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MinneapolisMatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:13 AM Original message |
I'd like to share a small story about my family. |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. Going with your premise then everytime a Regressive Party |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
2. what makes me more sick is everyday people who |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. He understod that democracy works when the money revolves all around |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
4. Igrew up learning the same lessons. Unfortunately, many of my peers |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
5. I grew up in a suburb that bordered the wealthiest neighborhood in the city |
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Mister Ed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. There are actually two morals to the story |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
7. That sounds like my brother-in-law. |
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Ramulux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
8. Its called "unearned income" |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
9. Thanks for sharing your story. From my experience with wealth or high paid people |
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Search4Justice (104 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
10. We can thank St Ronnie Raygun for making greed fashionable. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
11. i hear ya. being well past 1940's, even in my time, that was the attitude and how i was raised |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
12. I have a wealthy branch of the family as well. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
13. Noblesse oblige |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
14. The wealthy have to pay more taxes for structural integrity |
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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
15. My father was conservative, but just like yours |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
16. Noblesse Oblige- you are totally correct. Many wealthy people today lack any feeling of obligation |
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