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sharedvalues

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2. Very true

Reply to CozyMystery (Original post)

Sat Jun 10, 2017, 10:00 PM

Jun 2017

The top 20% need to realize it is patriotic to pay taxes to help those less well off.

At the same time, the top 0.01% and their takeover of the GOP are perhaps the central problem in America today. They are the ones who created the conditions for DJT. The upper middle class voted for Hillary and they generally support raising taxes.

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Stop Pretending You're Not Rich! (NYT Opinion Essay) [View all] CozyMystery Jun 2017 OP

That was a good article luvMIdog Jun 2017 #1

Very true sharedvalues Jun 2017 #2

Really? Igel Jun 2017 #5

This piece uses the mean (average) of the income in the top 20%. hedda_foil Jun 2017 #9

Yes, exactly....It is misleading... blitzen Jun 2017 #11

Good point. Either the author and editor are HeartachesNhangovers Jun 2017 #15

Good read. brer cat Jun 2017 #3

Americans don't see class. They see race instead. Yavin4 Jun 2017 #4

yes, the old quote... sharedvalues Jun 2017 #7

yup, there is thread about uneducated people being trump's supporters JI7 Jun 2017 #10

Remember the Manhattan mom who complained about not being able to "get by" on 400K a year? Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #6

Rich people problems Motownman78 Jun 2017 #8

anyone who blames those who have less than them for their financial problems is trashy JI7 Jun 2017 #13

400k in Manhattan is not rich taught_me_patience Jun 2017 #14

Or, you know, don't send your kids to a preposterously expensive school Orrex Jun 2017 #16

fuck her and similar types like her JI7 Jun 2017 #12