tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post3302814083380345408..comments2024-03-28T00:18:10.569-07:00Comments on Demeur: Nothing like dumping on the middle class and poorDemeurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-6860235680774795942009-07-23T00:40:37.335-07:002009-07-23T00:40:37.335-07:00Demeur, I well know how the South's party shi...Demeur, I well know how the South's party shifts. Clearly, the GOP of today bears almost no resemblance to the party of Lincoln's time.S.W. andersonhttp://wpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-53764790880085308832009-07-22T11:04:30.222-07:002009-07-22T11:04:30.222-07:00It's just as bad here in good ol England I'...It's just as bad here in good ol England I'm afraid.<br /><br />I don't think that we will see children lying by the roadside just yet but it can't be too far off.<br /><br />Enjoyed reading your post.Middle Ditchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493665280732775898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-86118608348808105782009-07-22T09:09:02.372-07:002009-07-22T09:09:02.372-07:00The deep south used to be democratic that is until...The deep south used to be democratic that is until LBJ passed the civil rights act. Remember Lincoln who freed the slaves was a republican.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-44039261430130858612009-07-22T00:29:10.831-07:002009-07-22T00:29:10.831-07:00Let's not forget how cutting state workers'...Let's not forget how cutting state workers' pay will help undermine the federal effort to goose demand through the stimulus program. Likewise for many of the other austerity measures.<br /><br />You're so right about Prop 13 and other measures over the years to limit taxation. It's a perfect example of people having a champagne taste for services, but wanting them for a Kool-Aid price.<br /><br />Holte Ender, what the Republican right seems to want most is to turn America into a classic Latin American-style banana republic. A wealthy, well-connected few own virtually everything worth owning and run the government for their benefit. The middle class is small and weak. The underclass is huge and even weaker, struggling just to survive.<br /><br />That, BTW, is quite similar to the social order in the U.S. deep south prior to the 20th century, and especially prior to the Civil War. I think it's not coincidental that the deep south is a Republican stronghold.S.W. andersonhttp://wpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-48287071947474712242009-07-21T13:09:40.904-07:002009-07-21T13:09:40.904-07:00Republicans jut love when they get to cut social p...Republicans jut love when they get to cut social programs. It's as if they really want, more than anything in the world, to create an underclass.Holte Enderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356437917387847542noreply@blogger.com