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WTF Indeed

2011-12-15 11:26:54 AM

Too bad. That's capitalism. These people are only poor because they don't work hard enough. Sure, they all can't be super rich, because only the super rich possess the superior will, but they can at least be better off. You know, Audi A6 poor.

Ennuipoet

2011-12-15 11:28:36 AM

Look, I despise Bush II as much as next left leaning person, but even I cannot blame it entirely on him. This Shiat Sandwich is big enough for a whole lotta bites.

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat

2011-12-15 11:32:48 AM

Pfft! They all have refrigerators. They all have TVs. They all have cars. If they were in Ethiopia they'd be rich.

CanisNoir

2011-12-15 11:42:36 AM

Bush is still the President?

Obama's had 3 years to make changes and instead of improving it's gotten worse. I know it's an election year and all, but I don't think blaming Bush will win it for you again.

FlashHarry

2011-12-15 11:45:02 AM

CanisNoir: Obama's had 3 years to make changes and instead of improving it's gotten worse.

and since he's a dictator, he can make those changes whenever he wants, amirite?

oh, wait - you mean it's actually congress that enacts legislation? a congress controlled by the GOP, which is unified in their opposition to ANY legislation that might improve the economy? well, that makes sense then!

CanisNoir

2011-12-15 11:46:03 AM

FlashHarry: oh, wait - you mean it's actually congress that enacts legislation? a congress controlled by the GOP, which is unified in their opposition to ANY legislation that might improve the economy? well, that makes sense then!

Congress has only been in the Control of the Republicans for one year, Obama had both houses for 2...

sweetmelissa31

2011-12-15 11:46:13 AM

Reaganomics.

vernonFL

2011-12-15 11:46:24 AM

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Pfft! They all have refrigerators. They all have TVs. They all have cars. If they were in Ethiopia they'd be rich.

THIS

We have the richest "Poor" people on Earth. Poor people have indoor plumbing, electricity, heat, reliable public transportation, and free wifi.

Jamdug!

2011-12-15 11:51:50 AM

vernonFL: Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Pfft! They all have refrigerators. They all have TVs. They all have cars. If they were in Ethiopia they'd be rich.

THIS

We have the richest "Poor" people on Earth. Poor people have indoor plumbing, electricity, heat, reliable public transportation, and free wifi.

Except for all the ones who don't?

keylock71

2011-12-15 11:52:25 AM

This is how it should be in a thriving Plutocracy like ours... In fact, it probably should be closer to 99%.

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat

2011-12-15 11:55:43 AM

Jamdug!: vernonFL: Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Pfft! They all have refrigerators. They all have TVs. They all have cars. If they were in Ethiopia they'd be rich.

THIS

We have the richest "Poor" people on Earth. Poor people have indoor plumbing, electricity, heat, reliable public transportation, and free wifi.

Except for all the ones who don't?

They really need to work harder then.

Dinki

2011-12-15 11:55:48 AM

vernonFL:
We have the richest "Poor" people on Earth. Poor people have indoor plumbing, electricity, heat, reliable public transportation, and free wifi.

Not if republicans have their way. Get the GOP back in power and we will show those poor people what it means to really be poor.

IamKaiserSoze!!!

2011-12-15 11:56:45 AM

Poverty ain't what it used to be.

adamgreeney

2011-12-15 11:56:52 AM

CanisNoir: FlashHarry: oh, wait - you mean it's actually congress that enacts legislation? a congress controlled by the GOP, which is unified in their opposition to ANY legislation that might improve the economy? well, that makes sense then!

Congress has only been in the Control of the Republicans for one year, Obama had both houses for 2...

Repeating this lie often enough will someday make it true right? Keep fighting the good fight against reality!

Beerguy

2011-12-15 12:13:57 PM

CanisNoir: Bush is still the President?

Obama's had 3 years to make changes and instead of improving it's gotten worse. I know it's an election year and all, but I don't think blaming Bush will win it for you again.

Ok, let me make this clear.....

THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY INFLUENCE OVER THE WAGE GAP! That goes for Bush, Obama and which talking head gets elected next.

Corporate America decides how the revenue is to be distributed....period.

Corporate America decided that wages need not keep up with inflation over 20 years ago.

Headso

2011-12-15 12:21:36 PM

Our country turning into a cleptocracy/oligarchy has consequences. But the very wealthy are even more wealthy so that is nice.

sweetmelissa31

2011-12-15 12:25:16 PM

Beerguy: THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY INFLUENCE OVER THE WAGE GAP! That goes for Bush, Obama and which talking head gets elected next.

Corporate America decides how the revenue is to be distributed....period.

The government has a lot to do with it actually. The SEC failed to police big banks, leading to the real estate crisis, which led to people losing their homes which made up the bulk of their assets. Health care costs keep going up, and are the number one reason Americans go bankrupt. The government could do something about that, but they'd rather let the market handle it. Public education is worse in poorer areas, perpetuating poverty. Should I go on?

yogaFLAME

2011-12-15 12:28:20 PM

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Pfft! They all have refrigerators.

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Those food-chilling motherf*ckers.

Cagey B

2011-12-15 12:36:50 PM

Hey look, they treated someone at the Heritage Foundation like an expert on something.

Rusty Shackleford

2011-12-15 12:42:23 PM

You're blaming the IWW?

Quasar

2011-12-15 12:53:08 PM

This was happening long before that turd sandwich was elected.

Walker

2011-12-15 01:00:01 PM

"Meh, I got 99 problems but money ain't one"
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sigdiamond2000

2011-12-15 01:03:26 PM

PLASMA REFRIGERATOR PHONES

DarnoKonrad

2011-12-15 01:24:31 PM

. W.onder W.here W.e W.ent W.rong

Traded one in the hand for two in the Bush is my guess.

HotWingConspiracy

2011-12-15 01:24:35 PM

Nah, Reagan.

I wonder how many times a day Satan high fives him. Then rapes him.

Guidette Frankentits

2011-12-15 01:24:43 PM

jst3p

2011-12-15 01:25:22 PM

CanisNoir: Obama's had 3 years to make changes and instead of improving it's gotten worse. I know it's an election year and all, but I don't think blaming Bush will win it for you again.

You are right, with the current crop of hopefuls it looks like "he isn't a Republican" will be enough.

buck1138

2011-12-15 01:26:42 PM

WoR XBOX GaRBLe!

that bosnian sniper

2011-12-15 01:27:04 PM

Ennuipoet: Look, I despise Bush II as much as next left leaning person, but even I cannot blame it entirely on him. This Shiat Sandwich is big enough for a whole lotta bites.

That's the thing that gets me. People act as if this is entirely Bush's ass-baby, but the fact of the matter is your shiat sandwich already had a gigantic, Reagan-sized bite out of it and ignoring that is playing straight into revisionist conservatives' hands.

monoski

2011-12-15 01:27:12 PM

I am so jealous of all of her luxuries

coeyagi

2011-12-15 01:28:58 PM

skullkrusher

2011-12-15 01:29:55 PM

that bosnian sniper: Ennuipoet: Look, I despise Bush II as much as next left leaning person, but even I cannot blame it entirely on him. This Shiat Sandwich is big enough for a whole lotta bites.

That's the thing that gets me. People act as if this is entirely Bush's ass-baby, but the fact of the matter is your shiat sandwich already had a gigantic, Reagan-sized bite out of it and ignoring that is playing straight into revisionist conservatives' hands.

Don't forget the guy who signed the GLB Act into law.

Smeggy Smurf

2011-12-15 01:30:08 PM

Reagan inherited a shiatty economy. He had a hostile congress. In 3 years against all odds he presided over a clear turnabout in the economy.

Obama inherited a shiatty economy. He has had a hostile congress for only 1 year. In three years the best that could be said is it hasn't gotten worse.

Clinton said it best. It's the economy, stupid. Always has been, always will be.

Genevieve Marie

2011-12-15 01:30:38 PM

I know how we'll fix it! We'll lower taxes on the wealthy so the economy will grow!

It's a completely brilliant plan.

clambam

2011-12-15 01:31:49 PM

I hope you've learned your lesson, America. When your betters tell you to vote a certain way you'd better do it or there will be consequences.

A Dark Evil Omen

2011-12-15 01:32:03 PM

Smeggy Smurf: Reagan inherited a shiatty economy. He had a hostile congress. In 3 years against all odds he presided over a clear turnabout in the economy.

Obama inherited a shiatty economy. He has had a hostile congress for only 1 year. In three years the best that could be said is it hasn't gotten worse.

Clinton said it best. It's the economy, stupid. Always has been, always will be.

Citation farking needed. Especially given this:

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Fomby_Belcher

2011-12-15 01:32:05 PM

Corvus

2011-12-15 01:32:22 PM

Robert Rector, a senior research fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, questioned whether some people classified as poor or low-income actually suffer material hardship. He said that while safety-net programs have helped many Americans, they have gone too far. He said some people described as poor live in decent-size homes, drive cars and own wide-screen TVs.

He is so right. In my town's downtown many of the homeless now have tents! They are living high on the hog!!

qorkfiend

2011-12-15 01:32:57 PM

Smeggy Smurf: Reagan inherited a shiatty economy. He had a hostile congress. In 3 years against all odds he presided over a clear turnabout in the economy.

Obama inherited a shiatty economy. He has had a hostile congress for only 1 year. In three years the best that could be said is it hasn't gotten worse.

Clinton said it best. It's the economy, stupid. Always has been, always will be.

Reagan didn't have a hostile Congress; he had an opposition Congress that was willing to compromise with him to achieve their common goals.

Obama has had a hostile Congress all 3 years (ignoring the filibuster doesn't make it go away) that is explicitly unwilling to compromise.

Arkanaut

2011-12-15 01:33:11 PM

Cagey B: Hey look, they treated someone at the Heritage Foundation like an expert on something.

What, you expect policy to be based on evidence and data? Silly liberal.

dontpointthatthingatme

2011-12-15 01:33:45 PM

Is the W for Washington? How far back are liberals willing to go to cover Obama's ass on this?

qorkfiend

2011-12-15 01:33:45 PM

A Dark Evil Omen: Smeggy Smurf: Reagan inherited a shiatty economy. He had a hostile congress. In 3 years against all odds he presided over a clear turnabout in the economy.

Obama inherited a shiatty economy. He has had a hostile congress for only 1 year. In three years the best that could be said is it hasn't gotten worse.

Clinton said it best. It's the economy, stupid. Always has been, always will be.

Citation farking needed. Especially given this:

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That chart seems a tad outdated...

snowshovel

2011-12-15 01:34:12 PM

Smeggy Smurf: Reagan inherited a shiatty economy. He had a hostile congress. In 3 years against all odds he presided over a clear turnabout in the economy.

Due to the effects of Carter administration kicking in. Just sayin'. Well, that, and how Reagan shuffled us on down the debt hole.

heinekenftw

2011-12-15 01:34:17 PM

CanisNoir: Bush is still the President?

Obama's had 3 years to make changes and instead of improving it's gotten worse. I know it's an election year and all, but I don't think blaming Bush will win it for you again.

If we had a cooperative congress, this shiat would take more than 3 years to fix.

But we do not have a cooperative congress, the GOP is bent on cockblocking anything Obama or the Democrats do. Anything. No matter if it helps the economy, they block it.

Now, I'm not going to say that W was the sole person to blame for the economy, the blame lies on the feet of many people, but the Bush Cuts did not help.

HotWingConspiracy

2011-12-15 01:34:18 PM

Smeggy Smurf: Reagan inherited a shiatty economy. He had a hostile congress. In 3 years against all odds he ~~presided over a clear turnabout in the economy~~ put the nation in to hock, shiat himself, forgot who he was and passed out.

tomcatadam

2011-12-15 01:35:24 PM

vernonFL: We have the richest "Poor" people on Earth. Poor people have indoor plumbing, electricity, heat, reliable public transportation, and free wifi.

Uh, no you don't. Comparing yourselves to third world nations or the Chinese is like comparing yourselves to the Kenyan team when you don't get a medal in hockey and bobsledding at the Olympics. Disingenuous, self-deceptive and just plain sad.

canyoneer

2011-12-15 01:36:05 PM

Subby lives in stick figure world. I'm no fan of GW Bush, but to posit everything went wrong because of him and his presidency is just painfully simplistic and ignores the decades of crap that happened before. Stupid headline. Really stupid.

heinekenftw

2011-12-15 01:36:15 PM

yogaFLAME: Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Pfft! They all have refrigerators.

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Those food-chilling motherf*ckers.

Is that real?

Or is that from an SNL skit I missed? Is that a troll that's making fun of Fox News? Please tell me Fox didn't actually run this . . .

Car_Ramrod

2011-12-15 01:36:21 PM

adamgreeney: CanisNoir: FlashHarry: oh, wait - you mean it's actually congress that enacts legislation? a congress controlled by the GOP, which is unified in their opposition to ANY legislation that might improve the economy? well, that makes sense then!

Congress has only been in the Control of the Republicans for one year, Obama had both houses for 2...

Repeating this lie often enough will someday make it true right? Keep fighting the good fight against reality!

I love when they rely on the Independent Joe Lieberman giving Obama whatever he wanted, when good ol' Joe campaigned for John McCain.

HotWingConspiracy

2011-12-15 01:36:57 PM

monoski: vernonFL: Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Pfft! They all have refrigerators. They all have TVs. They all have cars. If they were in Ethiopia they'd be rich.

THIS

We have the richest "Poor" people on Earth. Poor people have indoor plumbing, electricity, heat, reliable public transportation, and free wifi.

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I am so jealous of all of her luxuries

Look at how many bags she has! Poor indeed.

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