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In reply to the discussion: In the U.S. 49.7 Million Are Now Poor, and 80% of the Total Population Is Near Poverty [View all]maced666
(771 posts)67. I shudder to think what these numbers were pre-Obama, six years ago.
And, what we are going to do in a couple of years when he leaves office.
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In the U.S. 49.7 Million Are Now Poor, and 80% of the Total Population Is Near Poverty [View all]
TalkingDog
Dec 2014
OP
It's not ignored at all. It's cultivated to help the wealthy stay healthy. For now. n/t
jtuck004
Dec 2014
#50
They were never near poor either. Mitt's dad was Chairman of American Motors, Gov. of
NewDeal_Dem
Dec 2014
#45
Maybe... there are an awful lot of people 2 paychecks away from homeless...
SomethingFishy
Dec 2014
#51
If you are earning $13,000 per year and living on your own, not with some family
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#58
People should put money away. But you would not make it very far on what you have.
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#76
"Our party" and the fascists both represent the interests of the bourgeoisie, who
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#20
Actually, bourgeois probably comes from the word "burg" which means town in German.
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#61
With all due respect and thanks for your efforts, I'm not sure the need for a
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#63
If you read the article from which I quoted, the middle class, the bourgeosie was made up of
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#64
Don't get me wrong. As a historical artifact, the bourgeoisie was a highly liberating element
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#65
"The comfort of the rich relies on an abundance of the poor." Voltaire
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2014
#19
“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2014
#23
"All private property is theft." Proudhon. I'm going to stick with the French, who got there
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#25
I can say from the experience of the last few years, "near poverty" is very different from poverty
bhikkhu
Dec 2014
#27
I grew up vacillating between poor and near poor and your post definitely rang
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#30
I think some of my residual anger issues derive from late childhood and
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#36
Don't blame yourself for what capitalism has caused and continues to cause. As for
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#47
An ever deepening rift in everyday reality. From those who live in the real world.
raouldukelives
Dec 2014
#38
with help from our lovely democratic and republican politicians, mission accomplished nt
msongs
Dec 2014
#40
And people on here finger wag at poor people for not having a diverse portfolio
Skeeter Barnes
Dec 2014
#56