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In reply to the discussion: And the hits just keep coming.... Bernie Sanders: The Model of the Democratic Party Is Failing [View all]KPN
(15,971 posts)I'm not blaming Dems. All I'm saying is the Democratic Party hasn't done a good job supporting the middle and working class the past 30 years. The proof is in the pudding. Dems have been complicit if by inaction alone -- but they have also supported numerous things that contributed to todays economic situation.
The Dems have not adequately supported unions, they supported (or some of them including the Dem President at the time) NAFTA, 38 Dem Senators voted in favor of repealing Glass-Steagall/Dem President signed it, pushed the TPP for fuck's sake, supported the concept of chained CPI initially (until AARP and others loudly protested). That's just off the top of my frigging head for crying out loud. ... How did any of those things benefit the middle or working class?
Re the GOP is responsible alone, give me some specifics. How did the GOP make the Democratic Party do those things? How did the GOP make Bill Clinton promote globalization and retraining of America's workforce for the technology-based economy as opposed to keeping regulations in place that inhibited off-shoring and outsourcing?
How about some substantiation?