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toddwv

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5. Trickle-down economics coupled with global corporatism.
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 11:35 AM
Feb 2013

The fat cats decided it was better that a few rake in more money than everyone having a chance to prosper.

So what happened? Rider3 Feb 2013 #1
Trickle-down economics coupled with global corporatism. toddwv Feb 2013 #5
Nixon's "southern strategy". The 1968 George Wallace campaign proved that there was a market for Douglas Carpenter Feb 2013 #8
And Nixon's 'southern strategy' originated in the Civil Rights Act which LBJ acknowledged pampango Feb 2013 #15
That was the Republican Party then. another_liberal Feb 2013 #2
There were voices in the Republican Party that thought Ike was a Communist Bandit Feb 2013 #9
You are quite right . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #17
What was once the Republican platform is now the Democratic platform, MadHound Feb 2013 #3
Another item from that era, the tax brackets JHB Feb 2013 #4
If these were . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #18
Keep in mind that Romeny's father was in or near the top brackets for the 12 years... JHB Feb 2013 #19
The GOP is naturally pro-business. The Great Depression kept them restrained for 50 years. reformist2 Feb 2013 #6
I love reading old GOP platforms. Their transition to the Dark Side began in earnest in 1976. slackmaster Feb 2013 #7
Eisenhower was the last decent Republican. Bake Feb 2013 #10
I'll give this a kick Douglas Carpenter Feb 2013 #11
The Whole Left/Right Baseline has moved hard right colsohlibgal Feb 2013 #12
wow sad-cafe Feb 2013 #13
I was listening to the dvd "Heist" onethatcares Feb 2013 #14
k&r nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #16
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