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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Paka

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13. Mega difference.

Reply to leftofcool (Reply #4)

Tue May 26, 2015, 09:55 AM

May 2015

I was in college in the '60's and worked summers and a couple of part-time jobs during the year. The difference is that you were able to earn enough to pay for it and didn't have to borrow more money than you could earn in your lifetime. Now you are saddled with debt that you take to the grave.

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It is really weird to me that any Democrat thinks Sanders isn't a Democrat [View all] marym625 May 2015 OP

McGovern was my first election and he lost 49 States for many of the same reasons leftofcool May 2015 #1

The difference is marym625 May 2015 #2

Actually, it wasn't easier leftofcool May 2015 #4

I'm sorry you had a hard time marym625 May 2015 #5

I had a great time! leftofcool May 2015 #8

Mega difference. Paka May 2015 #13

He's also not running against a sitting president marym625 May 2015 #3

He is actually running against 2 billion dollars. leftofcool May 2015 #6

You do realize you are in the populist group, right? marym625 May 2015 #7

I hope so. leftofcool May 2015 #9

There was a fairly comfortable middle class, though it was declining, and people tend to become sabrina 1 May 2015 #12

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast May 2015 #10

Thank you! marym625 May 2015 #11