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Evolve Dammit

(16,702 posts)
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 07:11 PM Aug 2020

We have lost our way.

The "giant sucking sound" (thank you Ross Perrot for that) of jobs leaving the U.S. (high paid Union jobs) have caused middle class union families to fall from 30% membership to less than 10%. Reagan, greed (think Romney and Bain Holding liquidating U.S. companies), Norquist, Gingrich, Koch Bros., DeVoss family, and entire GOP from Santorum to Ryan and all in between. They are all the same. As Carlin said: "We know what they want. They want more for themselves and less for you. And now they're coming for your Social Security. And they'll get it too, and give it to their rich, criminal friends on Wall Street." Google Carlin's American Dream." Laser sharp and prophetic (sadly). I truly hate these MF'ers.

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pfitz59

(10,309 posts)
1. Trump screams "Chhhhhiina"
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 07:15 PM
Aug 2020

But does not punish corporations that have moved operations there. I think its past due to call "treason" on all those outsourcing POS capitalists who have gutted America.

brush

(53,743 posts)
5. They're not getting rid of Social Security. Too many older voters depend on it.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 07:28 PM
Aug 2020

They won't let trump get away with it.

brush

(53,743 posts)
12. My point is, older voters won't vote for someone trying to get rid of SS.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 08:15 PM
Aug 2020

It's a big part of their income.

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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,531 posts)
8. WE Democrats have not lost our way.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 07:40 PM
Aug 2020

The republicans may well have.

They are facing what's shaping up to be a catastrophic loss and they don't know what to do about it.

We know they're coming for what's left of our wealth, and we are going to stop them in their tracks.

Joe and Kamala will be the start.

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