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Old 06-14-2009, 01:40 PM   #27 (permalink)
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...just about every other time the government has shown a little compassion towards poorer folks there's been outrage and cries of "opression" by the richer folks...the 8 hour work day, minimum wage, stopping child labour, etc.
They want the poor folks to stay in that status and get no advantages in life whatsoever until they stop being poor on their own merits. That is exactly why the gap between the upper class and the lower class continues to grow wider and further apart.
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