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Old 06-22-2006, 10:23 PM   #4
richlevy
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Originally Posted by Undertoad
Economic inequality in the 2000s is much, much different from economic inequality in previous generations. The social factors at work now are completely different from those at work 100 years ago.
But the result is the same. The question is whether the political schism is a natural result or due to manipulation.

Why would middle class and working class Americans vote for a party which seems to be working against their interests? When was the last time Fox News dealt with a story on the fall of the middle class and the income gap?

The push towards social conservatism has been funded by those who want to move the debate from shared economic prosperity to Gay Marriage, Flag Burning, anything to distract the public from it's loss of broad based wealth.
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