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Demsrule86

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18. The quote is out of context. Joe said nothing changes for them if they Pay more.

Fri Dec 27, 2019, 07:03 PM

Dec 2019

“Nothing would fundamentally change.” Biden tells wealthy donors "we may not want to to demonize anyone who's made money" and suggests that his tax plans wouldn't be too onerous on them because "nobody has to be punished. No one's standard of living would change."

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Joe Biden to rich donors: "Nothing would fundamentally change" if he's elected [View all] Cheap_Trick Dec 2019 OP

It's true evertonfc Dec 2019 #1

+1000 NT Fresh_Start Dec 2019 #22

Somebody print this in letters of bronze Recursion Dec 2019 #24

Thank you! True! emmaverybo Dec 2019 #30

"WE CAN HAVE DEMOCRACY IN THIS COUNTRY, OR Hortensis Dec 2019 #43

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #2

As poster number 1 said, neither would there be any change for them Hav Dec 2019 #3

I think that the same is true under Warren or Sanders' proposed tax policies. David__77 Dec 2019 #17

Blah blah blah...You guys are on a roll with bashing the front runner today Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #4

It's amazing, isn't it? When do schools open next week? George II Dec 2019 #5

I literally did lol. emmaverybo Dec 2019 #31

Elementary or high schools? justhanginon Dec 2019 #41

Here is something else he said.. pangaia Dec 2019 #13

Oh, not the son vs. boy thing again. Eastland called Ted Kennedy "boy." It's not exclusively used emmaverybo Dec 2019 #36

you could be right.. or... pangaia Dec 2019 #42

Fair enough. Sorry I extrapolated to you personally. emmaverybo Dec 2019 #45

no problem. i understrand your pain, as it were... pangaia Dec 2019 #46

Thanks. Waving back. emmaverybo Dec 2019 #47

Oh, I believe Joe on this one...precisely why Bernie is gonna be the Democratic nominee & Joe won't! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #6

funny some think their view is "we the people" instead of "we some people" nt msongs Dec 2019 #9

Because you speak for everyone right? ChubbyStar Dec 2019 #20

The quote is out of context. Joe said nothing changes for them if they Pay more. Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #18

wrong Fresh_Start Dec 2019 #23

Yes. CentralMass Dec 2019 #34

I was at one of these fundraisers and Joe talked about retoring America Gothmog Dec 2019 #7

Was it in June 2019? Hav Dec 2019 #8

"No one's standard of living will change, nothing would fundamentally change." pangaia Dec 2019 #10

It's a matter of interpretation Hav Dec 2019 #11

That could be another interpretation. That's true.. pangaia Dec 2019 #14

It was much later-just after the Houston presidential debate Gothmog Dec 2019 #12

you bernie folks are really desperate Otto Lidenbrock Dec 2019 #15

Desperate? The article quoted status quo Joe . CentralMass Dec 2019 #35

Quoting Joe?! Ohhh, the outrage!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #37

Status Quo Joe, that's a good one. vsrazdem Dec 2019 #40

Posted back in June...old and worthless...posted a half dozen times...and it is of course Salon... Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #16

Biden's famous for his good character and lack of corruption. Hortensis Dec 2019 #19

Sounds like Sanders's comment that a multibillionaire will still be a multibillionaire... W_HAMILTON Dec 2019 #21

He's going after a specific group of voters. Aaron Pereira Dec 2019 #25

I'm beginning to wonder if Russia isn't in on this.... Dream Girl Dec 2019 #26

What will change is one step closer to repeal Citizen's United aeromanKC Dec 2019 #27

A post worthy of the userid. RandySF Dec 2019 #28

What would change is no more Cretin and his evil. That's damned significant. Guilded Lilly Dec 2019 #29

Live at Budokan jberryhill Dec 2019 #32

making the bush tax cuts permanent is a good indicator of his priorities - n/t Locrian Dec 2019 #33

You're talking about the deal Biden negotiated that raised taxes on the rich and averted tritsofme Dec 2019 #39

"This was a very bad deal" Locrian Dec 2019 #44

don't care EveHammond13 Dec 2019 #38

see... myohmy2 Dec 2019 #48

Good madville Dec 2019 #49