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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bill Clinton was going to privatize Social Security until, uh, Fate stopped him. [View all]apnu
(8,749 posts)69. Yes you do.
You keep ignoring the slut shaming going on.
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Bill Clinton was going to privatize Social Security until, uh, Fate stopped him. [View all]
Octafish
Apr 2016
OP
Much of what gets decided economically & politically, not just national defense, gets done in secret
Octafish
Apr 2016
#37
Agreed! The Shock Doctrine Treatise treats This Nonsense Well...So If the Other Night's Festivities
CorporatistNation
Apr 2016
#58
And there is no sane or valid reason to believe Hillary wouldn't do this. With the happy
djean111
Apr 2016
#2
History is important - We sure as hell don't want a repeat of a CLinton Admin
Ferd Berfel
Apr 2016
#17
We are not the ones grasping at straws. Those who do not remember history are doomed to
djean111
Apr 2016
#20
In case you missed it -- Hillary said Bill would be a trusted economic advisor
Armstead
Apr 2016
#53
No however he did call Hillary his co-president are you saying she will not reciprocate?
azurnoir
Apr 2016
#93
Thanks again for expansion of the truth, I love when you respond that way /nt
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#33
Oh so that's what they mean by incremental change! I thought that's what I've been experiencing
highprincipleswork
Apr 2016
#9
Thank you, arikara. Hers is an outstanding presentation detailing cyberbullying...
Octafish
Apr 2016
#23
I am definitely war weary. So many of us are. That explains a lot of Bernie's surge.
Overseas
Apr 2016
#76
Next time the stock market crashes and doesn't wipe out your retirement, you'll understand.
Octafish
Apr 2016
#25
Thank you for explaining in detail. My concern regards the same US government.
Octafish
Apr 2016
#36
I asked the question after 2008 if SS had been privatized, how much of the Trust Fund would have
Samantha
Apr 2016
#41
That article doesn't even go far enough on Bill Clinton and SS privatization
BernieforPres2016
Apr 2016
#24
This is worth another kick and a special request blast from the past with a message.
bobthedrummer
Apr 2016
#28
The Lies of Neoliberal Economics (or How America Became a Nation of Sharecroppers)
Octafish
Apr 2016
#63
Old blue eyes in that context and picture, Sir, made me laugh albeit knowingly-thanks
bobthedrummer
Apr 2016
#85
Instead we've got perception manager George Stephanopoulos, and the Pentagon Entertainment Network
bobthedrummer
Apr 2016
#87
yes, and did not know that he continued Reagan's plan to means test it w/ heavy taxation:
amborin
Apr 2016
#29
One's gotta be a lawyer and a CPA to understand all the stuff -- except the politics.
Octafish
Apr 2016
#67
HRC Is Owned By The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks - Make No Mistake About Her Loyalties
cantbeserious
Apr 2016
#55
Neil Barofsky Gave Us The Best Explanation For Washington's Dysfunction We've Ever Heard
Octafish
Apr 2016
#103
Clinton was talking about using the budget surplus, investing a small portion in the private sector
BlueStateLib
Apr 2016
#57