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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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50 years ago? Sure, they are. We all are. And, I'd like to keep it that way. But, I've been fighting a losing battle since we started focusing our efforts on improving the condition of those whose condition needs no improving. That really got rolling about, oh, I'd say 1981 or so.
Dave