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1StrongBlackMan

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Mon Jan 6, 2014, 12:12 PM Jan 2014

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I ran into a family friend that owns an independent flower shop. Both, she and her husband are hard core teapartiers ... or should I say, WERE hardcore teapartiers.

In the course of our conversation, she stated she is really concerned about the income inequity problem we face. Specifically, she stated that while all the economic matrices suggest the economy is improving, this improvement is not finding its way to the people, its all going to the very rich ... and "the very rich don't buy enough flowers, or anything else, to support the economy."

This blew me away because not two years ago (during the election), we got into a heated discussion about President Obama versus Romney and how their respective agendas would impact the economy. Her position was Romney's cut taxes and regulations approach would be the salvation of the US economy ... I, on the other hand, argued that the only thing that would save the economy is President Obama's "more stimulus/broader social safety net" approach, as it would put money in the hands of the working classes' hands.

Now ... 2 years, and decreasing sales, later, the florist is seeing the point.

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Did you ask her about how much money they were saving with the ACA? ConservativeDemocrat Jan 2014 #1
No ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #3
I hope you bought her some flowers from her shop in celebration. Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #2
Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #4
There ya Cha Jan 2014 #17
The working class... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #5
I think that light has, finally, come on. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #6
Hopefully the light is infectious. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #7
I tell these types that the rich betrayed Reagan.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #8
Rich worship? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #10
Sure... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #13
It's uncomplicated malaise Jan 2014 #9
Some people just have to learn the hard way. Brigid Jan 2014 #11
Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #12
But then a fact came along that these folks just couldn't ignore. Brigid Jan 2014 #14
And it results in a ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #15
It only makes sense that small business owners like Cha Jan 2014 #16
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