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MannyGoldstein

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9. Barack Hoover Obama

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 10:18 AM

Jul 2014

Kevin Baker/Harpers: Barack Hoover Obama
Paul Krugman: Barack Herbert Hoover Obama

The Republicans, of course, are even worse on this issue than the Democrats. But for the leader of the Democratic Party to champion a lighter version of Republican garbage isn't compromise: it's collaboration. And it's been an utter catastrophe (for the 99%).

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Austerity Economics Is Walking US Prosperity Off a Cliff [View all] xchrom Jul 2014 OP

I think that is their plan liberal N proud Jul 2014 #1

indeed. policy drives an awful lot of our reality. nt xchrom Jul 2014 #2

Yes, I think austerity was always the end-game of the "Reagan Revolution" deutsey Jul 2014 #3

I can't remember... ReRe Jul 2014 #7

Who are they and, please, ... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #14

The Neocons, 1% and the GOP they employ liberal N proud Jul 2014 #16

Kick&Recommended... butterfly77 Jul 2014 #4

K&R woo me with science Jul 2014 #5

K&R for an important topic getting lost in the mix of all bullwinkle428 Jul 2014 #6

K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2014 #8

Barack Hoover Obama MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #9

+1 xchrom Jul 2014 #11

One of the big problems I see is that even Democratic voters do not understand the deficit. First of jwirr Jul 2014 #10

It's the new Trickle Down. Octafish Jul 2014 #12

What is the endgame here? nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #13

driving money upwards ..rather than in a horizontal direction. xchrom Jul 2014 #15

"Austerity" is just a clinical sounding euphemism they use Populist_Prole Jul 2014 #17

NEVER supposed to, as the Reagan WH itself admitted a year after the election--but once they're MisterP Jul 2014 #18