What is Your Stake in Politics?

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Because “they are bitter”? 🙂

Okay, that was a cheap shot. But America is a land of optimists and positive thinking. True or not – most people believe that there is a good deal of meritocracy and class mobility here. I may be broke today but I truly believe that in this society I can move up and join the ranks of the rich. Therefore, I would not support policies that advocate taxing their wealth away.

In most of the world elsewhere people view things differently. Rich/aristocrats are a separate class – one can never join them. So it is OK to tax their wealth away.
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That would be rational if there really was upward mobility.

The truth is that social mobility in America isn’t much different than in Europe.

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And finally, working class conservatives probably feel threatened by the elitist leaders of social liberalism. GOP candidates probably do a better job connecting with them on some level.[/quote]

That’s a very interesting observation.

Conservative keep on saying that they want to go back to the good ol’ days of the 1950s.

Back then, conservatives were well behaved. Kids addressed their parents as Sir and Ma’am. Loud-mouthed vulgar folks would not be welcomed into a conservative home.

Judging from the popular Hollywood movies and the fashion of the 1950s, the working class looked up and wanted to emulate the elite.

Today, it seems such a paradox that conservatives would embrace and empathize with the crass vernacular of Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin and Christine O’Donnell.

Modern conservatives may hold puritan values, but they sure don’t show it.

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I’m with George Carlin on this…

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I’m with George Carlin on this…

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I’m with George Carlin on this…

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I’m with George Carlin on this…

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I’m with George Carlin on this…

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yeah! George Carlin for president! Where in the Constitution does it explictly say that the President must be a living person. I think it only says he has to be over 35 years old. Why cannot we be ruled by video clips on youtube? Maybe we are already.

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yeah! George Carlin for president! Where in the Constitution does it explictly say that the President must be a living person. I think it only says he has to be over 35 years old. Why cannot we be ruled by video clips on youtube? Maybe we are already.

[scaredyclassic]

yeah! George Carlin for president! Where in the Constitution does it explictly say that the President must be a living person. I think it only says he has to be over 35 years old. Why cannot we be ruled by video clips on youtube? Maybe we are already.

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yeah! George Carlin for president! Where in the Constitution does it explictly say that the President must be a living person. I think it only says he has to be over 35 years old. Why cannot we be ruled by video clips on youtube? Maybe we are already.

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yeah! George Carlin for president! Where in the Constitution does it explictly say that the President must be a living person. I think it only says he has to be over 35 years old. Why cannot we be ruled by video clips on youtube? Maybe we are already.

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To me it’s about bringing gov’t worker benefits and salaries back down to reality. Shrinking the size of gov’t.

The strike in France has it’s roots in the same issue, although were not being told that in general.

NPR made that point last week, I haven’t heard that anywhere else.

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To me it’s about bringing gov’t worker benefits and salaries back down to reality. Shrinking the size of gov’t.

The strike in France has it’s roots in the same issue, although were not being told that in general.

NPR made that point last week, I haven’t heard that anywhere else.

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To me it’s about bringing gov’t worker benefits and salaries back down to reality. Shrinking the size of gov’t.

The strike in France has it’s roots in the same issue, although were not being told that in general.

NPR made that point last week, I haven’t heard that anywhere else.

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To me it’s about bringing gov’t worker benefits and salaries back down to reality. Shrinking the size of gov’t.

The strike in France has it’s roots in the same issue, although were not being told that in general.

NPR made that point last week, I haven’t heard that anywhere else.

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