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LINK How Long Will the GOP Continue to Shrink the Middle Class Rather than Grow It?

"A middle class, when mishandled, can be a powerful and fearsome thing, as the rulers of Iran and Russia are discovering. Both regimes are now teetering on the edge of collapse because of popular uprisings that would not have happened without a middle-class in each country.

People paralyzed by grinding poverty rarely revolt — it takes a lot to produce “barrio uprisings” — because their lives are consumed with day-to-day survival issues.

But when people are prosperous enough that they’ve left behind the most severe economic insecurity — believing they’ll always find another home, job, or can get into another university — they begin to demand a responsive government and will rise in protest when it fails to meet their demands."

WilliamCharles 8 Oct 23
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It has been doing it since 1980, and will probably continue until people finally wise us -- if they ever do.

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Reading anything by Hartmann is a waste of time, because he never blames the Dems for their collusion with the Repubs or their corruption, so he is just another Dem apologist who ends up promoting Blue No Matter Who, instead of promoting third party voting, which is the only thing, besides revolution, that might save us.

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The democrats control the Congress, Senate, and the President’s seat.

Who’s really to blame???

The middle class grew at record numbers under Trump…….

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I hope the GOP continues trying to get more money from fewer people. The rest of us will win.

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