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The Pope: When the glass is full (Original Post)
FourScore
Dec 2013
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DonViejo
(60,536 posts)1. I read the quote in it's full context...
and think it's a bit of shame mediamatters didn't bring an important aspect of the quote into the picture; the Pope was very specifically talking about trickle down economics.
FourScore
(9,704 posts)3. I kinda thought that was obvious. n/t
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)4. For those of us following news about this Pope or,
with some awareness of his recent quotes, it is obvious. But, for folks not in those categories, e.g., most of the FaceBook crowd, I think they won't understand it at all.
liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)5. I think the context is easy enough to see
The rich never trickle it down. Reaganomics doesn't work!
politichew
(230 posts)2. This.
progressoid
(49,988 posts)6. Welcome to DU politichew!
Excellent graphic.
raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)7. Huge K&R!
That is fantastic and spot on!
Bow down before the ones you serve investors and Wall St middlemen. It sure as hell ain't justice, peace, Gaia or Christ.