Jan 2019 #7

Take up your complaints with Reagan's corpse PSPS Jan 2019 #8

a typical patriarchal swamp creture. niyad Jan 2019 #9

To: Mr. Patterson Perseus Jan 2019 #10

Trump's buddies are bad for society IronLionZion Jan 2019 #11

And I bet he'd be the first to say that PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #12

Back to the idiotic Doreen Jan 2019 #13

"...semen-exposed women" performed better on cognitive tasks. Grins Jan 2019 #14

Association does not imply causation. Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #27

What a fucking asshole. lilactime Jan 2019 #15

All because Eve at a piece of fruit. Sad. LakeArenal Jan 2019 #16

Obvious sexism aside. How many Americans can afford a one-income family? apnu Jan 2019 #17

When women quit their jobs and the economy collapses, shenmue Jan 2019 #18

Uhm... Sophiegirl Jan 2019 #20

Another fake "scientist" NastyRiffraff Jan 2019 #22

What a f***ing asshole Delmette2.0 Jan 2019 #23

During times of war which this country has had a plethora of, lunatica Jan 2019 #24

Grrrrrr. In other words, he doesn't recognize "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #25

As a stay at home mom for 21 years, I say this is bullshit Freethinker65 Jan 2019 #26

Thank God, he's not sexist n/t aggiesal Jan 2019 #28

It would be nice if a husband or a wife could make enough money for the family. Cold War Spook Jan 2019 #29

Indeed, the increasing income inquality of the last 40 years TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #30

1950 called crazycatlady Jan 2019 #31

He sounds very bdamomma Jan 2019 #32