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Demeter

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11. WHAT HE DOESN'T SAY

Fri Jan 27, 2012, 08:26 PM

Jan 2012

Robert Reich does not take his argument to its logical conclusion.

The PEOPLE. It all comes down to the PEOPLE. Not the Government, not the Corporation, global or not, not the Union, either, nor the GOP. Not even the Democrats.

The PEOPLE have to rule. They have to rule the banks, the corporations, the government, the economy and the borders. And they have to do it for the benefit of ALL the PEOPLE.

This means life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. NOT Greed, theft, fraud, elitism, classism. The PEOPLE.

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