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They really believe that the middle class and small businesses are supposed to work like crazy so we can turn over a large percentage of our income to the so called "havenots".
Conyers' office reacts to reports of wife's guilty plea 2009
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For many of us, you embody the dream of a new Gabon, built on justice and law; a country where the havenots rise at last to the top.
Global Voices in English » Gabon: Presidential Candidate Uses Social Media in Historic Election 2009
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January 27th, 2010 11:24 am ET yes its sad-they give stimulas to banks but nothing to save the heartland of america. america gradually slipping into the haves and havenots.wake up them millionaire senators so they can take off those primrose glasses ,before america is gone. wjm
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The "haves" are struggling as much as the havenots nowadays
Edwards Again Says He Read Classified National Intelligence Estimate Report 2009
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The "haves" are struggling as much as the havenots nowadays
Edwards Again Says He Read Classified National Intelligence Estimate Report 2009
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That 'better than' attitude is the downfall of the havenots.
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So, the Democratic message will not resonate with the country until the downtrodden and the havenots realize they have been duped and recognize the enemy is not each other but the wealthy havemores and that they have been starved, whipped and abused for thinking they could prosper by denying the poor among them, which includes themselves even though they are too blinded by arrogance to realize it.
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Too often any talk of financial markets are phrased in terms of haves vs. havenots.
Obama's Big Economic Speech Takes On Excessive Deregulation, Bush And McCain 2009
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That message does not resonate with even the havenots as they are much more inclined to be selfish and not share than to do what is in their self-interestby to sacrificingtheir wants for the needs of the whole, which includes them as well.
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Bottom line ... no one wants to believe they are the havenots, they want to believe that someone else is the havenot and feel better because they are oneup on that person.
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