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Originally Posted by bhunter
Do you think the the lowest quintile is materially better off today or, say, half a century ago? The left (and Gingrich) is always referencing outliers in their wealthy versus poor assertions. Given the unpopularity of his policies, I'll bet Obama has no place to go, but to wage a class warfare campaign. Personally, I like wealthy people and would like more of them rather than government bureaucrats.
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Hell I have met a few wealthy people that were likeable, but that still does not mean that they should be given a nearly free ride. And no I don't believe people are better off. The only reason we are better off is that Wall Street's shenanigans have screwed the dollar so that now the $CDN is higher than the $US, so we got a raise. Considering where we live I know quite a number of civil servants and we have been better served by them than most of the private enterprise folks we deal with.