RKP5637
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Thu Jun-16-11 02:31 PM
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| 37. Paychecks have been flat in this country for I think about 20 years. Yet the |
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wealth continues to be skewed to a small minority. It's absolutely ridiculous, but yet I'm always consistently surprised by how many I talk to just don't get it. It's a constant WTF to me. And even with the lowest taxes in decades the republican rhetoric is still we need to cut taxes and all will be OK. This is such a F'ed up country I really think there's no hope. People have been breed now to be mindless.
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| -Just listening to the CEO of Chevron talking on CNBC.... |
WCGreen |
Jun-16-11 09:27 AM |
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They don't care. They don't care. They don't care. They don't care. nt |
valerief |
Jun-16-11 09:31 AM |
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and they go to church on Sunday.... |
WCGreen |
Jun-16-11 09:31 AM |
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Chuch doesn't care. Church doesn't care. Chuch doesn't care. Church doesn't care. nt |
valerief |
Jun-16-11 09:32 AM |
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Yeah, it does |
gratuitous |
Jun-16-11 10:28 AM |
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And building megachurches to spread the word of the fascists. That's big and real. nt |
valerief |
Jun-16-11 11:03 AM |
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Yeah, I'm waiting for one of them to just name themselves, "Church of the Fascists," or |
RKP5637 |
Jun-16-11 01:52 PM |
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And, they want it all. They want it all. They want it all. |
CrispyQ |
Jun-16-11 11:25 AM |
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It's the begining of a nightmarish future if we don't step up now... |
WCGreen |
Jun-16-11 11:29 AM |
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Bingo! nt |
valerief |
Jun-16-11 11:57 AM |
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It's like driving in traffic and the guy behind you is tailgating you really badly, but |
RKP5637 |
Jun-16-11 01:55 PM |
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I've always felt in my lifetime we will see tanks rolling in the streets of |
RKP5637 |
Jun-16-11 09:35 AM |
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That, I guess, is the ultimate capitalism wet dream.... |
WCGreen |
Jun-16-11 09:46 AM |
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One in five is employed, protecting the rich from us. |
WingDinger |
Jun-16-11 10:26 AM |
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I think that's the plan. The middle class experiment is over. nt |
valerief |
Jun-16-11 11:59 AM |
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As many have said on DU and other places it was one of the most successful |
RKP5637 |
Jun-16-11 01:46 PM |
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I have an old bumper sticker sticker that reads: |
CrispyQ |
Jun-16-11 02:18 PM |
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Paychecks have been flat in this country for I think about 20 years. Yet the |
RKP5637 |
Jun-16-11 02:31 PM |
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I sometimes really wonder what their ultimate end game is. |
Initech |
Jun-16-11 10:29 AM |
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I think post #4 hits it pretty spot on. Tanks did roll through New Orleans. |
CrossChris |
Jun-16-11 10:52 AM |
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I think this is what they want. Just a feel good thing for them to see others as this. |
RKP5637 |
Jun-16-11 02:01 PM |
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Raising taxes on profits would force them to use them instead of sitting on them |
n2doc |
Jun-16-11 10:59 AM |
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Exactly.... |
WCGreen |
Jun-16-11 11:19 AM |
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To sit on their money or invest it globally... Most would prefer not to have to |
RKP5637 |
Jun-16-11 02:08 PM |
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I have democratic friends |
CrispyQ |
Jun-16-11 11:34 AM |
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It's a veil they hide behind that encourages bad behavior... |
WCGreen |
Jun-16-11 11:52 AM |
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IMO we really do have a shadow gov. of sorts doing all of this because politicians |
RKP5637 |
Jun-16-11 02:14 PM |
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They don't understand micro-economics |
taught_me_patience |
Jun-16-11 12:03 PM |
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And yet the WH will throw us all under the bus for Chevron |
Rex |
Jun-16-11 12:04 PM |
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Bingo! |
WCGreen |
Jun-16-11 12:17 PM |
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This caring about citizens is a bunch of BS rhetoric IMO. I'm sure some do, but if |
RKP5637 |
Jun-16-11 02:23 PM |
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Psychopathic greed. |
moondust |
Jun-16-11 12:29 PM |
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They're not just "willing to watch." |
hifiguy |
Jun-16-11 04:06 PM |
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Here's the video (w/transcript to the right of video) |
OneGrassRoot |
Jun-16-11 01:02 PM |
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And more chances to screw up the environment... |
WCGreen |
Jun-16-11 01:19 PM |
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This is called a Capital Strike |
Dawson Leery |
Jun-16-11 01:52 PM |
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Indeed as the other poster pointed out |
Harmony Blue |
Jun-16-11 04:07 PM |
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i believe it's called extortion |
spanone |
Jun-16-11 01:57 PM |
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Obama should try to convince him he's not "anti-business" |
Enrique |
Jun-16-11 02:00 PM |
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Obama should tax their asses off and hire folks to work on infrastructure |
TBF |
Jun-16-11 02:10 PM |
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Yep... |
WCGreen |
Jun-16-11 04:00 PM |
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The French revolutionaries knew what to do with |
hifiguy |
Jun-16-11 04:03 PM |
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He's also painfully full of shit. |
xphile |
Jun-16-11 04:07 PM |
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+1 |
KeepItReal |
Jun-16-11 09:49 PM |
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The corporate cash hoard was a cool $1.93 TRILLION last December and it's probably grown even larger |
entanglement |
Jun-16-11 10:14 PM |
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Nothing drastic will come from any of our current politicians |
Lorien |
Jun-16-11 11:41 PM |
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