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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Clintonism SCREWED the Democrats: How Bill, Hillary & DLC Gutted Progressivism [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)107. Our suffering translates to their power.
Consider these are the wealthiest times in human history -- by far. Per David Stockman, 7/8th of all wealth ever created has been created since 1981.
Pruneface's budget guru must've added up all the GDP and estimated the stuff from the middle ages. Whatever his methodology, his point is that most of THAT has ended up in the pockets of today's greedhead plutocrats and oligarchs.
In 1985, the top five percent of the households the wealthiest five percent had net worth of $8 trillion which is a lot. Today, after serial bubble after serial bubble, the top five per cent have net worth of $40 trillion. The top five per cent have gained more wealth than the whole human race had created prior to 1980. -- David Stockman, Ronald Reagan's budget director
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7009217n&tag=related;photovideo
SOURCE: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/28/60minutes/main6999906_page4.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7009217n&tag=related;photovideo
SOURCE: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/28/60minutes/main6999906_page4.shtml
And to think there are kids in America who would go to bed hungry every night if they had one.
So. Why are we living in austerity? Why are TPP and the rest being rolled out to bring about a New Feudalism. Do they really want another Dark Age, post-Fukushima style?
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