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I do. But I also cannot discount their resentment of their situation leading them to have this perception. This group is my cousin (though we never

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Nov 10 '16, 06:53

talked about politics). Guy works massive hours for very little on my aunt's (now his) bison farm in WI plus second job at a gas station to support his family. His wife also works.

I'm certain he believes he works very hard (and he does) for very little relative to others. I'm sure he sees that as massively unfair and probably can point to government and "others" as taking his share...

I'm not sure that they want to take away from anyone. I'm certain they want more than what they are getting.

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But what do guys in your cousin's position want? A handout in the forum of a subsidy? A flat tax that increases the wealth gap? - Max Nov 10, 07:20 2
- I'd guess they believe strongly that goverment is taking more from them and they are getting less for it - oblique Nov 10, 07:38 1
  - They thing is - I don't know that urbanites are for the status quo... - Mel Profit Nov 10, 07:46
and here's the thing I always want to ask...what do you want? Tell me exactly. - Mel Profit Nov 10, 07:04 18
- The jobs to come back to rural America. - iSpam Nov 10, 07:19 9
  - They don't need to all be programming jobs. Some are tech, some are support, the rest are services and retail. - mara Nov 10, 07:44 2
    - we are supposedly short hundreds of thousands of plumbers, welders and HVAC techs. -- nm - Reagen Nov 10, 08:07 1
      - Yup. A lot community college and apprencticeship type jobs. -- nm - mara Nov 10, 08:11
  - that is all well and good except for two points of reality 1) several jobs programs were proposed the last eight years but killed by McConnell - crash davis Nov 10, 07:40
  - All real, good and valid feelings... - Mel Profit Nov 10, 07:26 1
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    - But Trump didn't have the support of mainstream republicans that are for free trade. - iSpam Nov 10, 07:24 1
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- We had a fire referrendum on the ballot in our township. I was watching on Facebook the replies whenever the firefighers would post about it. The -- (edited) - oblique Nov 10, 07:16
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  - Right.To them I say: Now...who supports most of that clearly and who doesn't. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 10, 07:14 3
    - I'm sure they also feel their lot has worsened the past 8 years... -- nm - oblique Nov 10, 07:18 1
      - there is no doubt about that....nm - x Nov 10, 07:21
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  - I may killfile *you*. -- nm - Reagen Nov 10, 07:11 1
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- I continue to be very sad about my lot in life these days - oblique Nov 10, 06:58 1
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