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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Sat Dec 24, 2016, 12:13 PM Dec 2016

With capitalism soon installed in the Whitehouse... [View all]

...job one will be removing regulations. Especially those that protect consumers and the public at large.

Job two will be to raid the public safety nets of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA and turn them over for Wall St management to the banksters.

Donald doesn't think in terms of public service and neither do his cabinet appointees.
Private sector capital enrichment is the goal of these Oligarchs and people like the Koch Brothers are sharpening their knives and licking their chops.

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With capitalism soon installed in the Whitehouse... [View all] SHRED Dec 2016 OP

While you are correct that Trump will enrich them and himself BainsBane Dec 2016 #1

I'm not saying it's new SHRED Dec 2016 #4

Extreme "Free Market" Capitalism democratisphere Dec 2016 #2

Capitalism has always ruled the WH. LWolf Dec 2016 #3

That's what I was pointing to SHRED Dec 2016 #5

It's going to be a tough four years, LWolf Dec 2016 #6

They probably already got their playbook scripts ready for the upcoming year kimbutgar Dec 2016 #7

It'll be a year round Christmas for the Kochs SHRED Dec 2016 #8

crapitalism. losers do not die. wall street is a casino. pansypoo53219 Dec 2016 #9

Whats coming in J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #10