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15.10.2008
Joe the Plumber

Would be the reductio ad absurdum of a nickname for an archetypal working class voter, a la Joe Sixpack--except of course the guy is real:

--Michael Crowley

Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:13 PM with 2 comment(s)

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tar036 said:

270K x .36 = $10,800

270K x .39= $11,700

Net Increase: $900

I don't think that is going to break his company down.  Barack was right, Joe wants those people who pay for his services to keep paying for his services instead of trying to save money they don't have by doing the plumbing themselves.

October 15, 2008 11:38 PM

The Plank said:

John McCain didn't utter the phrase "middle class" in debates one and two. He didn't

October 16, 2008 1:28 AM