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In reply to the discussion: Why is Jill Stein taking the lead in instigating a recount? [View all]JonLP24
(30,001 posts)The US prescription industry is known for its patents and they were trying to expand US copyright law to TPP countries where Malaysia has a thriving pharmaceutical industry that provide low cost generics which the US companies want to push them out of the way under US copyright protections jack up the prices a viola you have a monopoly.
Providing college opportunities would benefit the economy in the long wrong and srudents are long term affected by debt which the government profits off srudent loans which is a problem that needs to be addressed. Do you have any idea how much the government gives away ib corporate subsidies? They wouldn't even need to raise taxes on the 1% if they just eliminated all the corporate welfare.
Arizona became a right to work state in the 80s but Motorola. Arizona's former largest employer, left for China in the 2000s because of PNTR which Bernie Sanders opposed and correctly predicted what it would do which he has done consistently more than anyone else, taking the correct position on issues and accurately predicting what policies would do.
Now Motorola is in Malaysia because they respect US copyrights more than China. Malaysia has a thriving manufacturing sector in electronics.
The rest is right wing talking poinrs I'm too tired to address but when progressives talk about regulation it is for the big multinationals because we have seen over and over what deregulation leads to especially combined with tax cuts lead to boom busts and monopoly is increased. There needs to be regulation or otherwise corruption would run rampant.
Unbelievable you call it "envy" since je could have easily sold out a long time ago and be well compensated for it. He is referring to very specific people that purchase influence in both parties to rig things in their favor while largely ignoring the rest of us but something like providing college which would increase employment opportunities which means more tax revenue and with money to spend that grows the economy. Giving away the treasury to private interests only serve to make the rich richer. Why do you think weath disparity continues to grow? Free trade has something to do with that since businesses could go all over the world to find the cheapest labor while workers don't enjoy similar freedom to find the better paying job.