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02-15-2014, 11:26 AM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

it was a great article. I don't disagree that...

it was a great article. I don't disagree that conservative principles are what the country needs. I just don't think pure conservatives can get elected everywhere, and where they can't, I'll take a...

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02-13-2014, 12:04 PM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

"you get clobbered in the election, then either...

"you get clobbered in the election, then either you didn't fight well enough, or the people have abandoned your principles. " Or a little bit of both, plus some impact from the fact that every TV...

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02-12-2014, 02:56 PM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

Picking up 6 Senate seats will be a very tall...

Picking up 6 Senate seats will be a very tall order. That said, the timing looks great. There are twice as many Dems up for re-election in 2014 as there are Republicans. And a few of those...

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02-12-2014, 01:20 PM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm just stating...

I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm just stating that if you stick to your guns but get clobbered in the election, is that better than a pyrrhic victory? I dunno.

Forum: Political Threads

02-12-2014, 10:29 AM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

It's hard to have balls when every TV station...

It's hard to have balls when every TV station except one, will call you every name in the book for simply stating methematical facts out loud. Is it better to compromise and win elections, or stick...

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02-12-2014, 09:47 AM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

You bring up a good point, something I think...

You bring up a good point, something I think about often...the liberal solution to poverty is to give these people a little bit of money - enough to keep them alive, but not the tools they need to...

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02-12-2014, 08:55 AM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

Yes, that will allow all the Walmart stockboys to...

Yes, that will allow all the Walmart stockboys to buy a summer home on Nantucket.

This is the liberal agenda - give poor people enough to survive, but not what they need to get ahead and be self...

Forum: Political Threads

02-11-2014, 09:55 AM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

Thatg's a funny and clever way of spinning...

Thatg's a funny and clever way of spinning things! Yes, the ACA will exacerbate income inequality, but somehow, Obama will still blame income inequality on Wall Street.

Forum: Political Threads

01-08-2014, 08:07 PM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

"Why would anyone blame the CEOs." Because...

"Why would anyone blame the CEOs."

Because it's easier than the truth. In most cases, if poor people want to know the problem, they need to look in the mirror. But one of the cornerstones of...

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01-08-2014, 08:05 PM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

"And about pie. I don't buy the infinite pie...

"And about pie. I don't buy the infinite pie thing."

That's maybe the most demonstrably false thing you have ever said. GDP changes, Spence. It's a lot higher now than it was in 1950, because...

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01-08-2014, 08:01 PM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

"Sure it is." The Walmart CEO makes $15 per...

"Sure it is."

The Walmart CEO makes $15 per year for each employee. Whoop-dee-doo. Maybe they have different rules than the rest of us. That doesn't change this fact...if you work hard and work...

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01-08-2014, 03:52 PM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

OK, since you clearly care about the workers,...

OK, since you clearly care about the workers, Spence....based on that data I showed, please explain to all the Wal-Mart employees reading this, why they should give a sh*t about what the CEO makes? ...

Forum: Political Threads

01-08-2014, 01:48 PM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

Spence, that's true, that gap between CEO and...

Spence, that's true, that gap between CEO and average worker is increasing. Here is my follow-up question.

So what?

If you cap CEO pay at some arbitrary number, and redistribute that money to...

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01-08-2014, 01:27 PM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

"Jim, I'm having trouble grasping your logic." ...

"Jim, I'm having trouble grasping your logic."

Not suprising. My logic is that wealth is not finite. So one oerson's wealth does not cause another person's poverty. The solution to poverty does...

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01-08-2014, 11:23 AM

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Here comes the war on income inequality!

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Posted By Jim in CT

Here comes the war on income inequality!

The 2014 midterms are coming up. The Dems have twice as many US Senate seats up for election in 2014 (the Senate class of 2008 is up for re-election). With the economy still sluggish, Obamacare...

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