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Showing Original Post only (View all)You don't get to be the party of the working class and call for cuts to Food Stamps and Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for [View all]
the wealthy. The most vulnerable members of the working class need those programs to survive. True working class jobs do not pay enough to afford healthcare and pay for food. Hours are inconsistent and layoffs happen at any time. People who have jobs that come with healthcare and pay them enough to afford to buy Ford F150 trucks brand new ARE NOT THE FUCKING WORKING CLASS.
The problem is our media only sees White men who work with their hands as working class instead of looking at statistical data such as median household income. The root of our problem is the media's continuous racial framing of economic issues.
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You don't get to be the party of the working class and call for cuts to Food Stamps and Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for [View all]
Yavin4
Nov 2024
OP
"People who have jobs that come with healthcare and pay them enough to afford to buy Ford F150 trucks brand new ARE NOT
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2024
#4
Okay, so this is an income-based definition you've come up with personally.
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2024
#18
The income-based definition is not something anyone here has come .up with personally.
ShazzieB
Nov 2024
#28