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Tierra_y_Libertad

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6. This is where "trust" comes in. We must trust our wise politicians are doing it for our own good.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 04:18 PM

Oct 2014

"History has tried to teach us that we can't have good government under politicians. Now, to go and stick one at the very head of government couldn't be wise."

"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."

Mark Twain

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the rich aren�t just grabbing a bigger slice of the income pie � they�re taking all of it. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 OP

That was the goal of Reaganonomics from the very start deutsey Oct 2014 #1

Isn't that a scary graph? dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #3

This is NOT an accident. hifiguy Oct 2014 #7

Oh, shush! It's all good. Just eat your peas (if you can afford them) and wait for the trickle. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #2

But what exactly is IN that trickle, I wanna know. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #5

This is where "trust" comes in. We must trust our wise politicians are doing it for our own good. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #6

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Oct 2014 #4

Right click on that graph madokie Oct 2014 #8

I think that is hot linking and we are not to do that? dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #9

I used to use tinypic dot com Fumesucker Oct 2014 #12

Hey, thanks for that.... dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #15

Didn't know that madokie Oct 2014 #14

Misleading IMO Centrist1984 Oct 2014 #10

Those "golden economic times" are not remembered as that onethatcares Oct 2014 #13

Capitalism is biting Donald on the ass... dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #16

Majority of population didn't see it that way though Centrist1984 Oct 2014 #17

No MFrohike Oct 2014 #18

Well Centrist1984 Oct 2014 #19

Sigh MFrohike Oct 2014 #21

Response Centrist1984 Oct 2014 #22

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The Post-Keynesian Conference will be Live Streamed. Octafish Oct 2014 #11

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K&R liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #24