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Go Vols

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17. Yep
Tue May 10, 2016, 07:28 PM
May 2016
In the late 1970s, as large corporations turned into transnational giants, they pumped huge amounts of cash into the political system. This largesse lured, first, the Republican Party, in the 80s, followed by the Democratic Party in the ‘90s, and precipitated a rightward political shift as both parties rewrote their policies to compete for the same corporate contributions.

Before this, from 1932-1976, the Democratic Party as a whole was far more progressive. The issues and approaches advocated today by Bernie Sanders were considered mainstream Democratic ideas by Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson, and even many moderate Republicans. It was common to support strict financial regulation, liberal immigration, social services for the poor, and progressive tax policies.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-brasunas/there-is-a-moderate-republican-in-this-race_b_9704194.html

To sum up: It's bullshit. merrily May 2016 #1
It is major bullshit,they all must of majored in bullshit. wendylaroux May 2016 #2
Bullshit, unfortunately, tends to be what they have specialized in. truedelphi May 2016 #7
K&R for needed exposure /nt Dragonfli May 2016 #3
Conservative always attack Liberal proposals by criticizing the cost. Maedhros May 2016 #4
Conservatives, including the Conservative Wing of our party don't like things to work rhett o rick May 2016 #5
As William Black points out pat_k May 2016 #11
Common sense supports Sanders over the greedy Fat Cats. nm rhett o rick May 2016 #12
Yep Go Vols May 2016 #17
they want teh money for more wars and welfare for Corporattions Ferd Berfel May 2016 #8
Excellent deconstruction of the Hillary Camp's attacks on Bernie's economic plan. bvar22 May 2016 #6
Hillary is trying to re-brand "Trickle-Down" rhett o rick May 2016 #14
Thanks! pat_k May 2016 #19
Big huge K & R. And a big truedelphi May 2016 #9
Add this one Ferd Berfel May 2016 #10
Thanks! (Gave it a kick too) pat_k May 2016 #18
They might as well have said "Fiftytwelveteen Bajazllion" Warren DeMontague May 2016 #13
Oops! the think tank forgot to think. . . . Oh, you mean there might be BENEFITS too? pdsimdars May 2016 #15
K&R amborin May 2016 #16
kick, thanks! nt slipslidingaway May 2016 #20
Regarding the "18 trillion in debt" attack on Sanders' proposals ... slipslidingaway May 2016 #21
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