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Beowulf42

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6. Hmmm.

Tue Sep 30, 2014, 05:56 PM

Sep 2014

Petty? It's fundamental to the process of making a change in people's opinion about the way things have been corrupted and arranged by the plutocracy. Unless we can convey to the majority of people that the tax system, the gerrymandering, the major news media have all been restructured at the behest of the rich, we will never change the way things are. Non of this happened by accident. Do we think that a majority of congressmen woke up one day and thought, giving huge tax breaks to the rich and skewing the voting system were great ideas? No. These changes have been bought and paid for by the moneyed class, the multimillionaires, the billionaires for their benefit alone. The plutocrats don't want some of the money, they don't want most of the money, THEY WANT ALL OF THE MONEY. Wake up people. The only weapon we have is the vote, and we seem to be reluctant to use it.

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The economy is fucked [View all] cali Sep 2014 OP

Thank you. woo me with science Sep 2014 #1

great quote. I've never seen it before. cali Sep 2014 #4

Wow. Prophetic. riqster Oct 2014 #54

Oldest profession and all... nt Xipe Totec Sep 2014 #2

Can I have my pony now, Cali? Hutzpa Sep 2014 #3

Right!. I mean some of the country is benefiting from the "recovery". Pointing out that it's the 1% rhett o rick Sep 2014 #5

Hmmm. Beowulf42 Sep 2014 #6

I think Rhett was being sarcastic. Fawke Em Sep 2014 #10

I need to work on it. nm rhett o rick Sep 2014 #33

Please don't. We like you the way you are. L0oniX Oct 2014 #42

Now you're just mocking my clumsy attempts at sarcasm. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #47

you want I should kick your non-obvious ass, Rhett o Rick? Skittles Oct 2014 #62

I've had my ass kicked by better than you and that didn't do anyone any rhett o rick Oct 2014 #64

SCHEDULING R O R FOR ASS KICKING!!! Skittles Oct 2014 #67

So who wants to help me get 'er done? I am the Frank Luntz of the left roseBudd Sep 2014 #19

My greatest apologies, I should have included a sarcasm note. As one that is rhett o rick Sep 2014 #32

This morning I was thinking back on when we bought our twnhouse....6 months b4 the crash. C Moon Sep 2014 #7

Several years ago on this forum, while President Obama had just gotten his seat warm in the Oval Ofc Jack Rabbit Sep 2014 #8

It's pointless Hutzpa Sep 2014 #12

Actually, it isn't a question of race. The press did the same thing to Jimmy Carter and to Bill JDPriestly Sep 2014 #15

Job loss and low wages are directly related to share holders in many cases IMO. L0oniX Oct 2014 #44

Don't be such a grumposaurus, cali! RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #9

I love this post. Not Sure Sep 2014 #11

Nice! adirondacker Sep 2014 #37

Unemployment among the 'over 50 and over-qualified' has reached Depression-era levels. ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #13

Fed policy serves the very rich, not the rest of us. JDPriestly Sep 2014 #14

Job quality is also going down Cayenne Sep 2014 #36

I have always wondered... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2014 #16

You make a good case for SheilaT Sep 2014 #22

I recently purchased a new car GP6971 Sep 2014 #31

Your Triumph Bonneville MineralMan Oct 2014 #41

Good call... IthinkThereforeIAM Oct 2014 #63

Well, for what it's worth, construction is booming again. PeteSelman Sep 2014 #17

You nailed it LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #51

ok rtracey Sep 2014 #18

back in the day strawberries Oct 2014 #55

what;s going on now is the new normal. KG Sep 2014 #20

Agreed. customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #29

I disagree. obxhead Oct 2014 #56

Then I would submit to you customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #71

Don't forget that our economic rivals were blasted Yupster Oct 2014 #73

Exactly.. sendero Sep 2014 #35

The economy for the 1% is doing just splendid, thank you very much. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #21

Hmmm, You or Paul Krugman? On the Road Sep 2014 #23

Exactly, Krugman, the folks at Forbes, etc. The economy is recovering very well. stevenleser Sep 2014 #30

That's ridiculous laundry_queen Sep 2014 #34

Its not ridiculous. Nobel laureates agree with it and disagree with you. stevenleser Sep 2014 #38

I read it, thanks. Twice. But thanks for the link. Again. laundry_queen Sep 2014 #39

Milton Friedman won a Nobel Peace PRize, and he had the same disdain truedelphi Oct 2014 #66

A better question is what type of job is created. greytdemocrat Oct 2014 #59

Do you know if that article is an OP? Now that's one I'd be happy to kick and rec Number23 Oct 2014 #68

There is at least one OP on that article progree Oct 2014 #69

Thanks very much! Number23 Oct 2014 #72

I agree Andy823 Sep 2014 #24

We should spend the remainder of the month before the election trashing the economy progree Oct 2014 #70

K & R !!! WillyT Sep 2014 #25

true true true Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2014 #26

Economy is fine but... kansasobama Sep 2014 #27

When in doubt ...blame the left. L0oniX Oct 2014 #45

Texas Dem voting rate is beyond pathetic. No good reason it isn't a Blue state like Cali. nt wolfie001 Oct 2014 #46

A partial reason is that a lot of those Texas dem voters LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #53

It wasn't "the left" or "liberals", it was centrists and independents LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #52

The economy isn't great, but it is a lot better than it was. I can tell you people are getting still_one Sep 2014 #28

Credit has made up for decent wages. CrispyQ Oct 2014 #40

And once we've all hit our credit limits, they'll bring back debtor's prisons... cascadiance Oct 2014 #57

And what happens when interest rates rise? Yupster Oct 2014 #74

The Dow only measures how fast Wall Street is stealing from us. Orsino Oct 2014 #43

Ah, democracy at work. Let's all vote blue, surely that is the answer? nt mother earth Oct 2014 #48

And what is the alternative? nt Hutzpa Oct 2014 #49

Remember one thing, it's not the vote, it's who counts the vote. I don't know the alternative, mother earth Oct 2014 #50

Pensions are in the stock market, so there is that. WinkyDink Oct 2014 #58

Agreed. davidthegnome Oct 2014 #60

Stock market on a whole has been down for over a month. . B Calm Oct 2014 #61

Summer of 2014 - record number of auto repossessions and the Autumn won't be better. truedelphi Oct 2014 #65