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The Wizard

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10. We need a general strike like the French do.

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 09:35 PM

Jul 2013

In France the government fears the people. In the U.S. the people fear the government.
But but but this is the land of the free and home of the brave, maybe once upon a time.

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The Oligarchs Own The Politicians And Control The System For Their Benefit cantbeserious Jul 2013 #1

Disgusting Dwayne Hicks Jul 2013 #2

Good post, TSS TransitJohn Jul 2013 #3

Mulva? Seinfeld? CurtEastPoint Jul 2013 #4

so of course they can't fund Soc. Sec.!!!!! RainDog Jul 2013 #5

So it took him just under three hours to pay his social security taxes for the entire yr. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2013 #12

The fica cap needs to be taken off RainDog Jul 2013 #17

Don't hate the playa, hate the game.... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #26

Haven't you heard? We're Broke!!! reformist2 Jul 2013 #20

Another win for the plutocracy! Rex Jul 2013 #6

greed and the never-ending need for more fascisthunter Jul 2013 #7

It is a disease imo. Rex Jul 2013 #9

It is a disease. It's a strange disease, though, in that it hurts people who don't have it. tclambert Jul 2013 #30

I don't like the idea of violent revolution IrishAyes Jul 2013 #8

We need a general strike like the French do. The Wizard Jul 2013 #10

Despicable, greedy, and obscene. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2013 #11

The Corporate Megalomaniacs-- chervilant Jul 2013 #13

Dailly? No wonder we are up a creek. tblue Jul 2013 #14

George Carlin was right - it's a big club and we're not in it. Initech Jul 2013 #15

How stupid are we, that we can't get a consensus that redistribution is in order? reformist2 Jul 2013 #16

Too stupid to live in a democracy, for too many RainDog Jul 2013 #18

As Huey Long once said (paraphrasing)... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #27

He was right! reformist2 Jul 2013 #31

And THIS is being touted and ballyhooed by the Democratic Party leadership as a "RECOVERY"!!! bvar22 Jul 2013 #19

what a sad state of affairs miked62916 Jul 2013 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author uppityperson Jul 2013 #22

And that's strictly salary. HughBeaumont Jul 2013 #23

He bought up 24 homes in Malibu: The Straight Story Jul 2013 #24

I'm going to sit on my apathetic fat American ass and do nothing about this. Apophis Jul 2013 #25

Yeah, but sometimes Larry Ellison would work through his lunch hour . . . tclambert Jul 2013 #28

Robber Barons. nt Jasana Jul 2013 #29

K&R liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #32