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pampango

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9. Agreed. That's the real problem and that's what we need to be working on.

Reply to Ramses (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 18, 2015, 09:52 PM

Jan 2015

We had it under FDR. Germany, Canada, Sweden and many other have it today. It has happened and is happening. It is not impossible.

Without them we could have zero trade and our terrible inequality and weak middle class would not change. Indeed that's exactly what happened under 12 years of republican rule before FDR came into office.

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We Will Never Be Strong Again Living off of Imports [View all] Ferd Berfel Jan 2015 OP

Most people don't seem to care much nationalize the fed Jan 2015 #1

Yea Ferd Berfel Jan 2015 #2

True. It's been proven to the point beyond obviousness Populist_Prole Jan 2015 #3

We don't 'live off' imports. They 13% of our economy, 26% of Canada's and 34% of Germany's. pampango Jan 2015 #4

Bingo - we have a winner. thanks n/t. airplaneman Jan 2015 #7

the problem is we dont have that here in this country Ramses Jan 2015 #8

Agreed. That's the real problem and that's what we need to be working on. pampango Jan 2015 #9

Unions and progressive taxation and legislation are what built the middle class in this country Ramses Jan 2015 #10

And expect things to get much worse if TPP is ratified. Initech Jan 2015 #5

TPPee Ferd Berfel Jan 2015 #6

like the calvin and hobbes graphic Ramses Jan 2015 #11

Also labor isn't globalzied in a globalized economy JonLP24 Jan 2015 #12

Damn Good Point! Ferd Berfel Jan 2015 #13