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SamKnause

(14,891 posts)
13. TPP
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 05:09 PM
Jan 2014

The final nail in the coffin, so to speak.

Am I the only one who feels helpless ?

We know the problems facing this country.

We know what caused the problems facing this country.

We know how to correct the problems facing this country.

We have years of data to back up what needs to be done to fix the problems facing this country.

Are the ACTIONS of the U.S. government beneficial, or harmful in fixing the majority of problems facing this country ?

) has the unemployment problem been solved
) has Wall Street been reined in
) have the loopholes in the tax code for corporations been closed
) have our elected representatives been stopped from participating in insider trading
) have corporations been given more rights than living breathing people
) have we blown our budget year after year, decade after decade on warmongering, invasions, coups, coup attempts, weapons manufacturing; and the list goes on and on.
) have we increased the amount of military bases we have scattered all over the globe
) have we allowed monopolies in this country
) have we allowed some corporations to do business in this country absolutely tax free
) have we given some corporations tax incentives to operate in this country
) are our trade policies fair
) do you consider the war on drugs a success
) are you concerned that 2.2 million of your fellow citizens are incarcerated
) does it bother you that our police have been militarized
) are we keeping up with our infrastructure needs
) are we advancing in educational fields
etc. etc. etc. THE LIST IS ENDLESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


What is the fucking point of voting ???????????????????

This is insanity on a monumental scale and one of the most anti American things the U. S. government can do to the citizens of this country and the citizens of all the countries involved !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Different day, different year, different decade.

The charade continues.

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Fuck Autumn Jan 2014 #1
Yep! xxqqqzme Jan 2014 #3
FUCK ** FUCK Vincardog Jan 2014 #2
God dammit! arcane1 Jan 2014 #4
Our leaders are working very hard for the 1%. jsr Jan 2014 #5
That they are. nt mother earth Jan 2014 #6
Another victory for President Obama! Freddie Stubbs Jan 2014 #7
Goodbye Constitution and Bill of Rights. TPP now trumps you. denverbill Jan 2014 #8
Perhaps the former Constitutional Law Professor knows what he is doing Freddie Stubbs Jan 2014 #31
It's been introduced, NOT yet passed. -- Still Time to Call Your Reps & Apply Pressure AGAINST it! whathehell Jan 2014 #9
Our overseas partners need to halt it as well DJ13 Jan 2014 #27
sorry, your link doesn't work for me. bbgrunt Jan 2014 #28
How is this? whathehell Jan 2014 #30
yep. that works. thanks bbgrunt Jan 2014 #32
You're welcome. n/t whathehell Jan 2014 #33
Interesting provisions on labor rights, environment and currency manipulation. pampango Jan 2014 #10
Tell'em George Carlin. 12ZTR Jan 2014 #11
A big nail in the coffin for the 99% worldwide Deny and Shred Jan 2014 #12
TPP SamKnause Jan 2014 #13
Fascinating similarity in our responses Deny and Shred Jan 2014 #19
Reply SamKnause Jan 2014 #20
Obummer PSPS Jan 2014 #14
We stopped the attack on Syria. iandhr Jan 2014 #15
Yes we CAN stop this if we make whathehell Jan 2014 #18
Who says that Congress . . FairWinds Jan 2014 #16
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OnyxCollie Jan 2014 #17
If this passes then vote every one of these fuckers out of office 4dsc Jan 2014 #21
This is dying with 15 fucking recs? HomerRamone Jan 2014 #22
Shouldn't this outrage take precedence over Christie's corruption? DerekG Jan 2014 #23
You see clearly. woo me with science Jan 2014 #24
Yes, absolutely! n/t whathehell Jan 2014 #34
K&R We People Jan 2014 #25
Fucking Baucus taking one last shit on the faces of American people. JEB Jan 2014 #26
who'd a thunk?! Don't be distracted by Christie Crap--THIS is what's happening now. bbgrunt Jan 2014 #29
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