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hollowdweller

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6. We worship money, business and the military in this country.

Fri Mar 3, 2017, 01:44 PM

Mar 2017

It's no wonder these people were attracted to Trump.

First his TV career sets him up as some sort of authority on business.

Second we have capitalism and democracy all mixed up in this country.

Really, the whole "run gov't like a business" thing is something that sells voters. However gov't is NOT a business and you don't run them the same way. A company can raise prices and they get a pass but try raising taxes.

There is a certain hostility toward having academic people in Gov't, but mostly they seem to do a better job than those with "real life" experience.

We hate gov't employees other than the military and we hate politicians even though the most experienced of these seem to run the gov't better than total outsiders. However like the worship of "business" we BELIEVE outsiders are better. True they are less beholden to special interests usually but that could be fixed by some lobbying reform.

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She is white. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #3

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I went to a Tea Party meeting in my town a while back. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #12

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She won't be for long when they are cut off !!! OnDoutside Mar 2017 #19

A high school dropout, no skills, guillaumeb Mar 2017 #2

I didn't go there JustAnotherGen Mar 2017 #13

Agreed. Elections have consequences. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #14

Yep - and looking at the aca JustAnotherGen Mar 2017 #21

Maybe thats what she wanted to do, get even at those who have made the right choices. Jim Beard Mar 2017 #24

An interesting idea. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #27

So where in Michigan are the Trumps manufacturing their clothing and accessory lines? Vinca Mar 2017 #5

We worship money, business and the military in this country. hollowdweller Mar 2017 #6

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and that is why the GOP intends to destroy public education Freethinker65 Mar 2017 #8

I went to the link and read all of the bios JustAnotherGen Mar 2017 #9

I think her first problem was not using birth control. Jim Beard Mar 2017 #25

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Good to know she will be punished for her vote. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #28

"Damn you Obama." lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #29

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