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In reply to the discussion: IMF suggests nations tax the rich to lower deficits [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)40. and they're specifically talking about economic inequality
perpetuated by the last thirty-plus years of Reaganomics.
You know what's funny? Not funny ha-ha, but funny, ironic.
The Cruzaders are at the barricades yelling "tear down these walls" or some such racist dog whistling, pretending to be the gipper, pretending Obama is a commie bullshit, while the IMF is telling Republicans to tear down the wall of Reaganomics.
It's sort of like the moment that marks the death of a dreary ideology.
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I think you're onto something. After the poor and middle class are carved out they will
RKP5637
Oct 2013
#30
Europe is worse off than the U.S. economically. Things are getting bad globally.
yardwork
Oct 2013
#16
In this case, the wealthy and the middle and lower classes are on the same side
RainDog
Oct 2013
#38
Think it might have anything to do with their recently new Managing Director, Christine Lagarde?
MH1
Oct 2013
#11
Adam Smith may not be as one-sided and shallow as conservatives make him out to be.
MH1
Oct 2013
#18
She speaks out of both sides of her mouth, but at lease she sees two sides.
mountain grammy
Oct 2013
#19
"and fight against growing income inequalities." << also an important clause of the statement
MH1
Oct 2013
#22
This political and economic climate makes for the damndest bedfellows.
BluegrassStateBlues
Oct 2013
#41