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Octafish

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Sat Oct 27, 2012, 11:30 AM Oct 2012

Know your BFEE: Chinese and American Ruling Elites In Bed Together for Fun and Profit [View all]

Last edited Sat Oct 27, 2012, 02:47 PM - Edit history (1)

Ever wonder what happened to our standard of living? You, know, the Middle Class?

Well, it's been off-shored -- both in terms of money to Switzerland and manufacturing jobs to China.

Of course, I mean, don't worry! -- at a profit.



Guess who made a killing? If you said, "The ruling elite" you'd be correct.

What may be surprising to some is how the "ruling elite" crosses political, ideological, and philosophical lines when it comes to money. Case in point: China.

Currently, the people of China are largely unaware at how their ruling Communist elite got rich while the people slaved their asses off.

Here in the good old U.S. of A., the people are largely unaware that their ruling Capitalist elite got rich setting the policies that offshored their money and jobs.

Oh, well. Live and learn.

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So much for communism Anthony McCarthy Oct 2012 #1
The commies are so scared of their people learning the truth, they banned the news. Octafish Oct 2012 #3
China's system isn't communism. Zalatix Nov 2012 #14
Communism never had a chance. What Marx hadnt figured on was the greed of humankind. rhett o rick Jun 2014 #15
after the Bo scandal, the Chinese have a pretty good understanding; eom amborin Oct 2012 #2
Separate issues, yet connected. Octafish Oct 2012 #4
yes, i've been following it all intently....good question! amborin Oct 2012 #5
What Deng Xiaoping told TIME: ''Let some become rich first.'' Octafish Oct 2012 #6
Photo ID: Wen Jiabao and Henry Paulson Octafish Oct 2012 #7
If corporations are people - what does that make entities like Bain Capital? Serial killers? Initech Oct 2012 #8
Killer analogy... Octafish Oct 2012 #9
Obama and Holder could have changed the course of this country..... Hotler Oct 2012 #10
Obama is getting blamed for a lot of things he's not responsible for. Initech Oct 2012 #11
WHAT! Remember Obama went on Sixty Minutes and said the bankers did nothing illegal. Hotler Oct 2012 #12
That I do agree with. The banks should not have been allowed to get away with their crimes. Initech Oct 2012 #13
I am not sure that "Obama and Holder" could have or can "change the course of this country." rhett o rick Jun 2014 #16
A people's revolution will not solve the problem of world oligarchy. We must find a group of rhett o rick Jun 2014 #17
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