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Old 04-14-2012, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by ltarbox View Post
However, if we're really talking about women who are struggling and working to provide the essentials for their family, then I think it would be really hard to find any politician or politician's spouse (male or female) who can "advise" on what that life is like. If they grew up in a poor family, then I guess they would have a better understanding. But, my impression of almost all our politicians is that they are fairly out-of-touch with what "average" Americans deal with in their everyday lives.

Guess my frustration with Washington politics is coming out a bit. Sorry.
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Find me someone who is lower middle class who is a woman who has had to go back and forth between working full time, part time, and staying home because the balance of wages to childcare isn't sufficient and then I'll care what any of them have to say on the subject.
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