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You should perhaps consider that in some cases you're preaching to the choir. Also consider that some of your readers may believe that they're in a vocation or location where having one's named linked with socialism might be dangerous. Even on a semi-obscure internet forum.

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Oct 18, 2022·edited Oct 18, 2022

Where were you in 2008? I was busy working out-of-state in upstate New York because I could not find work in Michigan even with a Masters and a black belt in LSS. I spent three years there and moved on to Mansfield Ohio. The prison nearby was used for filming "The Shawshank Redemption." Scenes were done on Mansfield city streets. I was not there then. I returned home after 4+years working out of state.

Fast forward to 2020. Pandemic hits and the country shuts down again. Instead of Dems feeding us a weak tea, we get massive amounts of money in comparison to what we got in 2008. Up to 250% of FPL, people were able to obtain healthcare insurance for far less money. Medicaid was expanded allowing million more people to have healthcare. Subsides go to parents for each of their children besides checks to families and others.

Yes, I am aware of it and still write about.

People are whining about the cost of a gallon of gasoline which is still cheaper than what it was in 2008 if we consider inflation. Supply chains are still screwed up like 2008 (chips, I was chasing chips back then) and companies are rent taking.

Do I like Biden? Not especially. Since 1990, he has been screwing over people holding student loans. in 2020. But he did what wasn't done in 2008, in 2020. People do not realize what they got besides inflation and a soon to be recession early next year blamed on wages. If you have no money, you can not buy anything . . .

I am already retired now and Repubs are trying to kill SS. For a dollar a week more it could be fixed so as not to require reductions. The plan was proven to work and agreed to by SS administration. Thats another story for a different day.

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