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Doctor_J

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18. You think the ACA isn't corporate-friendly?

Reply to JaydenD (Reply #17)

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 07:03 PM

Aug 2014

It's the biggest transfer of wealth from private citizens to the corporations in history. He is still on the record as wanting to fast-track TPP (NAFTA on steroids). The Bush-Obama tax cuts were renewed. Arne Duncan is leading the charge to privatise all of education. Then there's this

Can you name some legislation passed during the last 6 years that wasn't pro-corporation?

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U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap [View all] KamaAina Aug 2014 OP

OMG polly7 Aug 2014 #1

How can Obama do that? That's ridiculous and anti progressive... but that's to my further point riseabove Aug 2014 #2

Google around for Hillary, the Clinton/Bush Haiti relief fund drive, JaydenD Aug 2014 #13

You could be right.... all I know is I wanted to see who was behind this, expecting Repbulicans riseabove Aug 2014 #15

What could have led you to think Obama is progressive? Doctor_J Aug 2014 #14

so you think ACA is Regressive, and the DADT repeal is as well JaydenD Aug 2014 #17

You think the ACA isn't corporate-friendly? Doctor_J Aug 2014 #18

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And don'tcha know, I'm wearing Hanes today. KamaAina Aug 2014 #8

That's because customer #1 is Wall Street. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #11

Stay cheap hell!! Increase their profit margin is what it is. hobbit709 Aug 2014 #5

+1 leftstreet Aug 2014 #6

But that is the problem BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #16

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