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Old 06-02-2018, 06:25 PM
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I've read it. I've also read many, many others like it. No real new ideas in it and its filled with the same class warfare exaggerations, half truths and outright lies that I've seen 100 times before (but sadly many here and elsewhere subscribe to).
Put in your earplugs, put on your eyeshades and you know where to put the cork... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqmC1T9rukk
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Old 06-02-2018, 07:55 PM
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I've read it. I've also read many, many others like it. No real new ideas in it and its filled with the same class warfare exaggerations, half truths and outright lies that I've seen 100 times before (but sadly many here and elsewhere subscribe to).
Poverty is like inertia, continues in its state unless changed by an external force. One can exaggerate the size of force needed but still requires an external force.
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Old 06-03-2018, 09:20 AM
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Poverty is like inertia, continues in its state unless changed by an external force. One can exaggerate the size of force needed but still requires an external force.
Yes, an external force like a declining unemployment rate. Or an increasing economic growth rate. Those two forces are present now.
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Old 06-03-2018, 09:56 AM
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Yes, an external force like a declining unemployment rate. Or an increasing economic growth rate. Those two forces are present now.
An expanding economy leads to declining unemployment rate, so they are not two forces. There are other factors to consider. How does one to get to a newfound job? How about childcare for a family that needs two incomes? Or lack of qualification or education? All these are contributing factors to perpetuating poverty (inertia). One can make a pile out of the proverbial bootstraps and burn them for the good they can do.

The SF Bay area is going through an economic boom but how does that help the poor? On the contrary, they are being driven out due to escalating rents. Then there is our own Catch-22. People are moving out in droves due to the high cost of living (mostly due to real estate) and finding qualified people is getting very difficult.
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Yes, an external force like a declining unemployment rate. Or an increasing economic growth rate. Those two forces are present now.
...and for the past 92 months, something you seem loath to admit, for some reason. The current disgraceful administration is benefiting greatly from the Obama administration’s expert handling of the economy, guiding it back to health after Bush’s economic disaster.
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...and for the past 92 months, something you seem loath to admit, for some reason. The current disgraceful administration is benefiting greatly from the Obama administration’s expert handling of the economy, guiding it back to health after Bush’s economic disaster.
Exactly. They're very adept at riding coattails and grabbing credit...…….but not much else, really.
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Exactly. They're very adept at riding coattails and grabbing credit...…….but not much else, really.
Indeed. Until the very instant Trump was elected, both he and his lemmings insisted that the ever-improving unemployment rate under Obama was a lie and meant nothing.
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Has the Fright wing ever challenged Obama’s highly successful presidency ratings?
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A Kenyan Mooselimb more popular than a rich TV star white guy?
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