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madokie

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56. "The Clintons are pretty good at it"
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 03:10 PM
Mar 2016

Damn I'm glad I didn't have a mouth full when I read that. LOL

In other words what you're saying to us is all the shit that came down our way during the big dogs two terms was what they wanted for us. Well in that case fuck them and the lies they rode in on. Bill and Hill

Her corporate masters have instructed her so. seaotter Mar 2016 #1
Why isnt Bernie for $20 bucks an hour? JaneyVee Mar 2016 #20
Bernie is for $15...Clinton is not. That is the question Armstead Mar 2016 #30
Why not $16/hr? JaneyVee Mar 2016 #33
You're deflecting again Armstead Mar 2016 #37
Depends on where you live. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #39
Please, proceed. That's a conversation worth having. kristopher Mar 2016 #63
If the states allow it. That's a whole different kettle of fish Armstead Mar 2016 #38
Exactly. States can go as high as they want. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #43
But the point is the Feds set the bottom Armstead Mar 2016 #53
So youre willing to sacrifice millions of jobs... JaneyVee Mar 2016 #58
No...But business has come to think the cost of labor is flexible but otehr costs are not Armstead Mar 2016 #61
Note: I said small businesses, which employ the majority of our workforce. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #62
You speculated in one post and then act as if the speculation is true in the next. kristopher Mar 2016 #65
What if a frog had wings? kristopher Mar 2016 #64
He Answered That Last Year On Bloomberg corbettkroehler Mar 2016 #50
Deflect! Deflect! Deflect! Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #70
Exactly Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #40
I love it when the first response nails it on the head! LOL! reformist2 Mar 2016 #74
Her "friends " oppose it. 2pooped2pop Mar 2016 #2
well, I think she honestly wants to help the poor, but TheDormouse Mar 2016 #75
Answer me this: Why is a $15/hour wage in 2012 not a $16/hour wage in 2016? Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #3
I believe the proposal is for $15 by 2020 or thereabouts (n/t) thesquanderer Mar 2016 #67
that is the political proposal but is not what the movement was advocating in the streets in 2012. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #71
Because she's a PINO, Progressive In Name Only. highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #4
I doubt she opposes it. I think she's trying to 'slide this under the door' for the GOP. randome Mar 2016 #5
That represents the time-honored "Meet the GOP at 75% to start negotiating" strategy Armstead Mar 2016 #34
Unless she's CERTAIN the GOP won't go for more than $12. randome Mar 2016 #48
I'm certain, given their druthers, most GOP politicians prefer to repeal it altogether Armstead Mar 2016 #55
It's a good question. Why doesn't she just lie and says she supports it now like she does with every thereismore Mar 2016 #6
Maybe she doesn't lie as much as you think. yardwork Mar 2016 #14
Maybe she does have some scrupules left over. nt thereismore Mar 2016 #29
Because her corporate backers oppose ANY increase, John Poet Mar 2016 #7
Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #8
She answered the question about a thousand times. Have you made any attempt to answer your question? Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #9
in the debates or town hall I saw, she didn't directly explain why TheDormouse Mar 2016 #12
she did not answer the question Duckhunter935 Mar 2016 #19
Because she doesn't need it. -none Mar 2016 #10
most who need it won't vote for her? Think you're wrong on that nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #15
I said nothing about any of her supporters. -none Mar 2016 #72
You answered your own question. yardwork Mar 2016 #11
did you read the second part of my question in the OP? nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #16
Yes, and I disagree with what you said. yardwork Mar 2016 #22
arbitrarily higher number SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2016 #24
She's being strategic like Obama was strategic? Giving in before starting? nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #26
But $15 an hour is not arbitrary. It is actually being implemented in several cities and towns in Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #44
"The Clintons are pretty good at it" madokie Mar 2016 #56
You don't even believe that. Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #46
So why are you surprised that Clinton isn't promising $15? yardwork Mar 2016 #66
Is that what she got paid for her performances on Wall Street? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #13
Goldman Sachs dogman Mar 2016 #17
That's the current Senate bill. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #18
but why not in ALL areas -- that's the point of a federal minimum nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #21
Because Dubuque Iowa doesnt get the same foot traffic as Manhattan NY. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #23
So you're saying she feels $12/hr is a living wage in Dubuque nt? TheDormouse Mar 2016 #28
Is Bernie saying $15/hr is a living wage in Manhattan? JaneyVee Mar 2016 #31
No he is agreeing that should be the national floor Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #45
Right, but Manhattan is different from Dubuque Iowa. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #47
Well let's just abolish the fed min, right? Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #49
Huh??? JaneyVee Mar 2016 #51
People making min in Manhattan mostly live in Brooklyn or the Bronx & commute TheDormouse Mar 2016 #52
Cool. I support a $15/hr min wage here in NY as well. Again, JaneyVee Mar 2016 #54
there are 2 phrases that summarize hrc elehhhhna Mar 2016 #25
Because its bad for corporate America's earnings... datguy_6 Mar 2016 #27
Maybe TheFarseer Mar 2016 #32
She is "pragmatic" and "reasonable" and will get things done mmonk Mar 2016 #35
Here's why Nonhlanhla Mar 2016 #36
There is zero evidence that increasing the min has ever Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #41
And yet, the same guy who actually did the research Nonhlanhla Mar 2016 #59
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #42
The people who donate to her foundation oppose it. WDIM Mar 2016 #57
She probably doesn't demwing Mar 2016 #60
Perhaps this? Matariki Mar 2016 #68
Because she is a pragmatic progressive. Whatever the hell that is... EndElectoral Mar 2016 #69
Because it's what she DOES. Every fucking time. delrem Mar 2016 #73
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