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The Republican response: get a job you lazy welfare bums! Cali_Democrat May 2015 #1
I've been there, I know how hard it was to overcome this period of my life. Agschmid May 2015 #2
Good decision not to have kids at that point MaggieD May 2015 #8
Probably never going to have kids, so for me personally it wasn't challenging... Agschmid May 2015 #10
Well I made a conscious decision to wait MaggieD May 2015 #12
I made that choice redruddyred May 2015 #17
I think many in the U.S. are better informed and better educated than they maddiemom May 2015 #68
I thought the response is "those jobs are for high schoolers." muntrv May 2015 #16
EXACTLY. They claim these are kids living at home. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #20
I heard that nonsense today. ZX86 May 2015 #22
There are a few things I really hate about this argument drmeow May 2015 #27
No, no, the response is: malthaussen May 2015 #29
Yup... Helen Borg May 2015 #65
Well, maybe they shouldn't waste their money on frivolous things like Cal Carpenter May 2015 #3
Maybe this time they won't come... Agschmid May 2015 #4
It's depressing how true that is..... daleanime May 2015 #11
K&R Starry Messenger May 2015 #5
kick Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #6
Dickens' London is the plutocrats' utopia. hifiguy May 2015 #7
K & R Thespian2 May 2015 #9
That's the difference now MaggieD May 2015 #13
Actually, it's " I' ve got mine and I am taking yours and Fuck you." SammyWinstonJack May 2015 #46
How right you are! Thespian2 May 2015 #73
The rich psychopaths think of us as nonhuman and expendable. The rich suck........... Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #14
We are nothing but lifetimes to be harvested 'till we can't produce any more assets. NBachers May 2015 #21
We are more than that. They, the-rich-abusive-controller-bullies, have us believing we are worthless Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #28
We need a communist revolution. It happened in Russia in 1917, France in 1789, and England in 1649. MillennialDem May 2015 #43
We need a revolution of equality, justice, respect and uplift for all, not some political ideology. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #45
Exactly, Human rights, including economic rights miles hifiguy May 2015 #47
That's what it is. MillennialDem May 2015 #50
Sadly for most, that word comes with a twisted bastardized negative alternate meaning. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #60
I've always thought our revolution was nonviolent in the 20s Goblinmonger May 2015 #54
Wouldn't You Have Enjoyed Living Those Countries On the Road May 2015 #80
Not a lot of people think that way and your view of the rich is way off taught_me_patience May 2015 #59
A lot of people think that way Long Drive May 2015 #62
The system with which this world functions was created by the rich ruling elite. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #63
I remember when one could live on minimum wage, not in luxury but Cleita May 2015 #70
My post was mostly not about the minimum wage taught_me_patience May 2015 #85
I used to run a restaurant and I paid my employees more than minimum Cleita May 2015 #86
Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2015 #15
what you see here, ladies and gentlemen redruddyred May 2015 #18
I sure see a trend. Agschmid May 2015 #25
This is the stuff asshole Republicans jerk off to. Sick bastards. nt valerief May 2015 #19
True, except republicans have to use tweezers and a magnifying glass. (nm) Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #24
Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast May 2015 #23
The third-worlding of America continues. Gumboot May 2015 #26
Our population is that of a developing country The2ndWheel May 2015 #32
Back in the 1950s, Rolando May 2015 #61
After he got out of the Army, Dad used to fix Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #77
Oh, but they just need to "work harder and develop more marketable skills." Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #30
These are the 'new jobs' NAFTA fans are crowing about. Marr May 2015 #31
If one opposes Government Programs like SNAP, Medicare, and other programs for the poor.... LynneSin May 2015 #33
plus 1000 n/t JustAnotherGen May 2015 #92
Ronald Reagan and Maggie Thatcher tosh May 2015 #34
The poor "service" the rich. hifiguy May 2015 #48
This shouldn't be happening in America but will continue unless we make some drastic rhett o rick May 2015 #35
This is also the result of the Democratic Party failing to protect the people from the oligarchs AZ Progressive May 2015 #37
Sadly some people want life to be easy so they think that Republcons are bad rhett o rick May 2015 #38
Were you trying to see how many times you could say... Agschmid May 2015 #40
Some one has to say it. Denial is what's killing us. nm rhett o rick May 2015 #51
I am sure you are familiar with the Princeton Study that concluded that rhett o rick May 2015 #56
It isn't capitalism. It is inverted or corporate socialism. raouldukelives May 2015 #42
The neo-liberal economic system of Raygun and Thatcher is hifiguy May 2015 #49
I don't entirely agree. Capitalism and it's innate quest for power will also kill the wealthy. rhett o rick May 2015 #53
I agree, in the long term. hifiguy May 2015 #55
The problem is that capitalism will grow to the point that it self destructs. rhett o rick May 2015 #52
I'm not convinced it would. Bear in mind I mean classic Adam Smith Capitalism. raouldukelives May 2015 #71
I don't think Adam Smith could recognize how greed would ruin his capitalism. I support controling rhett o rick May 2015 #72
As he imagined it, it was. But what you say is certainly true. Greed rewrote the rules. raouldukelives May 2015 #81
You mean if they raise the pitchers mound is it still baseball? I am afraid so. nm rhett o rick May 2015 #82
Sort of. More like chess where you aren't allowed to put your opponents king in check. raouldukelives May 2015 #83
Yep! And your bishops are on their side. Just sayin'. nm rhett o rick May 2015 #84
k and r niyad May 2015 #36
K&R War Horse May 2015 #39
Maybe Mona could create fusion fast food KamaAina May 2015 #41
And SSID is even worse Stryst May 2015 #44
K & R historylovr May 2015 #57
PFFFFFFFFFFFT. Typical. HughBeaumont May 2015 #58
Yep. And the "Why not raise it to $1,000/hr" argument marle35 May 2015 #88
I didn't make $15/hour as a Public School Special Needs TA HockeyMom May 2015 #64
There's car mechanics who work for dealerships not making $15.00 an hour imnew May 2015 #66
My point exactly HockeyMom May 2015 #67
Yes My Good Babushka May 2015 #78
Serious Question: If thats the case, wouldn't inequality still exsist, just at different salaries? Joe the Revelator May 2015 #87
No My Good Babushka May 2015 #90
and they can't take an order... ileus May 2015 #79
Look at that refrigerator! With amenities like that, our poor truly are the envy of the world! Ed Suspicious May 2015 #69
kick midnight May 2015 #74
Picture of refrigerator very sad HelenWheels May 2015 #75
Don't be ashamed just do what you can to help. Agschmid May 2015 #76
It's just sad that minimum wage jobs romanic May 2015 #89
It's a sad part of life tomsaiditagain May 2015 #91
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