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azmom

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38. Living on borrowed money, that's what.

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Tue Jun 23, 2015, 10:12 PM

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Congress is about to pass a bill they KNOW will cost American jobs. Obama is for this loss of jobs, [View all] grahamhgreen Jun 2015 OP

The people finally have a real choice in Bernie Sanders this time! TheNutcracker Jun 2015 #1

Not all states have closed primaries. Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #22

All of us need to check out the laws LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #36

In California, you have to be a registered Democrat or onecaliberal Jun 2015 #102

Actually, "Decline to State" Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #106

My registration is Decline to State and has not been changed to onecaliberal Jun 2015 #108

When registering to vote, Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #110

I've been a registered Democrat my entire life until onecaliberal Jun 2015 #111

After 30 plus years as a registered Democrat Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #112

Complicated chess moves. I believe that's what it's called with a side order of kabuki.. nc4bo Jun 2015 #2

The Koch bros funded the DLC for a reason. HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #3

Yah Stryder Jun 2015 #4

And we did.... nt SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #6

We sure as hell did. hifiguy Jun 2015 #61

BULLSHIT! House DEMS(Pelosi leading them) voted down TAA AllTooEasy Jun 2015 #8

It was also argued that older workers would be affected the most. Provide training for 40+ year old nc4bo Jun 2015 #10

It isn't. TAA is a joke abelenkpe Jun 2015 #14

Your Description Punx Jun 2015 #25

I've been on the TAA. Half-Century Man Jun 2015 #19

Thanks for the explanation. LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #37

Thank you. SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #70

Might you consider making this an OP? SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #71

TAA. It was weak tea at best. Stryder Jun 2015 #72

He wants to build a legacy as the 'post partisan president' AgingAmerican Jun 2015 #5

Saddest thing is that they laugh at him, while he thinks they respect him:( grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #9

He will laugh at them as he rides down the Yellow Brick Road of post-presidential riches. hifiguy Jun 2015 #62

They may give him money, but they will never give him respect. grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #69

yep. They're such disgusting corporatist liars. kath Jun 2015 #7

Obama's early '07 campaign rhetoric included "Corporations have too much power." Look what happened. Auggie Jun 2015 #11

"Corporations have too much power." avebury Jun 2015 #88

I think I'm noticing a pattern, here. Octafish Jun 2015 #12

The plutocracy are Ferengi and live by the Ferengi rules of Acquisition. hifiguy Jun 2015 #65

Spot on. historylovr Jun 2015 #105

Sure, it will cost some jobs, but overall I believe the good outweighs the bad. DCBob Jun 2015 #13

That and a dollar will buy you a nice shiny pile of nothing.... Splatterpunk Jun 2015 #15

how do people without jobs feed their families? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #16

Jobs have been coming and going quickly for past 30 years. DCBob Jun 2015 #21

Mostly going Punx Jun 2015 #26

Living on borrowed money, that's what. azmom Jun 2015 #38

Yep BuelahWitch Jun 2015 #100

What will the people do who lose their health care benefits if TAA passes? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #45

That's irrelevant to the discussion. Renew Deal Jun 2015 #30

The jobs go with or without the TPP Recursion Jun 2015 #43

The only new job comming is dieing. PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #53

Unemployment is 5.2, discouraged workers is 0.5 Recursion Jun 2015 #54

That is complete bullshit.... truebrit71 Jun 2015 #82

Do you think BLS is just making that up? (nt) Recursion Jun 2015 #86

No way to create jobs in America? Really? No way. Jobs are leaving, get over it? Who RU voting for? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #73

Of course jobs are being created in America Recursion Jun 2015 #74

Why are they leaving? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #75

Well the robots will eventually take all of our jobs Recursion Jun 2015 #85

Or, for long term outlook, BUY things? HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #96

Asw I said in another thread edhopper Jun 2015 #17

Because they KNOW there will be jobs lost. Beyond that they are counting on wage depression. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #24

The way I understand it is TAA is coincidental. Renew Deal Jun 2015 #29

If the TPP is so good for American workers and jobs... 0rganism Jun 2015 #35

Because overall good in the long term doesn't mean good for everybody in the short term mythology Jun 2015 #42

Well it isn't like he hasn't done it before n2doc Jun 2015 #18

Obama doesn't give a shit about the American people, Unknown Beatle Jun 2015 #20

what a bizarre statement. oh rightwe are underthematrix Jun 2015 #27

phucking liars. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #23

Is there any neutral documentation on job losses? Renew Deal Jun 2015 #28

They don't. They just see Obama and assume that it's bad. Question: Do people honestly believe that Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #32

Do people honestly believe that republicans Kermitt Gribble Jun 2015 #40

Can we agree he is willing to sacrifice American jobs to pass the TPP? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #50

No. We cannot agree. I don't agree. I don't believe that he's a dumb or evil man who Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #52

See Bill Clinton. Hell, even see James Earl Carter. TheKentuckian Jun 2015 #57

Carter was misguided in falling for the deregulation gospel hifiguy Jun 2015 #67

Perhaps. And I STILL blame Clinton for the jobs mess we're in. However, I have faith in this preside Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #113

Proven wrong? Like once that his guy would come out for net neutrality TheKentuckian Jun 2015 #114

We'll see. I'm not ready to throw in the towel. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #115

I believe Elizabeth Warren in this battle, and Bernie Sanders. Both were vehemently opposed, as peacebird Jun 2015 #84

No, like most of the party he thinks this will cause a net jobs gain like NAFTA did Recursion Jun 2015 #87

They don't. They fixate on a number someone made up and ignore job gains Recursion Jun 2015 #41

We've lost 60,000 factories - FACTORIES - since the last costly trade deal. thats a lot of jobs grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #48

We've gained about 50 million net jobs since it too Recursion Jun 2015 #55

Low paying jobs.... truebrit71 Jun 2015 #81

Then why are median wages and incomes up since 1994? Recursion Jun 2015 #89

CITATIONS PLEASE truebrit71 Jun 2015 #107

FFS HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO POST THESE? Recursion Jun 2015 #109

No, it's a mere repetition treestar Jun 2015 #77

Truth. We are just slaves and cannon fodder to them. n/t PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #31

You think you're so clever and classless and free deutsey Jun 2015 #39

Had enough yet? 99Forever Jun 2015 #33

He'll be out of office. He doesn't care. Prism Jun 2015 #34

Nothing will stop the jobs going. Nothing. Recursion Jun 2015 #44

Labor has always been cheaper in some other countries, yet we kept our jobs here. Do you know how? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #46

We kept our jobs here now. Unemployment is lower than in 1993 Recursion Jun 2015 #56

but according to this chart it buys about 35-40% less questionseverything Jun 2015 #59

That is all that poster does. Rex Jun 2015 #63

Yep, corporate propaganda and cherry picking. Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #66

"Real" means inflation-adjusted Recursion Jun 2015 #68

Let's see what a progressive site says. Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #64

Citations please. truebrit71 Jun 2015 #83

Which makes it a support for our jobs treestar Jun 2015 #79

Well, then our consumer based economy is destroyed. Period. HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #97

You're pretending the service economy doesn't exist Recursion Jun 2015 #98

If you have tons of green to educate yourself for the higher-end "services", that is. HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #104

Wrong. Hillary recently said that she was not in favor of passing the fast track pnwmom Jun 2015 #47

Really? That's hopeful. She's currently against it? Link? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #49

I don't know what she thinks now, since it got cloture (with some help from Pelosi.) This is what pnwmom Jun 2015 #51

They have no respect for honesty. The appearance of honesty is seen as a tool. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #58

The People are just easily-ignored speed bumps hifiguy Jun 2015 #60

Apparently they disagree with you treestar Jun 2015 #76

We've lost 60,000 factories since 2001. grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #80

And? Recursion Jun 2015 #90

I wonder what happened in 2001. Manufacturing jobs fell off a cliff after 2000. Only recently, pampango Jun 2015 #92

PNTR with China: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNTR grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #94

Damn! PNTR! I should have known it was the fault of a Democratic and not a republican president. pampango Jun 2015 #101

Sure. Arm-chair economists trump reality every time. randome Jun 2015 #78

Why are acting as if its just us here at DU when its also our Democratic leaders saying the same? RiverLover Jun 2015 #91

Yet most Democrats are in favor of it. randome Jun 2015 #93

The majority of Dems in the House & the Senate voted against Fast Tracking trade deals RiverLover Jun 2015 #95

It's odd; both parties are kind of going against their base here Recursion Jun 2015 #99

Combined, both Dems fredamae Jun 2015 #103