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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 12:54 PM Original message |
Question: how many people who think the economy is being handled "brilliantly" are unemployed? |
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pleideschick (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. I saw a poll on here some time ago asking what DU's income levels were |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. You almost don't need a poll to realize this - it drips off so many posts made here |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. i retired at 62 because i`ll never find a full time job.... |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
4. Rather strange definition |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I do think 2/3 of all people in the country are privileged. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. That's a bit of a weird definition of privilege |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Not for a social worker it isn't. |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Actually the poor are the most generous. |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 11:11 AM Response to Reply #16 |
26. I believe those numbers include tithes etc. to one's own church. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. "social conservatism" is only negatively correlated in the god, guns & gays arenas. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Your numbers are off by a large amount |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. That poster is confusing median individual with median family. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. I think it's so common a mistake that a lot of people end up vastly overwhelming the wealth of... |
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Red Shift (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #4 |
27. dmallind |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. Anyone else? |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. How many people think that the economy is being handled brilliantly? |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I do. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. The job market has sucked for a decade |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Agreed. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. That's what slays me. Corporofascist apologists are all "well now it's time to pay the piper for... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. How so? And since they believe in trickle-down economics, therefore they also must believe |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #7 |
29. Democrats, Repubs, or both? |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
9. Great question |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
34. I'm an educator and salaries in this field are contingent |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. Also your current rating of |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Yeah - that's no surprise though. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Bingo! and yes, by and large the OP is correct in which class primarily uses DU |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. Most DUers are working class, but many spout upper class bullshit |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
19. I certainly wouldn't call the handling of the economy "brilliant"... |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
21. Morning! |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
22. I don't think the handling has been brilliant. |
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galileoreloaded (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
25. Don't forget age. Most here it seems are 45-65, the single largest group with the largest net worth, |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
28. I would guess that demographic is pretty right on. |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
30. I make 20k on a good year |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
32. After all my years of visiting the site I'm convinced it is a vast majority of Privledged White Boyz |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Are you frankly admitting you are a sock puppet? |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
33. How many on DU think it is being handled "brilliantly"? |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
35. he popularity of the new "unrecommend" button, |
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mike3121 (66 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
36. Good Question |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
39. The economy is "handling" the politicians and economic wizards. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
40. Hate I didn't see this yesterday |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
42. My SO and I are retired, I could work if I could find a job where I didn't have to use |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
43. Well I'm probably lower middle class but I think it's going to take a lot of time to get us out |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
44. Agree with premise, though I'd wordsmith it some. |
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