Replies to post #151046 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

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SoxFan -- not to mention our becoming independent from Britain in the first place -- our conservatives of that time, the Tories/Royalists/King's Men, fought with the British against our independence

[Welcome2Pinkyland]

Worker rights - i like - im a worker

Social Security and safety nets for the elderly - i like- i will be elderly soon.

Medicare - i like. both my parents used this

Medicaid - my adopted kids use this.

support for education - i like- no sane person hates education

minimum wage -i like -if you let free market set this it would be go too low imo.

unemployment compensation - used it.

affirmative action -no problem with this. sure some say it has stopped whites from getting a job they deserve. but if that happened it is rare.

welfare- cousin was on welfare during a hard time in her life- back in the 70's - now she is an engineer in the aero space industry -

maybe i'm a closet progressive?