Republicans really don’t understand poverty in America

[Spare_change]

Curious... I distinctly remember Nancy Pelosi calling $1000 bonuses and salary hikes "crumbs."

And Republicans don't understand poverty? A $1000 bonus could lift someone out of poverty, a raise could do the same. How utterly ignorant can Democrats be?

A fifteen dollar an hour minimum wage could be State law.

So could a law making it $100 an hour minimum wage ... the effect would be the same.

 

[Spare_change]

1) The US has the widest income disparity in the world and its poverty is the worst among developed nations

2) Wages are way behind on inflation in this country.

3) Lower wage jobs - including skilled labor - greatly outnumber higher wage jobs. This means 10s of millions of people have NO CHOICE but to accept low wages.

4) Republicans, in their lazy mental shortcuts, think the only thing one in poverty must do is learn new skills and get a better paying job. The ignorance of this is profound. A) poor people do not have the time and money to learn new skills in the current economic climate. B) If everyone in poverty did this, who would be left over working all of those millions of vital low wage service jobs? Who will be left as the backbone of a corporation that pays poverty wages? Is a robot going to take over the front register at Burger King? That will probably happen anyway, but does that sit well with republicans knowing that? This is why the minimum wage must be raised.

The process of raising the minimum wage should have begun decades ago and raising it drastically now would agreeably be the wrong approach. It needs to start off small.

And I know some of you cons will say “well why didn’t Obama fix income inequality?!” Yes, he failed in addressing this issue, but obviously the problem of income disparity is still a major problem whether or not you want to deflect to Obama. Of course, as you may recall, he did try to raise the minimum wage.

Partisans never learn. This problem is MOST bipartisan.

The rich got their tax break, yet the right wing wants to cut social services for the poor.

You've seen this proposal to cut social services?

I must have missed that .... unless, of course ....

 

[danielpalos]

Curious... I distinctly remember Nancy Pelosi calling $1000 bonuses and salary hikes "crumbs."

And Republicans don't understand poverty? A $1000 bonus could lift someone out of poverty, a raise could do the same. How utterly ignorant can Democrats be?

A fifteen dollar an hour minimum wage could be State law.

So could a law making it $100 an hour minimum wage ... the effect would be the same.

Social services cost around fourteen dollars an hour anyway. Only the right wing prefers right wing fantasy to rational choice theory.

How about, if you want to work and pay taxes you start at one million a year, and anyone who doesn't want to work can collect unemployment compensation that clears our poverty guidelines?

 

[danielpalos]

1) The US has the widest income disparity in the world and its poverty is the worst among developed nations

2) Wages are way behind on inflation in this country.

3) Lower wage jobs - including skilled labor - greatly outnumber higher wage jobs. This means 10s of millions of people have NO CHOICE but to accept low wages.

4) Republicans, in their lazy mental shortcuts, think the only thing one in poverty must do is learn new skills and get a better paying job. The ignorance of this is profound. A) poor people do not have the time and money to learn new skills in the current economic climate. B) If everyone in poverty did this, who would be left over working all of those millions of vital low wage service jobs? Who will be left as the backbone of a corporation that pays poverty wages? Is a robot going to take over the front register at Burger King? That will probably happen anyway, but does that sit well with republicans knowing that? This is why the minimum wage must be raised.

The process of raising the minimum wage should have begun decades ago and raising it drastically now would agreeably be the wrong approach. It needs to start off small.

And I know some of you cons will say “well why didn’t Obama fix income inequality?!” Yes, he failed in addressing this issue, but obviously the problem of income disparity is still a major problem whether or not you want to deflect to Obama. Of course, as you may recall, he did try to raise the minimum wage.

Partisans never learn. This problem is MOST bipartisan.

The rich got their tax break, yet the right wing wants to cut social services for the poor.

You've seen this proposal to cut social services?

I must have missed that .... unless, of course ....

You miss a lot of things. Simply requiring a work ethic for social services is a "cut in services".

 

[Spare_change]

1) The US has the widest income disparity in the world and its poverty is the worst among developed nations

2) Wages are way behind on inflation in this country.

3) Lower wage jobs - including skilled labor - greatly outnumber higher wage jobs. This means 10s of millions of people have NO CHOICE but to accept low wages.

4) Republicans, in their lazy mental shortcuts, think the only thing one in poverty must do is learn new skills and get a better paying job. The ignorance of this is profound. A) poor people do not have the time and money to learn new skills in the current economic climate. B) If everyone in poverty did this, who would be left over working all of those millions of vital low wage service jobs? Who will be left as the backbone of a corporation that pays poverty wages? Is a robot going to take over the front register at Burger King? That will probably happen anyway, but does that sit well with republicans knowing that? This is why the minimum wage must be raised.

The process of raising the minimum wage should have begun decades ago and raising it drastically now would agreeably be the wrong approach. It needs to start off small.

And I know some of you cons will say “well why didn’t Obama fix income inequality?!” Yes, he failed in addressing this issue, but obviously the problem of income disparity is still a major problem whether or not you want to deflect to Obama. Of course, as you may recall, he did try to raise the minimum wage.

Partisans never learn. This problem is MOST bipartisan.

The rich got their tax break, yet the right wing wants to cut social services for the poor.

You've seen this proposal to cut social services?

I must have missed that .... unless, of course ....

You miss a lot of things. Simply requiring a work ethic for social services is a "cut in services".

Is that right? How do you figure that?

How does "requiring a work ethic" constitute a "cut in services"? That's nonsensical.

 

[hadit]

1) The US has the widest income disparity in the world and its poverty is the worst among developed nations

2) Wages are way behind on inflation in this country.

3) Lower wage jobs - including skilled labor - greatly outnumber higher wage jobs. This means 10s of millions of people have NO CHOICE but to accept low wages.

4) Republicans, in their lazy mental shortcuts, think the only thing one in poverty must do is learn new skills and get a better paying job. The ignorance of this is profound. A) poor people do not have the time and money to learn new skills in the current economic climate. B) If everyone in poverty did this, who would be left over working all of those millions of vital low wage service jobs? Who will be left as the backbone of a corporation that pays poverty wages? Is a robot going to take over the front register at Burger King? That will probably happen anyway, but does that sit well with republicans knowing that? This is why the minimum wage must be raised.

The process of raising the minimum wage should have begun decades ago and raising it drastically now would agreeably be the wrong approach. It needs to start off small.

And I know some of you cons will say “well why didn’t Obama fix income inequality?!” Yes, he failed in addressing this issue, but obviously the problem of income disparity is still a major problem whether or not you want to deflect to Obama. Of course, as you may recall, he did try to raise the minimum wage.

Partisans never learn. This problem is MOST bipartisan.

The rich got their tax break, yet the right wing wants to cut social services for the poor.

You've seen this proposal to cut social services?

I must have missed that .... unless, of course ....

You miss a lot of things. Simply requiring a work ethic for social services is a "cut in services".

You're failing again. I said this would happen.

 

[danielpalos]

1) The US has the widest income disparity in the world and its poverty is the worst among developed nations

2) Wages are way behind on inflation in this country.

3) Lower wage jobs - including skilled labor - greatly outnumber higher wage jobs. This means 10s of millions of people have NO CHOICE but to accept low wages.

4) Republicans, in their lazy mental shortcuts, think the only thing one in poverty must do is learn new skills and get a better paying job. The ignorance of this is profound. A) poor people do not have the time and money to learn new skills in the current economic climate. B) If everyone in poverty did this, who would be left over working all of those millions of vital low wage service jobs? Who will be left as the backbone of a corporation that pays poverty wages? Is a robot going to take over the front register at Burger King? That will probably happen anyway, but does that sit well with republicans knowing that? This is why the minimum wage must be raised.

The process of raising the minimum wage should have begun decades ago and raising it drastically now would agreeably be the wrong approach. It needs to start off small.

And I know some of you cons will say “well why didn’t Obama fix income inequality?!” Yes, he failed in addressing this issue, but obviously the problem of income disparity is still a major problem whether or not you want to deflect to Obama. Of course, as you may recall, he did try to raise the minimum wage.

Partisans never learn. This problem is MOST bipartisan.

The rich got their tax break, yet the right wing wants to cut social services for the poor.

You've seen this proposal to cut social services?

I must have missed that .... unless, of course ....

You miss a lot of things. Simply requiring a work ethic for social services is a "cut in services".

Is that right? How do you figure that?

How does "requiring a work ethic" constitute a "cut in services"? That's nonsensical.

Employment is at will in any at-will employment State. Simply requiring a work ethic is unlawful.

Why not simply "change management" that cannot win wars on any given abstraction such as crime, drugs, or terror?

A work ethic from labor cannot solve all of our problems.

 

[hadit]

Partisans never learn. This problem is MOST bipartisan.

The rich got their tax break, yet the right wing wants to cut social services for the poor.

You've seen this proposal to cut social services?

I must have missed that .... unless, of course ....

You miss a lot of things. Simply requiring a work ethic for social services is a "cut in services".

Is that right? How do you figure that?

How does "requiring a work ethic" constitute a "cut in services"? That's nonsensical.

Employment is at will in any at-will employment State. Simply requiring a work ethic is unlawful.

Why not simply "change management" that cannot win wars on any given abstraction such as crime, drugs, or terror?

A work ethic from labor cannot solve all of our problems.

You just completely ignored your last schooling, didn't you?

 

[Spare_change]

Partisans never learn. This problem is MOST bipartisan.

The rich got their tax break, yet the right wing wants to cut social services for the poor.

You've seen this proposal to cut social services?

I must have missed that .... unless, of course ....

You miss a lot of things. Simply requiring a work ethic for social services is a "cut in services".

Is that right? How do you figure that?

How does "requiring a work ethic" constitute a "cut in services"? That's nonsensical.

Employment is at will in any at-will employment State. Simply requiring a work ethic is unlawful.

Why not simply "change management" that cannot win wars on any given abstraction such as crime, drugs, or terror?

A work ethic from labor cannot solve all of our problems.

Over here!!! Everybody gather around!

We have a new nominee for: Dumbest Post of the Month!!!



That's right !!! You heard it here first!!!!

I think it's a runaway!!!!

 

[MaryL]

1) The US has the widest income disparity in the world and its poverty is the worst among developed nations

2) Wages are way behind on inflation in this country.

3) Lower wage jobs - including skilled labor - greatly outnumber higher wage jobs. This means 10s of millions of people have NO CHOICE but to accept low wages.

4) Republicans, in their lazy mental shortcuts, think the only thing one in poverty must do is learn new skills and get a better paying job. The ignorance of this is profound. A) poor people do not have the time and money to learn new skills in the current economic climate. B) If everyone in poverty did this, who would be left over working all of those millions of vital low wage service jobs? Who will be left as the backbone of a corporation that pays poverty wages? Is a robot going to take over the front register at Burger King? That will probably happen anyway, but does that sit well with republicans knowing that? This is why the minimum wage must be raised.

The process of raising the minimum wage should have begun decades ago and raising it drastically now would agreeably be the wrong approach. It needs to start off small.

And I know some of you cons will say “well why didn’t Obama fix income inequality?!” Yes, he failed in addressing this issue, but obviously the problem of income disparity is still a major problem whether or not you want to deflect to Obama. Of course, as you may recall, he did try to raise the minimum wage.

Democrats don't represent the poor either. Our political system is about money, wealth and power. It isn't about listening to the wishes of the people.What is our democracy about anymore, but power brokers, money and manipulation by various political groups playing king of the hill?

 

[sealybobo]

1) The US has the widest income disparity in the world and its poverty is the worst among developed nations

2) Wages are way behind on inflation in this country.

3) Lower wage jobs - including skilled labor - greatly outnumber higher wage jobs. This means 10s of millions of people have NO CHOICE but to accept low wages.

4) Republicans, in their lazy mental shortcuts, think the only thing one in poverty must do is learn new skills and get a better paying job. The ignorance of this is profound. A) poor people do not have the time and money to learn new skills in the current economic climate. B) If everyone in poverty did this, who would be left over working all of those millions of vital low wage service jobs? Who will be left as the backbone of a corporation that pays poverty wages? Is a robot going to take over the front register at Burger King? That will probably happen anyway, but does that sit well with republicans knowing that? This is why the minimum wage must be raised.

The process of raising the minimum wage should have begun decades ago and raising it drastically now would agreeably be the wrong approach. It needs to start off small.

And I know some of you cons will say “well why didn’t Obama fix income inequality?!” Yes, he failed in addressing this issue, but obviously the problem of income disparity is still a major problem whether or not you want to deflect to Obama. Of course, as you may recall, he did try to raise the minimum wage.

We all have a vote. Rich people vote they should be taken care of first. It’s the rules of ceos. Rule number one feed the generals first. Rule number two never forget rule number one.

80% of the poor don’t vote and 30% of the middle class votes gop. Tell the poor to wake up. Don’t vote don’t matter

 

[sealybobo]

1) The US has the widest income disparity in the world and its poverty is the worst among developed nations

2) Wages are way behind on inflation in this country.

3) Lower wage jobs - including skilled labor - greatly outnumber higher wage jobs. This means 10s of millions of people have NO CHOICE but to accept low wages.

4) Republicans, in their lazy mental shortcuts, think the only thing one in poverty must do is learn new skills and get a better paying job. The ignorance of this is profound. A) poor people do not have the time and money to learn new skills in the current economic climate. B) If everyone in poverty did this, who would be left over working all of those millions of vital low wage service jobs? Who will be left as the backbone of a corporation that pays poverty wages? Is a robot going to take over the front register at Burger King? That will probably happen anyway, but does that sit well with republicans knowing that? This is why the minimum wage must be raised.

The process of raising the minimum wage should have begun decades ago and raising it drastically now would agreeably be the wrong approach. It needs to start off small.

And I know some of you cons will say “well why didn’t Obama fix income inequality?!” Yes, he failed in addressing this issue, but obviously the problem of income disparity is still a major problem whether or not you want to deflect to Obama. Of course, as you may recall, he did try to raise the minimum wage.

Democrats don't represent the poor either. Our political system is about money, wealth and power. It isn't about listening to the wishes of the people.What is our democracy about anymore, but power brokers, money and manipulation by various political groups playing king of the hill?

If more poor people voted they would matter more to the politician. Instead they’ve been convinced it doesn’t matter. No wonder democrats have sold out. Why serve people who don’t vote?

 

[Correll]

1) The US has the widest income disparity in the world and its poverty is the worst among developed nations

2) Wages are way behind on inflation in this country.

3) Lower wage jobs - including skilled labor - greatly outnumber higher wage jobs. This means 10s of millions of people have NO CHOICE but to accept low wages.

4) Republicans, in their lazy mental shortcuts, think the only thing one in poverty must do is learn new skills and get a better paying job. The ignorance of this is profound. A) poor people do not have the time and money to learn new skills in the current economic climate. B) If everyone in poverty did this, who would be left over working all of those millions of vital low wage service jobs? Who will be left as the backbone of a corporation that pays poverty wages? Is a robot going to take over the front register at Burger King? That will probably happen anyway, but does that sit well with republicans knowing that? This is why the minimum wage must be raised.

The process of raising the minimum wage should have begun decades ago and raising it drastically now would agreeably be the wrong approach. It needs to start off small.

And I know some of you cons will say “well why didn’t Obama fix income inequality?!” Yes, he failed in addressing this issue, but obviously the problem of income disparity is still a major problem whether or not you want to deflect to Obama. Of course, as you may recall, he did try to raise the minimum wage.

When I talk about the plight of the working poor and the middle class, it is just as often Dems who tell me that the answer is training and getting a better job.

And the problem isn't the lack of raising the minimum wage, but Trade and Immigration policy.

 

[rightwinger]

They should have been born to wealthy parents like our President

You think that makes any difference at all? My best friend is a self made millionaire who was born of middle class parents who divorced while he was a toddler. He busted his ass for years working 80 hours a week during his 20s, while everyone else was out partying, to start up his business and provide a supplemental income until it got off the ground. He worked eight to nine hours during the day building up his agency and then worked five nights a week as a bartender for several years until the agency made enough money that he was able to quit the night job. Now he's one of the top agents in the country for the company he's franchised under. I make a pretty good living, but I'm nowhere near millionaire status. I also didn't pursue the route he did, but I did get a post high school education and graduate degree, so my wife and I are doing well enough. We have a decent size house in a nice neighborhood and two new cars. We take at least one vacation each year, usually abroad, and my son goes to a private school. I'm not complaining. Again, I also made the right choices to get here and worked hard for it.

Few people are victims of chance. I can look at everybody who I'm still in touch with via social media from high school and whether or successful or struggling, I can tell you exactly how they got there, because it was ultimately their own decision. Yes, shit happens sometimes. Illness can strike, accidents can happen and fuck everything up for you, but by and large your lot in life is determined by the choices you made. Sure, some people like Trump are born into wealth and may have it easier. That's life. Deal with it, snowflake. There are also some people like Ben Carson who are born into what you consider poverty and turn out to be a neurosurgeon and a member of the presidential cabinet despite growing up black in an era of racial discrimination. Then there are those like the Menendez Brothers who are born into wealth and privilege and then spend the rest of lives rotting in prison for murdering their parents.

If you want to solve your delusion of "poverty" in this country stop excusing people's failures and irresponsibility and expecting everyone else who made better choices to pick up the tab for them. Instead, start demanding accountability for one's actions.

Very, very few people rise from poverty to wealth anymore

The American Dream has been throttled. Movement between classes is at its lowest in a hundred years

You're right about the movement ... but you clearly have not even an iota of WHY it's happening.

Frankly, YOU are the problem.

Message board posters are preventing upward mobility?

 

[sealybobo]

1) The US has the widest income disparity in the world and its poverty is the worst among developed nations

2) Wages are way behind on inflation in this country.

3) Lower wage jobs - including skilled labor - greatly outnumber higher wage jobs. This means 10s of millions of people have NO CHOICE but to accept low wages.

4) Republicans, in their lazy mental shortcuts, think the only thing one in poverty must do is learn new skills and get a better paying job. The ignorance of this is profound. A) poor people do not have the time and money to learn new skills in the current economic climate. B) If everyone in poverty did this, who would be left over working all of those millions of vital low wage service jobs? Who will be left as the backbone of a corporation that pays poverty wages? Is a robot going to take over the front register at Burger King? That will probably happen anyway, but does that sit well with republicans knowing that? This is why the minimum wage must be raised.

The process of raising the minimum wage should have begun decades ago and raising it drastically now would agreeably be the wrong approach. It needs to start off small.

And I know some of you cons will say “well why didn’t Obama fix income inequality?!” Yes, he failed in addressing this issue, but obviously the problem of income disparity is still a major problem whether or not you want to deflect to Obama. Of course, as you may recall, he did try to raise the minimum wage.

When I talk about the plight of the working poor and the middle class, it is just as often Dems who tell me that the answer is training and getting a better job.

And the problem isn't the lack of raising the minimum wage, but Trade and Immigration policy.

The democratic way seems to be encouraging poor people to have kids we can’t afford. The republicans encourage middle class people to have children with tax breaks.

 

[Correll]

1) The US has the widest income disparity in the world and its poverty is the worst among developed nations

2) Wages are way behind on inflation in this country.

3) Lower wage jobs - including skilled labor - greatly outnumber higher wage jobs. This means 10s of millions of people have NO CHOICE but to accept low wages.

4) Republicans, in their lazy mental shortcuts, think the only thing one in poverty must do is learn new skills and get a better paying job. The ignorance of this is profound. A) poor people do not have the time and money to learn new skills in the current economic climate. B) If everyone in poverty did this, who would be left over working all of those millions of vital low wage service jobs? Who will be left as the backbone of a corporation that pays poverty wages? Is a robot going to take over the front register at Burger King? That will probably happen anyway, but does that sit well with republicans knowing that? This is why the minimum wage must be raised.

The process of raising the minimum wage should have begun decades ago and raising it drastically now would agreeably be the wrong approach. It needs to start off small.

And I know some of you cons will say “well why didn’t Obama fix income inequality?!” Yes, he failed in addressing this issue, but obviously the problem of income disparity is still a major problem whether or not you want to deflect to Obama. Of course, as you may recall, he did try to raise the minimum wage.

When I talk about the plight of the working poor and the middle class, it is just as often Dems who tell me that the answer is training and getting a better job.

And the problem isn't the lack of raising the minimum wage, but Trade and Immigration policy.

The democratic way seems to be encouraging poor people to have kids we can’t afford. The republicans encourage middle class people to have children with tax breaks.

Somewhat, but,


For every dollar in tax breaks, there is ten in other policies that make it harder for responsible people to get to a position where they feel they can afford to have kids.


And our society is paying the price for that.

 

[BulletProof]

Stop importing illegals dumbass and wages will go up!

One purpose in having the middle class pay to encourage so many 3rd-world immigrants is to push wages down.

 

[Spare_change]

They should have been born to wealthy parents like our President

You think that makes any difference at all? My best friend is a self made millionaire who was born of middle class parents who divorced while he was a toddler. He busted his ass for years working 80 hours a week during his 20s, while everyone else was out partying, to start up his business and provide a supplemental income until it got off the ground. He worked eight to nine hours during the day building up his agency and then worked five nights a week as a bartender for several years until the agency made enough money that he was able to quit the night job. Now he's one of the top agents in the country for the company he's franchised under. I make a pretty good living, but I'm nowhere near millionaire status. I also didn't pursue the route he did, but I did get a post high school education and graduate degree, so my wife and I are doing well enough. We have a decent size house in a nice neighborhood and two new cars. We take at least one vacation each year, usually abroad, and my son goes to a private school. I'm not complaining. Again, I also made the right choices to get here and worked hard for it.

Few people are victims of chance. I can look at everybody who I'm still in touch with via social media from high school and whether or successful or struggling, I can tell you exactly how they got there, because it was ultimately their own decision. Yes, shit happens sometimes. Illness can strike, accidents can happen and fuck everything up for you, but by and large your lot in life is determined by the choices you made. Sure, some people like Trump are born into wealth and may have it easier. That's life. Deal with it, snowflake. There are also some people like Ben Carson who are born into what you consider poverty and turn out to be a neurosurgeon and a member of the presidential cabinet despite growing up black in an era of racial discrimination. Then there are those like the Menendez Brothers who are born into wealth and privilege and then spend the rest of lives rotting in prison for murdering their parents.

If you want to solve your delusion of "poverty" in this country stop excusing people's failures and irresponsibility and expecting everyone else who made better choices to pick up the tab for them. Instead, start demanding accountability for one's actions.

Very, very few people rise from poverty to wealth anymore

The American Dream has been throttled. Movement between classes is at its lowest in a hundred years

You're right about the movement ... but you clearly have not even an iota of WHY it's happening.

Frankly, YOU are the problem.

Message board posters are preventing upward mobility?

Stupid is as stupid does.

 

[danielpalos]

The rich got their tax break, yet the right wing wants to cut social services for the poor.

You've seen this proposal to cut social services?

I must have missed that .... unless, of course ....

You miss a lot of things. Simply requiring a work ethic for social services is a "cut in services".

Is that right? How do you figure that?

How does "requiring a work ethic" constitute a "cut in services"? That's nonsensical.

Employment is at will in any at-will employment State. Simply requiring a work ethic is unlawful.

Why not simply "change management" that cannot win wars on any given abstraction such as crime, drugs, or terror?

A work ethic from labor cannot solve all of our problems.

You just completely ignored your last schooling, didn't you?

i strive to have more than, nothing but repeal. only the right wing, does that.

 

[danielpalos]

The rich got their tax break, yet the right wing wants to cut social services for the poor.

You've seen this proposal to cut social services?

I must have missed that .... unless, of course ....

You miss a lot of things. Simply requiring a work ethic for social services is a "cut in services".

Is that right? How do you figure that?

How does "requiring a work ethic" constitute a "cut in services"? That's nonsensical.

Employment is at will in any at-will employment State. Simply requiring a work ethic is unlawful.

Why not simply "change management" that cannot win wars on any given abstraction such as crime, drugs, or terror?

A work ethic from labor cannot solve all of our problems.

Over here!!! Everybody gather around!

We have a new nominee for: Dumbest Post of the Month!!!



That's right !!! You heard it here first!!!!

I think it's a runaway!!!!

Only the right wing is dumber for having nothing but repeal.