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bvar22

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9. The Economic and Trade Policies of FDR (New Deal) HST, and LBJ (Great Society)...

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Apr 22, 2014, 10:58 AM

Apr 2014

...built the Largest, Wealthiest, and Most Upwardly Mobile Working Class the World had ever seen.

Low Taxes on the RICH (39.5% is LOW), Free Trade, "Free Markets", de-regulation, and privatization is what killed it.
We KNOW what works.
We simply lack the Political Will and the Political Leadership to do it.... for now.

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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

This is why it was *so crucial* to bail out the banks first, and to the exclusion of regular people. Romulox Apr 2014 #4

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

there has been talk of a housing bubble in Canada this year but this article KurtNYC Apr 2014 #16

The Economic and Trade Policies of FDR (New Deal) HST, and LBJ (Great Society)... bvar22 Apr 2014 #9

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