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Americans Seem To Buy Into "Dog Eat Dog" Economy With No Safety Net. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Dec 2015 OP
The USA and it's predecessor colonies never had an aristocrat/serf social structure... brooklynite Dec 2015 #1
Except for slavery! GeorgeGist Dec 2015 #20
And indentured servitude! - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2015 #21
When there is no effective opposition, then the myths stand entrenched. nt Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #2
The noxious lie that real, effective regulation of the economy... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #4
"I consider this situation to be unrecoverable, at least for the nation as currently constituted." RKP5637 Dec 2015 #8
Wealth and power were even more concentrated in the 1920's. It took FDR to correct that. pampango Dec 2015 #13
People are largely just lost KentuckyWoman Dec 2015 #3
Hmmm. GummyBearz Dec 2015 #5
Extremely well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2015 #6
I have long believed that the workers who vote against their best interests truly believe CTyankee Dec 2015 #9
Exactly! It's the 'carrot and stick' mentality in the US. I just have to work harder and RKP5637 Dec 2015 #15
Plus, the RW feeds the dark racism underlying so much of their message...yes, the CTyankee Dec 2015 #16
These are very troubling times, and some politicians pitting segments of society against RKP5637 Dec 2015 #17
Like Scott Walker said "Divide and conquer." CTyankee Dec 2015 #25
Yes, same tactics as dictators rise to power, same old formula. Quite concerning to RKP5637 Dec 2015 #27
Yes and when they get old and realize they aren't going to be millionaires treestar Dec 2015 #18
It' those damn Liberals, neoliberals, that is safeinOhio Dec 2015 #7
When did Ebeneezer Scrooge win the morality fight? nt TeamPooka Dec 2015 #24
You really think they're flying solo? Baitball Blogger Dec 2015 #10
The racial hatred deliberately stoked by TPTB is a large part of the problem, I think. tblue37 Dec 2015 #11
henever I hear about ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #28
This article explains why extremely well: Basically, it's out of spite. frizzled Dec 2015 #12
It's expressed in other ways, as well loyalsister Dec 2015 #14
Tough to have common goals The2ndWheel Dec 2015 #19
Ahem: A 'dog eat dog economy' is just another way to say 'capitalism' - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2015 #22
Most Americans would rather hope to be rich some day rather than acknowledge they are poor. nt TeamPooka Dec 2015 #23
Temporarily embarrassed millionaires gratuitous Dec 2015 #26
They are the 'future-rich". nt TeamPooka Dec 2015 #29
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