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Old 10-29-2008, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Buffalo :-)
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It looks good so far, but I'm disappointed to hear all the time how there will be help for the middle class. There are so many people living in my city who find it hard to reach the middle class status because the cost of living keeps increasing. The stories of struggling families, people out of work, seniors worrying about their medications..... in my city, people line up for food donations.

They are below middle class, they are struggling more than myself.

Just my thoughts.

 
Old 10-29-2008, 06:17 PM
 
Location: Albemarle, NC
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The wage workers are having a much harder time. You won't hear about them.
 
Old 10-29-2008, 06:19 PM
 
Location: On Top
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Old 10-29-2008, 06:20 PM
 
Location: Over There
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He sounds wonderful and if I thought for one second he would be able to do all the things he says just by taxing the "rich" I would trust he but history shows that he can NOT do these things without taxing the middle class.
 
Old 10-29-2008, 06:21 PM
 
Location: Right where I want to be.
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I'm not a fan but I was expecting more than this. It's a bit bland. There's nothing new here if you have ever heard his stump speeches.
 
Old 10-29-2008, 06:21 PM
 
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He sounds wonderful and if I thought for one second he would be able to do all the things he says just by taxing the "rich" I would trust he but history shows that he can NOT do these things without taxing the middle class.
Take a leap of faith.
 
Old 10-29-2008, 06:26 PM
 
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Wait, the Ford Motor guy who only works part time and his wife is unemployed...they go out and spend $24 on eating out one meal? He could get a lot of groceries for that same amount and probably eat several meals at home for that.
 
Old 10-29-2008, 06:26 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Buffalo :-)
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The wage workers are having a much harder time. You won't hear about them.
I'm discovering that it's the wage workers who are visiting the food pantries.

I know know how it'll will all be, this year our home heating rate will increase again. We're an area where half our utility bills are filled with taxes & fees.
 
Old 10-29-2008, 06:27 PM
 
Location: Albemarle, NC
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He sounds wonderful and if I thought for one second he would be able to do all the things he says just by taxing the "rich" I would trust he but history shows that he can NOT do these things without taxing the middle class.
Unless he cuts spending. There is a lot of waste in the government at this point in time. If he were to eliminate the excessive spending, it can be done. I don't trust that he will or more importantly, can.
 
Old 10-29-2008, 06:29 PM
 
Location: Albemarle, NC
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Wait, the Ford Motor guy who only works part time and his wife is unemployed...they go out and spend $24 on eating out one meal? He could get a lot of groceries for that same amount and probably eat several meals at home for that.
I went to Food Lion today. I bought the groceries to make breakfast. Grits, eggs, bacon, some cat food for kitty, a pack of drumsticks, a gallon of milk, and a few necessities. I spent $50 and had 4 bags.
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