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bigtree

(85,999 posts) Thu Jan 24, 2019, 10:14 AM Jan 2019

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'I don't understand why they don't just eat cake' (Wilbur Ross edition)

Niels Lesniewski @nielslesniewski
"I don't quite understand why" federal workers are needing to go to food banks, says Secretary Wilbur Ross on CNBC.

Helen Kennedy @HelenKennedy 2m2 minutes ago
Wilbur Ross claims to be worth $2.9 billion. He’s on his third wife and collects Magritte.

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'I don't understand why they don't just eat cake' (Wilbur Ross edition) (Original Post) bigtree Jan 2019 OP

Why go to food banks? Why not just eat cake? (/Marie Antoinette). nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #1

I wondered after I posted bigtree Jan 2019 #2

I think it is, but that many who are familiar with the quote don't know who tblue37 Jan 2019 #3

you might have to get into the whole French Revolution thing bigtree Jan 2019 #4

tblue37

(65,434 posts)

1. Why go to food banks? Why not just eat cake? (/Marie Antoinette). nt

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 10:23 AM

Jan 2019

bigtree

(85,999 posts)

2. I wondered after I posted

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 10:26 AM

Jan 2019

...whether that was still a well known quote.

tblue37

(65,434 posts)

3. I think it is, but that many who are familiar with the quote don't know who

Reply to bigtree (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 10:29 AM

Jan 2019

said it or what the context was.

bigtree

(85,999 posts)

4. you might have to get into the whole French Revolution thing

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 10:30 AM

Jan 2019

...to give it context for folks without.

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