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mick063

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20. It is inevitable

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 02:33 AM

Jul 2013

Pure capitalistic greed occasionally destroys the economy.

It takes socialistic measures to restore it.

We aren't far away from the economy tanking again. Then we will collectively look at the government to fix it and the government will fix it like they have always fixed it. With stimulus, job creation, and spending. The government has to get bigger just to deal with it.

Like a killer asteroid rounding close to earth every hundred years or so, it is all part of the natural American economic cycle. Too bad our economy is so large that we have to drag the rest of the world into it.

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Do you believe that the Democratic Party can be transformed into an actual liberal/progressive party? [View all] Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 OP

Purity purity purity... does the real world ever enter into it? RBInMaine Jul 2013 #1

Sadly, I voted for the 5th option. cali Jul 2013 #2

Progs & Libs will always lend a lot of flavor to the dish but the meat and potatoes think Jul 2013 #3

Hillary is the next President. The Dems will win the house and senate and SCOTUS will change graham4anything Jul 2013 #4

No. nt Deep13 Jul 2013 #5

Clinton, Bush, Obama, Clinton eilen Jul 2013 #6

G4A will be here shortly with an extra helping of freshly prepared word salad. :) idwiyo Jul 2013 #9

I'd be happy if it transformed into a moderately conservative party, left of where it is now. Scuba Jul 2013 #7

Love the single malts, hate the blended scotch LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #8

I've only come to that state of enlightenment recently! But they do get pricey !- Of course Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #10

A good single malt scotch lasts me a long time. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #14

progressive on issues but not across-the-board alc Jul 2013 #11

Not any time soon. It would take decades. morningfog Jul 2013 #12

Well there's a way you could find out how easy it would be. sibelian Jul 2013 #13

Where's the kitteh? DainBramaged Jul 2013 #15

another kick for more results Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #16

for more results Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #17

some more Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #18

It's happened once before in the 1930's so maybe if things get bad enough it could happen. limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #19

It is inevitable mick063 Jul 2013 #20