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BainsBane

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3. That's already accomplished
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 12:12 PM
Dec 2016

Everything is about to be delivered to them thanks to Trump's election and his pro-privatization appointments.

Socialism [View all] SHRED Dec 2016 OP
Remember W wanted to privatize Soc Sec? BSdetect Dec 2016 #1
It took a lot of the Democratic Party base SCREAMING at Democratic pols and melting the phones yurbud Dec 2016 #19
It's a word ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #2
I didn't see in my post... SHRED Dec 2016 #4
I was just commenting in general because it was in quotes ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #5
Yeah I'll remove the quotes SHRED Dec 2016 #7
The VA is just one example of how socialism works. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #8
Problem isn't the concept ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #9
The GOP wins in part because it successfully frames the issues. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #11
Intellectual arguments just cause regular people's ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #12
But at the same time that we appeal to the average, we must guillaumeb Dec 2016 #16
The average will always outnumber the above average ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #20
Do you have ANY ideas? moda253 Dec 2016 #22
What did I poo on? ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #23
Acquiescing to the lowest common denominator LanternWaste Dec 2016 #17
It's not acquiescing to the lowest common denominator ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #18
That's already accomplished BainsBane Dec 2016 #3
Not to mention our highways (get ready to pay tolls to use all highways), National Parks (Camping world wide wally Dec 2016 #6
Capitalism brooklynite Dec 2016 #10
In spite of... SHRED Dec 2016 #13
You're entitled to believe that...doesn't change the fact that FDR and LBJ were capitalists. brooklynite Dec 2016 #14
It also doesn't change the fact . . . HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #15
Bears make money deaniac21 Dec 2016 #21
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