"Ken Marino" wrote in message
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For many decades the dem's have been saying they are the party that will
lead the poor out of their misery. This probably relates more to the
blacks in this country than any other group. And this time we even have
the possibility of a black president to carry out those promises. Dem's do
not lower taxes. Dem's never actually do what they say they will to help
the poor because they would lose their voter base if they actually did
help them. The problem that the poor endures has gone on for decades and
won't be helped any more by Obama than any past democrat has helped them.
As the old saying goes--"You can lead a liberal to knowledge, but you
can't make him think".

And don't forget-- in the last 50-60 years, dem's have had the presidency
and control of congress a lot more often than the reverse, but still never
helped the poor out of their plite.

Even worse than not helping them is that their policies breed and expand the
underclass.

But compare America's poor to the poor of Africa or South America. America's
poor would be upper middle class in those areas and throughout a good
portion of the world. America's poor own cars, have at least 2 televisions
and eat enough to merit a BMI of 30 or greater.

Compared to the rest of the world, America has no poverty.