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HereSince1628

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2. The Kochs certainly want to break the federal gov'ts regulatory power

Reply to Freelancer (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2015, 06:02 PM

May 2015

The republicans long term effort is to starve the federal gov't.

The yeoman calvinists of the tea-party would like to see social programs destroyed.

The religious right go along with destruction of federal scientific agencies to protect their creation myth.

Collectively it all works to make the federal government an boogie man.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Freelancer May 2015 OP

I think the owner class likes things pretty much how they are. Make7 May 2015 #1

The Kochs certainly want to break the federal gov'ts regulatory power HereSince1628 May 2015 #2

And yet when things go wrong... Freelancer May 2015 #4

I saw an article a while back about the most 'socialistic' states HereSince1628 May 2015 #5

I think this is fine for GD. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #3

I agree -- great post Freelancer May 2015 #6

Depends on your definition of "always." Jackpine Radical May 2015 #7

poli sci has found 4 GOP factions (in fact they're each like their own party, with massive backers MisterP May 2015 #8