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Epishade
United States2267 Posts
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On October 14 2015 11:55 xDaunt wrote: Does he even know who is fucking audience is? Which party he is in? I am pretty sure Bernie's saying he greatly respected his military service got more applause and cheers than Webb's only referring to his service. | ||
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OuchyDathurts
United States4588 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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synapse
China13814 Posts
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Chewbacca.
United States3634 Posts
On October 14 2015 11:45 jalstar wrote: that's a pretty good impression of an out-of-touch politician. 9/10 http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/01/16/where-are-the-u-s-s-millionaires/?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth There were approximately 53,000 more millionaire households in the U.S. last year than in 2012, according to Phoenix, a market research firm based in Rhinebeck, N.Y. About 6.15 million millionaire households are spread across the U.S., according to the report. That means 1 in every 20 households in the U.S. has more than $1 million in investable assets. Those figures don’t include the value of real estate 1 in 20....not counting most people's largest asset and their non-investable assets... | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On October 14 2015 11:56 synapse wrote: well chafee clearly rehearsed that Unlike O'Malley, who appears to be running for Vice President. | ||
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EmilA
Denmark4618 Posts
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On October 14 2015 11:54 Mohdoo wrote: oh my fucking god webb 10/10 | ||
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OuchyDathurts
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ZeaL.
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Falling
Canada11350 Posts
This is not a debate. This is a Q&A forum. I've barely seen one candidate talk to another...what a shit show. It's better than the Republican: "Person A talk to Person B about topic X section III, subsection b." Get Webb and Chafee off the stage, and I think you could open it up a bit more so you can have a decent back and forth. I think Clinton, Sanders, and O'Malley are alright, but there really doesn't seem to be a B team. We go from the A team flanked by the bottom of the barrel on either side. 2008 was a better year for candidates- I guess you had grumpy Gravel and out there Kucinich, but even they seem better than these Webb and Chafee guys. I wouldn't mind an O'Malley VP. | ||
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
On October 14 2015 11:57 Chewbacca. wrote: http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/01/16/where-are-the-u-s-s-millionaires/?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth 1 in 20....not counting most people's largest asset and their non-investable assets... 1 in 20 is the top 5%, and everyday Americans are further from the top 5% than they've been in a long time. Also that's households not individuals. | ||
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
On October 14 2015 12:00 Falling wrote: It's slightly better than the Republican: "Person A talk to Person B about topic X section III, subsection b." Get Webb and Chafee off the stage, and I think you could open it up a bit more so you can have a decent back and forth. I think Clinton, Sanders, and O'Malley are alright, but there really doesn't seem to be a B team. We go from the A team flanked by the bottom of the barrel on either side. 2008 was a better year for candidates- I guess you had grumpy Gravel and out there Kucinich, but even they seem better than these Webb and Chafee guys. I wouldn't mind an O'Malley VP. Sanders seems like Kucinich's policies with Gravel's demeanor, he's just got a much better campaign team than either. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On October 14 2015 12:00 jalstar wrote: 1 in 20 is the top 5%, and everyday Americans are further from the top 5% than they've been in a long time. Also that's households not individuals. Also, net assets is a pretty piss poor metric. Those people don't have access to a true. million dollars at any point in their life. | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
Bernie looks mad as hell | ||
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Plansix
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Chewbacca.
United States3634 Posts
On October 14 2015 12:02 Plansix wrote: Also, net assets is a pretty piss poor metric. Those people don't have access to a true. million dollars at any point in their life. Well obviously there is a big difference between a typical millionaire and a person who has a million in disposable income...but millionaire/billionaire is typically applied to networth.. | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
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Falling
Canada11350 Posts
On October 14 2015 12:01 jalstar wrote: Sanders seems like Kucinich's policies with Gravel's demeanor, he's just got a much better campaign team than either. Possibly, but I think Sanders has a better demeanor than Gravel- Webb reminds me more of Gravel, always complaining about his time allotted, etc. But I suspect there is a shift in the left, just as much as there is a shift in the right. As much the Occupy movement fizzled out, I rather wonder if Sanders is tapping into that group, that simply hadn't organized to the same extent when Kucinich was imploring in 08. | ||
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