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klook

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18. "Certain groups" = the 1% in my worldview,

Reply to think (Original post)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 10:41 AM

Jun 2016

but my right-wing bro.-in-law would say it's rigged in favor of layabout food stamp users who refuse to get a job. So, hey, at least we agree on something!

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71% of Americans believe economy is 'rigged' (CNN) [View all] think Jun 2016 OP

thats the kind of useless poll drray23 Jun 2016 #1

Do you think the TBTF banks play by the rules? 5 of them are now FELONS for rigging markets. think Jun 2016 #2

sure i do not deny that drray23 Jun 2016 #8

exactly. ^^^ spanone Jun 2016 #3

Yea kinda like that useless Princeton University study ..... raindaddy Jun 2016 #13

71% of Americans dont have any idea what an oligarchy is........ Cryptoad Jun 2016 #20

That was a study, not a poll. Marr Jun 2016 #23

useless poll indeed! Cryptoad Jun 2016 #19

propbably as awful polling questions as I have seen.... beachbum bob Jun 2016 #4

"1. The economic system is rigged in favor of certain groups " That seems pretty clear. Is it not? think Jun 2016 #5

its an open ended question... beachbum bob Jun 2016 #6

Too big to fail banks are now FELONS and no one went to jail. We could start there how about... think Jun 2016 #7

Honestly rpannier Jun 2016 #17

Nope. Igel Jun 2016 #24

Agreed Sherman A1 Jun 2016 #9

And it is why Hillary must stop playing footsies with the banks and Wall Street... Human101948 Jun 2016 #16

The other 29% is either lying or perceptually challenged. merrily Jun 2016 #10

Thanks for the laugh :) /nt think Jun 2016 #11

You're welcome, but it was an observation, not a joke. merrily Jun 2016 #12

It was an excellent observation too :) think Jun 2016 #14

You stole my post except I was going to say -- Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #25

Great minds think alike! n/t Aerows Jun 2016 #30

Sure it is madokie Jun 2016 #15

it always been rigged , alwasys will be Cryptoad Jun 2016 #21

Periodic reform movements, usally after a major crash when the power of the 1% Warpy Jun 2016 #31

"Certain groups" = the 1% in my worldview, klook Jun 2016 #18

heck, even Clinton says so! MisterP Jun 2016 #22

One person's complaint is another person's sales pitch. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #26

Chomsky nailed it. Lance Bass esquire Jun 2016 #27

The system isn't broken; the system is fixed. CrispyQ Jun 2016 #28

That means Aerows Jun 2016 #29

In selecting among the 3 choices ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #32