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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:13 PM Original message |
Bush: People who make $20,000 a year are "better off" |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. wow---I am now wealthy! Thanks Bush! Your redefinition makes me rich! |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. Somebody is living in Telly Tubbies Land, |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. we are in big trouble as a nation. serious trouble |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. I make twice that (well, give or take) and as a single woman |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I live in bumfuckvillenowhere and $20,000 wont get you far here either. |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Hey, there's a bumfuckvillenowhere in my state, too. I live there. |
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all.of.me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. i live in bumfuckvillenowhere, too |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Bostonian here |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. Shades of Poppy not knowing what a grocery scanner was |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 05:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
40. that is a myth, according to the Daily Howler |
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CitySky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. the sad thing is, |
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racaulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Yes, this is further proof that he is "out of touch with middle America." |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. Everything given to him. Never paid for one thing. |
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newportdadde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. Should I go hire my own butler now? |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
10. Wow..the economy must really be in the shitter if $20K a year is well off |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
11. Do the freakin' math |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:37 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Well said |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 05:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. And if she did opt for somekind of personal investment, |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. My niece's story: |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 05:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
36. Teaching is good. Congratulations. |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. Does This Have Anything To Do With VooDoo Economics ???? |
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Mrs_Beastman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
16. I think a truly great reality show would be watching chimp |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. Great Idea! |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 05:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
37. Excellent idea. Someone like him living like one of us!!! Hah! |
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tapper (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-30-05 10:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
46. and everyone else in national office... |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
17. Bush is WAY OUT OF TOUCH with America...What a MORON!! |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Forgot to Add: Actually I was VERY COMFORTABLE until 2000!! |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Like his father was amazed that supermarkets used scanners. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 05:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
38. Oh S - - T yeah!!! There's a HUGE situation brewing in this country |
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Career Prole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
18. Ooh goody! That makes me double-plus good well-off |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
20. 30% of wage earners make LESS than 20k? |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. yup- here's more info: |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 05:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. That was my reaction |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
22. Wooo! I'm well-off! |
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MissWaverly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
24. 20,000 is that in U.S. dollars or pesos |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. LOL...VERY GOOD POST!! |
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MissWaverly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:56 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. seriously |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
26. 20,000? |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
27. Has this fucktard EVER worked a day in his life??? I'd be willing to bet |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
33. Let's take a look at the numbers |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 05:08 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. The Ultimate Man in the Nietzschian sense. |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
41. Dear Bush, Take that Silver Spoon Out of Your Mouth and |
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Gopens (275 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 09:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. I'll echo EvolveOrConvolve |
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Muddy Waters Guitar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
43. $20,000 can hardly pay for half a year's rent in NYC, SF, or Boston |
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The Gunslinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-29-05 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
44. Make them all poor |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-30-05 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
45. kick |
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