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Obama to GOP: Stop copying me on economy
WMUR-TV ^ | February 20, 2015 | Jim Acosta, CNN

Posted on 02/20/2015 4:05:01 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

In his scheduled speech to the Democratic National Committee's 2016 winter meeting on Friday, President Barack Obama is expected to reclaim some ownership over an issue that is suddenly a hot topic among top Republicans -- income inequality.

Recent comments from potential 2016 Republican presidential contenders about the growing gap between wealthy and working class Americans in the United States have not gone unnoticed at the White House.

"Income inequality has worsened under this administration," Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, said after the president's State of the Union speech.

"We're facing right now a divided America when it comes to the economy," said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, after Obama's January address to the nation....

(Excerpt) Read more at wmur.com ...


TOPICS: Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: inequality; obama; randpaul; tedcruz
The thinnest skin I've ever seen at that level.
1 posted on 02/20/2015 4:05:01 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Apparently, if you do enough dope you can say anything and believe it yourself.


2 posted on 02/20/2015 4:13:36 AM PST by x_plus_one
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Income inequality is a completely fabricated issue that has no real meaning except as an excuse to justify further government meddling in the economy.

Who cares if some corporate CEO, or some brilliant entrepreneur makes billions? How does that hurt anyone? Bill Gates’ wealth is billions of times more than mine, and his earning of it has enriched my life immeasurably.

Of course, if we’re talking about scumbags like Bill Clinton using their political offices to make hundreds of millions of dollars without adding one shred of actual value to the actual economy, that’s something else. But unfortunately, we’re NOT talking about that.


3 posted on 02/20/2015 4:15:27 AM PST by Maceman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He has a point.

The GOP ought to be focused on prosperity that encompasses the middle and working class—and pulls more of the underclass into the full economy.

This “income inequality” stuff is a Marxist argument.


4 posted on 02/20/2015 4:26:46 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

It’s called “using their own argument against them” and is done by the Left on a daily basis.


5 posted on 02/20/2015 4:33:05 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Oh Oh!! I know what to do to fix income inequality: legalize 30 million Mexicans.


6 posted on 02/20/2015 4:51:02 AM PST by NurdlyPeon (It is the nature of liberals to pervert whatever they touch.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

When the GOP does it, it’s better called “capitulation”.


7 posted on 02/20/2015 5:02:51 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: x_plus_one

There are TWO things which will change our economy for the better.

First off, bring back jobs to America. We last year, had a 342 billion dollar deficit with China, the worst on record.

Second off, stop bringing in illegals.

America needs to be for Americans.


8 posted on 02/20/2015 5:06:19 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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