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DeSwiss

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15. He should have more faith in the Invisible Hand......

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 10:44 AM

Mar 2014

- Or, maybe he should call the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and complain. I'm sure they'll get a lobbyist right on it.

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Oh my Goodness! Sales down because of cut in SNAP. [View all] rgbecker Mar 2014 OP

The effect most of the critics of welfare fail to see liberal N proud Mar 2014 #1

They don't CARE Glitterati Mar 2014 #5

not really, they view the poor as exploitable resources unblock Mar 2014 #6

Agree ,yes, packman Mar 2014 #18

doing my geneology and found out my grandpa back in the day (mid 1600's?) was roguevalley Mar 2014 #32

Quick question for clarification FrodosPet Mar 2014 #34

actually since you don't know me I will give you the benny of the doubt roguevalley Mar 2014 #35

and to take this "president" with them..... a kennedy Mar 2014 #8

Here's what I think: they knew this would happen, and that there would be a rippling Squinch Mar 2014 #7

They have been intentionally trying to harm the economy since the election of 2008. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #9

Yep! oldandhappy Mar 2014 #10

That's the thing about a freemarket capitalist economy... CJCRANE Mar 2014 #2

But I bet "luxury purchases" like Yachts and Porsches are up ... Myrina Mar 2014 #3

The thing about luxury items such as yachts is that even the rich only buy so many of them and jwirr Mar 2014 #16

And that is why increasing Social Security payments almost pays for itself - djean111 Mar 2014 #4

+1! It is also why cutting social security would have a negative effect on the economy. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #12

And how many of these asshats Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #11

No one could have predicted that. Well, except Moody's ... Scuba Mar 2014 #13

4 billion in food that someone was counting on eating Johonny Mar 2014 #14

Thank you! blur256 Mar 2014 #17

we looked into that when my husband lost his job fizzgig Mar 2014 #31

I can tell you from my own personal SamKnause Mar 2014 #21

Crime is up... butterfly77 Mar 2014 #33

He should have more faith in the Invisible Hand...... DeSwiss Mar 2014 #15

And now we see who the real "job creators" are caraher Mar 2014 #19

Wal Mart doesn't care because they're receiving the annual.. TRoN33 Mar 2014 #20

Keep voting Republican Corporate America. toddwv Mar 2014 #22

It's a shame that if we get SNAP funding restored, it won't be because people are hungry GiveMeMorePIE Mar 2014 #23

^ Wilms Mar 2014 #24

Punishment fetish out weighs common sense. ZX86 Mar 2014 #25

No SH*T, Sherlock! elleng Mar 2014 #26

This is a surprise to who? deathrind Mar 2014 #27

tank the economy before KT2000 Mar 2014 #28

Thanks! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #29

Get on the teabagger Cons, walmart. Cha Mar 2014 #30