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Skittles

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1. well let's see

Reply to ProfessionalLeftist (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2013, 06:19 PM

Feb 2013

you pimp jobs offshore and inshore and stagnate pay, make all the real gains go to the top 1%, and do a triple war against pensions, social security and medicare......then you wonder why people aren't buying?

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Weak demand (not excess taxes or regulations) is preventing job growth [View all] ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 OP

well let's see Skittles Feb 2013 #1

not to forget: bloat up the price of gas at the pump... Amonester Feb 2013 #4

If real wages were the same as they were 30 years ago, Cary Feb 2013 #2

Need to break up the big corporations so small firms can compete Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #3

I wil add this thread about Wal Mart's reality to the discussion Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #5

F*ck Mal-Wart ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #7

There is a huge backlog of demand that is stifled by the lack of capital. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #6

That's just the thing. Who controls the gov't? It's not human citizens/voters... ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #8

If the people don't have any money...they can't but any goods. Simple as that! Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #9

And yet demand has increased more than unemployment's decreased. Igel Feb 2013 #10