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ion_theory

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35. This is essentially how they run the global economy. Shamful shit. nt

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Mon Aug 31, 2015, 06:50 PM

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Austerity Summed Up In A Pic [View all] kpete Aug 2015 OP

K and R--and thanks riversedge Aug 2015 #1

Yep. k&R Borchkins Aug 2015 #2

They weren't mistakes. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2015 #3

Correct. Brickbat Aug 2015 #4

yep kpete Aug 2015 #5

I believe that absolutely. arikara Aug 2015 #27

+1 tecelote Sep 2015 #39

Well, imthevicar Aug 2015 #6

Yep. LiberalArkie Aug 2015 #9

KnR. nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #7

Excellent! mckara Aug 2015 #8

yes, that's exactly what we're talking about mountain grammy Aug 2015 #10

punishing the 99% for the greedy actions of the 1% nt antigop Aug 2015 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #12

The right wing has always loved and protected their racists, nazis, bigots, and slave owners fasttense Aug 2015 #14

Yup. SoapBox Aug 2015 #13

I would hardly categorize what the rich are doing as... Oilwellian Aug 2015 #15

Ding! Ding! Ding! Raster Aug 2015 #16

PM Penny Pritzker Octafish Aug 2015 #17

And Convincing The Middle Class That The Poor Are To Blame For Everything. Ikonoklast Aug 2015 #18

+1, Far too little said about this. harun Aug 2015 #23

What were those mistakes? oberliner Aug 2015 #19

Like deliberately encouraging people to put down information on loan applications that is JDPriestly Aug 2015 #22

Mistakes implies that they were accidental oberliner Aug 2015 #24

"Mistakes" is a euphemism in this case so as not to step on the toes of deliberate and intentional JDPriestly Aug 2015 #25

Gotcha oberliner Aug 2015 #30

Would repealing New Deal regulations leading to a multi-trillion-plus bailout count? Octafish Aug 2015 #32

This is the status quo that some are fighting so hard to keep. They use "pragmatism" rhett o rick Aug 2015 #20

Spot on. Rex Aug 2015 #29

K&R. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #21

+ 1,000,000 cantbeserious Aug 2015 #26

According to some Americans, if they have a frig in the house then they need to STFU and sitdown. Rex Aug 2015 #28

Can't we agree on this? K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #31

Punishing the poor because the billionaires can and do. Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #33

Recommended. The poor are being used as political fodder by the political hacks AikidoSoul Aug 2015 #34

This is essentially how they run the global economy. Shamful shit. nt ion_theory Aug 2015 #35

This picture is truly profound. When you think of the hope these little girls PatrickforO Aug 2015 #36

Kick and R BeanMusical Aug 2015 #37

...---... Alkene Aug 2015 #38

Those little girls Iwillnevergiveup Sep 2015 #40

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #41

The super-wealthy seem not to see us humans, but more like GeoWilliam750 Sep 2015 #42