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By MarthaA, July 11, 2011 at 1:11 am Link to this comment

Not One More!, July 11 at 1:28 am,

What 3rd Party would that be?

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By Not One More!, July 11, 2011 at 12:28 am Link to this comment

Did the artist miss the recent news that Obama also wants to squeeze the people in the lower incomes?

How come when a republican does something ‘bad’ like this it makes news on these ‘pseudo-liberal’ sites, but no mention when a democrat does it?

The American people have been sold out equally by the republicans and the democrats.

Vote third party. (and the Tea party doesn’t count)

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By MarthaA, July 10, 2011 at 7:04 pm Link to this comment

I disagree with your figures, there’s the Richest 10%, the Middle
Class 20% and all the rest of us, the 70% Majority Common
Population, the American Populace. There is only one 20% middle,
not two—the bottom figure is 70% that will get the squeeze.

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