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Casandia

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59. And Lawrence O'Donnell

Reply to Zoeisright (Reply #24)

Mon Aug 27, 2012, 06:37 AM

Aug 2012

and Daily Kos, Crooks and Liars, and Thom Hartmann and Randi Rhodes, and to anyone and everyone we can think of!

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So proud of this response to a Romney supporting friend of mine.... [View all] renie408 Aug 2012 OP

Nicely done. Thanks for posting. Scuba Aug 2012 #1

Thanks! renie408 Aug 2012 #2

I read a historian did a survey of Rome to calculate the wealth gap because it was a major roguevalley Aug 2012 #50

It's cheesy to kick your own thread, but I am excited about this because... renie408 Aug 2012 #3

Well, I'm a cheesy person anyway, so Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #11

Thanks this cleans up my tongue wagging lol Heather MC Aug 2012 #49

Your parable about the Pasha hit it perfectly. n/t tech3149 Aug 2012 #4

I heard it on NPR the other day about technological advances and it struck me that it renie408 Aug 2012 #5

K&R nt avebury Aug 2012 #6

Beautiful. drm604 Aug 2012 #7

Sure! That's why I shared it. renie408 Aug 2012 #9

Just out of curiosity, what is his argument for the GOP? Does he actually believe in coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #14

He believes that he is worse off now than he was four years ago. Period. renie408 Aug 2012 #15

Just Yesterday- Same argument Zoonart Aug 2012 #18

When they are old and in need of care remember how they treated you Kyad06 Aug 2012 #31

Boy can I relate to your situtation.... Yooperman Aug 2012 #54

Your friend sounds like someone who has to work for a living and whom the coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #21

Exactly. renie408 Aug 2012 #33

Well spoken! Ferretherder Aug 2012 #8

You might remind them that... sofa king Aug 2012 #10

I have tried for weeks to both link higher taxes to renie408 Aug 2012 #13

Maybe another way to put it is... sofa king Aug 2012 #16

K&R! smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #12

wow heaven05 Aug 2012 #17

K&R&B pamela Aug 2012 #19

How quickly this scenario will play out if Rmoney and repigs get elected this round nightscanner59 Aug 2012 #20

Nice-- but to put very succintly, if you hoard cats or newspapers NoMoreWarNow Aug 2012 #22

Spot on... Smilo Aug 2012 #35

You should publish this Richard D Aug 2012 #23

^^^ EXCELLENT IDEA ^^^ Care Acutely Aug 2012 #57

HUGE rec and kick. And please send this to Rachel Maddow. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #24

And Lawrence O'Donnell Casandia Aug 2012 #59

love this, great arguments I intend to steal. Fair use and all. n/t Hamlette Aug 2012 #25

Growing richer simply for having wealth, without actually producing or providing any thing, is... NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #26

love it... things need to be explained gently and in simple terms for our right sided friends.... trailmonkee Aug 2012 #27

..about the Pasha parable... ewagner Aug 2012 #28

I was using it more for the math involved...something can start out small renie408 Aug 2012 #29

I know ewagner Aug 2012 #38

Great! Send it to Paul Krugman and see what he says!? DippyDem Aug 2012 #30

Excellent, excellent response. valerief Aug 2012 #32

Give yourself a hearty pat on the back. asjr Aug 2012 #34

WOW! You are rightfully proud of that. beac Aug 2012 #36

Absolutely superb! SnowCritter Aug 2012 #37

Another thing that needs to be pointed out GETPLANING Aug 2012 #39

renie, would you mind if I post some of this to my Facebook page? kag Aug 2012 #40

Please, I would be proud! renie408 Aug 2012 #41

renie, I have published a brief excerpt to my blog page. mac56 Aug 2012 #61

This is the first thread I've ever bookmarked... Moonwalk Aug 2012 #42

Awesomeness. Hope it enlightens a few people. freshwest Aug 2012 #43

That's great! You should write an editorial Aeroette Aug 2012 #44

Kudos for arguing with your farrier. I would not have the guts AllyCat Aug 2012 #45

K&R (n/t) a2liberal Aug 2012 #46

very, very good Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #47

well done handmade34 Aug 2012 #48

I like this very much, because you are explaining something that a lot of people don't understand. patrice Aug 2012 #51

Excellent! You explained one part of the problem very very well.. cudos! Yooperman Aug 2012 #52

It is a lot more than 2.7% if you go back to 1980 when things started getting out of whack indie9197 Aug 2012 #53

Good, but long. I have something way shorter eridani Aug 2012 #55

Yeah, that's pretty much how I started out... renie408 Aug 2012 #62

You mean he just ignored you when you said "Why is investment punishment?" eridani Aug 2012 #63

He seemed to consider the long version. renie408 Aug 2012 #64

An exception to the rule. It's good that at least some of them are rational n/t eridani Aug 2012 #65

Very nice! Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #56

Kick. Such a brilliant argument. :) NT Grown2Hate Aug 2012 #58

Great argument. You all might like "Progress and Poverty" by Henry George. reformist2 Aug 2012 #60