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CrispyQ

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12. Excellent post.

Reply to FarCenter (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:39 AM

Dec 2017

Since there really is a zero sum game with respect to raw materials, energy, etc, it is impossible for global progress to result in a world where all the people enjoy the wealth of the average American.

Does our middle class rate as part of the 1% globally? Seems that way to me, when I look around my community & see our standard of living. Even as my own economic position in America has decreased somewhat, globally I have so much more than most of the world's population.

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Slowly? Kentonio Dec 2017 #3

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That's true, but it is inevitable under both parties. FarCenter Dec 2017 #5

Excellent post. CrispyQ Dec 2017 #12

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The dems have ignored hate radio for over three decades & still do. CrispyQ Dec 2017 #13

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21st Century Feudalism - that's the goal. CrispyQ Dec 2017 #11