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Rex

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29. If the media had picked our voice over the corporations, this would be a different world.

Sun May 1, 2016, 09:44 PM

May 2016

It is and will always be a held believe that the PTB and the wealthy saw how much of an impact media had on the Vietnam war and civil unrest at home as they HELPED Nixon escape prison with a pardon from his VP...setting the standard as low as possible.

The media learned how valuable it is to keep a pretense going even after most people don't believe it anymore and think the system is rigged...something we share in common with China and North Korea. Sadly.

We went in the wrong direction, however there is always time to change. I hate the fact that the change has to happen from the very group that destroyed the middle class, but the media just don't care anymore and the government never did in the first place.

We are back to begging for table scraps.

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Huge +1! Enthusiast May 2016 #23

+1 n/t Triana May 2016 #42

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I would add Out-of-Control Military Spending, bvar22 May 2016 #87

Right on! Enthusiast May 2016 #88

Spot Fucking On! Phlem May 2016 #93

We have a spending problem. Kang Colby May 2016 #2

What does your candidate propose cutting, then? Scootaloo May 2016 #4

Sorry, this isn't GD:P. N/t Kang Colby May 2016 #6

Nope, it's not. I'm asking what our apparent nominee proposes cutting from the budget Scootaloo May 2016 #8

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So basically you have nothing. Phlem May 2016 #94

If you're interested...see my other posts in this thread. n/t Kang Colby May 2016 #98

Unfortunately I have. Phlem May 2016 #99

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Our population doubled, but our inflation adjusted tax revenues sextupled (6x). Kang Colby May 2016 #9

Sorry, but your revenue figures are a % of GDP watoos May 2016 #13

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Other nations have deductions also. Indydem May 2016 #77

Fine with me. But the issue under discussion truebluegreen May 2016 #79

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"New Democrats" KPN May 2016 #86

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I agree with you on Defense spending. Kang Colby May 2016 #45

Outstanding post, FoxNewsSucks May 2016 #78

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Have you seen the defense budget? n/t Kang Colby May 2016 #52

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Not necessarily. n/t Kang Colby May 2016 #54

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Agreed. n/t Kang Colby May 2016 #81

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Thanks and that is true. zeemike May 2016 #100

One thing about that... Elmergantry May 2016 #101

And what are we spending on? mindwalker_i May 2016 #10

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Well... Kang Colby May 2016 #20

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You can't really compare the tax code in 1950 to what we have in 2016. n/t Kang Colby May 2016 #25

The OP was about tax receipts. Are you saying that it is wrong? Corps. are not paying their share Vincardog May 2016 #27

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50 plus years of a militant plutocracy will do that to a democracy. Rex May 2016 #3

Huge +1! Enthusiast May 2016 #14

If the media had picked our voice over the corporations, this would be a different world. Rex May 2016 #29

Those in the media that would like to change will find themselves looking for a job. Enthusiast May 2016 #31

They already do, just look at Donahue and Rather. Rex May 2016 #35

! . . . . .n/t annabanana May 2016 #30

That a YEP! Phlem May 2016 #95

That's it exactly. zentrum May 2016 #5

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