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TreasonousBastard

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1. I had grandparents in Maryland who would have liked your grandpa. They had a large feed and supply..

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Feb 15, 2021, 10:53 PM

Feb 2021

company, kind like Agway, and during the Depression gave everyone credit, saying "We're in this together, and as long as I've got anything, your credit is good." War broke out, everyone started making money again, and they never collected from the really down and out.

They were well-loved, and even their actions against Jim Crow were accepted.

And they were Republicans. Lincoln Republicans.

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Where do you fall on the scale if falling for trickle down economics? [View all] applegrove Feb 2021 OP

I had grandparents in Maryland who would have liked your grandpa. They had a large feed and supply.. TreasonousBastard Feb 2021 #1

Character was a thing back then. Religion was about love. My grandfather applegrove Feb 2021 #3

"Trickle down" imo always means the ultra rich & powerful pissing down on everyone else Hekate Feb 2021 #2

No apologies necessary canetoad Feb 2021 #5

Yes. Trickle down is legalized corruption. applegrove Feb 2021 #6

Right on. applegrove Feb 2021 #7

I grew up in an area of salt-water bays and inlets. Tides were a thing people kept track of. JHB Feb 2021 #4

I call it trickle up economics Poiuyt Feb 2021 #8

Republicans here constantly fight for established wealth. Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2021 #9

trickle down ... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #10

Means we the people get $7.50 an hour, while they, the rich bastards, steal billions. rickyhall Feb 2021 #11