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4. This is why it was *so crucial* to bail out the banks first, and to the exclusion of regular people.

Tue Apr 22, 2014, 09:42 AM

Apr 2014

This was planned.

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The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World�s Richest [View all] n2doc Apr 2014 OP

Must Be Reagan's Trickle Down Dried Up cantbeserious Apr 2014 #1

Duh! What do you expect? We just have not done enough for the rich. merrily Apr 2014 #6

Canada, Britain and New Zealand abelenkpe Apr 2014 #2

At least corporations that earn a lot pay a lot in US taxes. merrily Apr 2014 #7

sad eShirl Apr 2014 #3

Yep. Remember all those stories then about "liar loans" and merrily Apr 2014 #8

Part of this is because of the way we buy real estate in the USA KurtNYC Apr 2014 #5

Can You Provide Information erpowers Apr 2014 #15

Popping corks on Wall Street! They finally did it! n/t brewens Apr 2014 #10

K&R.... daleanime Apr 2014 #11

So Reaganomics is working as designed ... aggiesal Apr 2014 #12

There's an American middle class? nxylas Apr 2014 #13

I think that's been true for a while... Ron Obvious Apr 2014 #14