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Rex

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2. Of course they do, we live in a plutocracy that steals from the future generations.

Reply to lovuian (Original post)

Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:44 PM

Jan 2016

When the PTB say, 'future generations' will have to pay for their crimes and neglect it was not a joke or but it was thrown out there rather casually.

We don't care, humans are just capital. Our system of government is totally sold out along with the media that supposedly keeps it in check.

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$6.6 trillion lost on Bush tax cuts could pay all student loans, car loans, credit cards [View all] lovuian Jan 2016 OP

People are hypnotized by the term "tax cuts" world wide wally Jan 2016 #1

GOPers only know how to spend money, saving it is not only foreign to them but offensive. Rex Jan 2016 #3

They've been assiduously dumbing them down hifiguy Jan 2016 #6

The other problem is that at least since SheilaT Jan 2016 #7

Just where do they think the money comes from to pay for those SammyWinstonJack Jan 2016 #12

Only the very wealthy ones and the stupid ones. nt valerief Feb 2016 #27

Of course they do, we live in a plutocracy that steals from the future generations. Rex Jan 2016 #2

Which means that by reversing those cuts gratuitous Jan 2016 #4

Pays for Bernie's proposals then, right? SammyWinstonJack Jan 2016 #14

meh...well, don't tax me bro. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2016 #15

Johnston knows how to crunch those sorts of numbers hifiguy Jan 2016 #5

All Obama had to do was NOTHING, and . . FairWinds Jan 2016 #8

He did let them expire world wide wally Jan 2016 #9

No they were extended RandiFan1290 Jan 2016 #13

+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #10

Pretty sure he was hand picked to do just that, sell us out. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2016 #16

Her job is to drive the last nails into the coffin of the hifiguy Jan 2016 #24

Yes but then the 1% could not make purchases like this one malaise Jan 2016 #11

My column on the $6.6 trillion of income not realized davidcay Jan 2016 #17

Thank you very much lovuian Jan 2016 #18

OK, I read your column and was very unpersuaded . . FairWinds Jan 2016 #20

I'll give this a shot lovuian Jan 2016 #21

Thanks very much for the polite response . . FairWinds Jan 2016 #22

there isn't any hfojvt Feb 2016 #28

I've always wondered why the Wall Street bailout didn't travel through the consumer market Vinca Jan 2016 #19

Tax cuts, "tax and spend, "fiscal responsibility." All code. DirkGently Jan 2016 #23

The Bush Debt created the Austere economy lovuian Feb 2016 #25

Chart. moondust Feb 2016 #26