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In reply to the discussion: Thom Hartman [View all]

SalviaBlue

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2. Republicans kill economies.
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 11:07 AM
Aug 2025

“All my life, the media has told us that the GOP is the “party of business.”

It may have once been true under Eisenhower when I was a very young child, but today it’s a lie — and has been so in a huge way since the neoliberal Reagan Revolution.

Republicans kill economies; Democrats rescue and build them.”

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Thom Hartman [View all] Duncanpup Aug 2025 OP
. dalton99a Aug 2025 #1
Also gambling and increasingly, crypto. thought crime Aug 2025 #7
Republicans kill economies. SalviaBlue Aug 2025 #2
The party of business can't see what business can see: good business needs healthy societies Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #3
HartmanN, please. MineralMan Aug 2025 #4
The Father of Capitalism is Adam Smith. multigraincracker Aug 2025 #5
I've been following him sence the 70s when he was in East Lansing and owned a small shop there. multigraincracker Aug 2025 #6
Great read ! Karadeniz Aug 2025 #8
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