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Gloria

(17,663 posts)
4. Well, I don't know how educated they are on the economics of
Wed Sep 2, 2015, 06:46 PM
Sep 2015

the situation we're in and how his plans could make things worse...but, they will never get implemented due to the debt situation and the central banks around the world and the global mess things are...

It's the guy on the bottom who is really feeling it...

Tell me about Loras. Ill16 Sep 2015 #1
Many Bernie riversedge Sep 2015 #52
You pretty much need a computer or smartphone to know who Bernie is Qutzupalotl Sep 2015 #2
Media blackout, limited debates, there are reasons for these things. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #5
I think most high school graduates (no college) have computers and smartphones lunamagica Sep 2015 #7
Nobody said computers and smartphones were status symbols Android3.14 Sep 2015 #8
Excuse me, but having a college degree doesn't equal widsom or intelligence lunamagica Sep 2015 #9
You insult yourself Android3.14 Sep 2015 #16
The study didn't say anything about "smart" people lunamagica Sep 2015 #18
Well DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #20
I'm sensing more here Android3.14 Sep 2015 #31
Regardless of my level of education I learned enough not to make... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #56
Data ARE data. OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #35
Good catch. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #57
Hmm. The old Latin rules seem to be going away. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #127
Modern parlance, old chap. OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #133
I just want to say this. Could you at least concede that maybe, just maybe lunamagica Sep 2015 #37
If there were evidence to back it up, sure Android3.14 Sep 2015 #43
Respectfully, I think that you're projecting. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #58
Maybe. Or maybe the Sanders supporters have figured out that nominating the "pragmatic" guy got us Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #140
For some reason you remind me of the Adlai Stevenson quote mythology Sep 2015 #147
Since when is suggesting your internet interlocutors are ignorant a sign of superior intelligence? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #12
You like the word interlocutors a lot move seen you use it 5 or 6 times recently DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #44
Actually, what it says is that he appeals to affluent educated people. okasha Sep 2015 #101
This message was self-deleted by its author Cal33 Sep 2015 #149
Great argument DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #3
Scuse me while I sip my latte and drive a volvo. n/t Scootaloo Sep 2015 #10
Good luck when you do the same, for your candidate. delrem Sep 2015 #93
Well DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #104
Well, I'm sure you will! And you sure showed THEM, delrem Sep 2015 #105
The poster in this thread who suggested I take "Adult Education" certainly made an adverse inference DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #107
I'm not discussing the matter with them. delrem Sep 2015 #108
We already established you and your associates believe I am a moron. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #113
Am I a racist, yet? delrem Sep 2015 #119
Continue to heap insult on top of insult toward me for no good reason. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #121
You remind me of Christ on the Cross. n/t delrem Sep 2015 #123
That's the first nice thing you and your associates have said to me in this thread. Thank you. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #124
You're welcome. And thanks for the entertainment! delrem Sep 2015 #125
Have a nice evening. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #126
Well, I don't know how educated they are on the economics of Gloria Sep 2015 #4
Americans, especially those at the bottom, frequently vote against their own self interests. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #6
You keep saying Sander's plan will make things worse, Maedhros Sep 2015 #11
NO, I am looking at the tax implications Gloria Sep 2015 #19
You're trying to change the subject. Maedhros Sep 2015 #29
I cannot make a case against it in a quick answer...HOWEVER....here's a read for you... Gloria Sep 2015 #70
Still no explanation of why "There is just no way that any ideas Sanders, can improve the situation" Maedhros Sep 2015 #159
Ideas are fine but you need a reality check... Gloria Sep 2015 #163
So the well to do are voting Bernie and the poor are voting Hillary. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #13
I prefer the company of the latter... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #14
Well off whites won't be effected by a Republican in the WH. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #15
Well off Democrats and Republicans won't be affected by a Republican in the White House DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #17
No, the poor have heard of Hillary, less likely to have heard of Bernie Sanders. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #21
LOL. What a sad twisted excuse. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #23
The fact that you would suggest being poor and being ignorant are synonymous... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #34
To suggest that no correlation exists is disturbing. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #36
Ignorance=don't know, unaware of DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #39
Yes, rich folks just LOVE them some Bernie! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #24
Doesn't matter to me. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #27
Now that you mention it, I have noticed that you're impervious to logic. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #30
The evidence suggest as a person's income goes up: DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #42
The poster I responded to concluded that beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #46
Best we all eschew stereotypes. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #51
mm hmm. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #53
That would be very helpful -- I and many peope I know are scaping by and..... Armstead Sep 2015 #66
No latte for me. I am lactose intolerant. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #67
Actually my lattes often come from convenience store dispensers..I think they lack any real milk.. Armstead Sep 2015 #69
Bernie recognizes income inequality as a critical issues teach me everything Sep 2015 #77
Makes sense. Voters with lower education levels are far more likely to vote republican as well. nt Zorra Sep 2015 #22
Hmmm DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #25
Did you really criticize someone's use of capital letters? Android3.14 Sep 2015 #33
A Republican is the name of a party... A republican is someone who favors a republican form of ... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #38
What, exactly, does "ciphers a better strategy to win an argument" actually mean? Android3.14 Sep 2015 #41
Cipher DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #45
Maybe if you used ellipsis points to indicate you didn't use the full quote we wouldn't be ... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #62
I'm still waiting to hear about the "Ayn Rand school of history" BainsBane Sep 2015 #63
That is beyond my ken. Please elaborate DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #64
There is no such thing BainsBane Sep 2015 #80
Believe it or not, they get the same number of votes as you! LettuceSea Sep 2015 #28
And yet I keep reading here ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #73
Whatever happened to the LU talk Bernie made? That would tell the tale. n/t freshwest Sep 2015 #131
That is commonly accepted but not true for whites anyway.. Fumesucker Sep 2015 #170
I know very few 'book smart' people that understand the concept of electability LettuceSea Sep 2015 #26
Some of the comments in this thread are elitist and ugly. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #32
it is all about self interest and trickle down. self interest for that demographic and then others seabeyond Sep 2015 #40
Pardon, but do have any idea what trickle down economics is, and who championed it? DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #47
+1 beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #49
I never subscribed to the trickle down theory - it was always the pissing on theory I believe in. teach me everything Sep 2015 #81
That is indeed a more accurate term. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #103
She's been corrected dozens of times. Whatever this is, it isn't "ignorance"... nt Romulox Sep 2015 #164
So much for the party of the downtrodden and disregarded. Is there a new definition for DINO, now? freshwest Sep 2015 #59
Pretty soon they will be channeling Phil Gramm DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #65
Please don't tell me it's going to go there. Remedial? Noooo! Pleasepleaseplease! n/t freshwest Sep 2015 #68
Okay DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #74
Trickle down was discussed endlessly by Reagan, It never worked even thought he loved it. Autumn Sep 2015 #118
Holy crapola kenfrequed Sep 2015 #160
You have to know that this is 180 degrees wrong. Why do you continue to post incorrect information? Romulox Sep 2015 #165
ITS THEM EGGHEADS WITH THEIR THINKIN' Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #48
ALERT!!! This elitist latte drinking volvo driver wants you silenced! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #50
DAMN YOU LORAS POLL!!11!!1 HappyPlace Sep 2015 #54
Ikr??? beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #55
why all the fighting,Hillary has this, remember??!! wendylaroux Sep 2015 #60
Lol! Perfect! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #61
lawd have mercy Zorra Sep 2015 #72
Well, if true ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #71
! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #75
Exactly the fact-laden ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #78
I always enjoy your lectures about what's good for us. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #82
If you consider ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #86
You mean that smelly trailer full of used straw and ridiculous assumptions? beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #92
Again ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #94
Oh we always get your point, Nance: DU sucks! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #96
If you should ever have something worthwhile to say ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #97
And if you ever decide to post something that doesn't insult other DUers let me know. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #99
What ev. NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #100
I'm popping more now. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #102
Happy to see you've found what you excel at. n/t NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #110
More insults please! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #111
!!!! Number23 Sep 2015 #167
They would have you believe that those numbers are HIS fault.... HappyPlace Sep 2015 #87
They spin so much I get dizzy just watching them. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #95
Your dismissiveness of elite liberal intellectuals sounds a lot like Nixon and Reagan Armstead Sep 2015 #76
Like that makes sense. NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #79
Like your post makes sense? Armstead Sep 2015 #84
I merely commented on the fact ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #89
Allow me to assure you, as one who has worked with elite liberal intellectuals okasha Sep 2015 #114
Your characterization is rather misleading and disingenuous Armstead Sep 2015 #122
I commented on the "facts" contained in the OP. NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #129
It's mainly your dismissive tone I have a problem with Armstead Sep 2015 #130
My tone ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #132
I don't have a problem with it Armstead Sep 2015 #134
Yeah, that's all the OP said. NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #135
He posted something from a poll -- something frequently done here Armstead Sep 2015 #136
You REALLY don't get it, do you? NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #138
Lemme try this real slow..... Armstead Sep 2015 #139
+1 beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #85
'Give us your elite, your entitled who could afford college, your masses yearning to join the 1%.' freshwest Sep 2015 #88
Short version: okasha Sep 2015 #83
Short... and sweet. n/t freshwest Sep 2015 #90
This thread serves no purpose but to divide workers... AOR Sep 2015 #91
THIS! LettuceSea Sep 2015 #98
To be honest... AOR Sep 2015 #109
This OP is a Rorschach test, it took a section from the study, verbatim. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #112
"The replies say more about the members than about the study or the author of the OP" beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #116
People are being destroyed by capitalism... AOR Sep 2015 #117
the Bell Curve is a harsh mistress reddread Sep 2015 #148
You'll have to expand on that... AOR Sep 2015 #156
well said reddread Sep 2015 #158
That works both ways whatthehey Sep 2015 #161
Alert ? why would anyone alert... AOR Sep 2015 #162
Better educated tend to pay attention earlier... ram2008 Sep 2015 #106
You don't need to be a Rhodes Scholar to know when you're getting fucked over... AOR Sep 2015 #115
The reaction to this poll is predictable. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #120
too close for comfort? n/t MoveIt Sep 2015 #128
Good point....I thought we were all scruffy leftist hippies. I guess that was last week. Armstead Sep 2015 #143
We're like Bernie: He's too far to the left! No! He's too far to the right!!! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #145
Well, I have a master's degree and am considered fairly liberal. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #137
Fie on you for being an elitist liberal intellectual Armstead Sep 2015 #142
We are the "early adopter" types: Prius, solar modules on the roof, etc... HappyPlace Sep 2015 #146
I also have a master's degree and am considered very liberal Bobbie Jo Sep 2015 #150
No, you're not. Armstead Sep 2015 #151
My post was a bit tounge in cheek Bobbie Jo Sep 2015 #152
My response was TIC too Armstead Sep 2015 #154
I'm so glad you're so happy that better educated, more liberal WI_DEM Sep 2015 #141
uh, yeah. I think most do hope that. Armstead Sep 2015 #144
Are you joyous that the less liberal people, more conservatives are flocking to Hillary? Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #155
More liberal voters vote for Bernie. This Party has some very conservative members, I hate to say it Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #153
He does better with people that have informed themselves earlier kenfrequed Sep 2015 #157
Low information voters often tend to vote against their own economic interests. nt Romulox Sep 2015 #166
McGoverniks were more elite than Muskieniks ericson00 Sep 2015 #168
I think we need to learn the lesson of Henry Clay's loss to James K. Polk Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #171
Pay no attention JackInGreen Sep 2015 #169
That's why it's handy that the Volvo has such a flat dashboard. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #172
...Plutonium Nyborg? JackInGreen Sep 2015 #173
Indeed. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #174
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