• finley
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      an upsetting number of people believe that’s an awesome idea

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    which middle class is that? what is the US middle class now?

    what’s between gig workers and business owners?

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    Harris vows to work for the people in the middle of the bell curve.

    Why is this not absolute normalcy?

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    I would be interested in knowing more specifically who she considers “middle class”. The definition from the 50’s no longer describes anyone.

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    I think the MAGA movement has convinced itself they are all upper class, or at least temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

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      I sadly knew some Republicans in the Obama days who legitimately believed that getting the supersize at McDonald’s meant they were in the 1%

      These people have no idea what reality is.

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    Okay super now what about the working class, the disabled, and the elderly? That overpriced healthcare thing ain’t gonna fix itself.