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Sirveri

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21. Exactly. People make mistakes, Reich is willing to admit his mistakes and move on.
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 11:30 PM
Jun 2012

He is capable of change, he is saying the right things now. He wants to do the right thing, he wants to be a friend to labor. I can forgive, apparently there are some here who can't, and that's sad that we might lose a useful ally because of that.

Why the Economy can't get out of First Gear? pipoman Jun 2012 #1
What about his thesis that not enough money is getting into the hands of enough people but instead Bill USA Jun 2012 #2
Yeah, thanks to him.. pipoman Jun 2012 #6
that's right he was pushing for foreign trade deals as sec of labor. and these trade deals are Bill USA Jun 2012 #7
Yep, sure did.. pipoman Jun 2012 #9
Reich was responsible for Alan "Mr. Magoo" Greenspan's opposition to regulating mortgage lenders. Bill USA Jun 2012 #13
Worker Displacement rates were lower during the 90's than in the 80's. see CRS report Bill USA Jun 2012 #8
When was he a corporate sell out? When he supported the wage-lowering, jobs-killing NAFTA? AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #3
Yep pipoman Jun 2012 #5
and this is what caused the housing bubble? 2 wars financed on debt & deregulation did not produce Bill USA Jun 2012 #11
The fault of the "housing bubble" pipoman Jun 2012 #16
and this is what caused the housing bubble? 2 wars financed on debt and deregulation did not produce Bill USA Jun 2012 #10
Excuse me, but I don't understand your logic. Are you saying that "Reich did not throw blue collar AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #12
then you don't understand logic at all. Bill USA Jun 2012 #14
Oh, you've shown me the error of my ways. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #15
the point of this thread is why is the recovery going as slow as it is. I quoted Reich who said: Bill USA Jun 2012 #18
Nope. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #19
I didn't think you would. Bill USA Jun 2012 #20
I know I'll be accused of kicking someone when their down but NAFTA lowered avg wage a whole 0.2% Bill USA Jun 2012 #23
The other big problem is that the housing market is not yet back. That is a MUST. RBInMaine Jun 2012 #4
I'm glad to see some defense of Reich. philly_bob Jun 2012 #17
Exactly. People make mistakes, Reich is willing to admit his mistakes and move on. Sirveri Jun 2012 #21
I'll tell you the answer in one tiny word: Zoeisright Jun 2012 #22
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