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kpete

(71,986 posts) Mon May 30, 2016, 08:39 PM May 2016

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little bit... (Original Post) kpete May 2016 OP

Facts and Trump? malaise May 2016 #1

AND I notice something that all those nations above the US have one thing in common 99th_Monkey May 2016 #2

That's always my argument to the people who scream about higher taxes for socialism Hydra May 2016 #3

We do get less for our money than some. But a swindler ain't the answer. n/t jtuck004 May 2016 #4

It simply amazes me... Wounded Bear May 2016 #5

Well, an awful lot of voters have been buying the theory of Stonepounder May 2016 #6

No, but acting like them for the last eight years isn't much of a way to attract voters jtuck004 May 2016 #8

because we have to feed the pig awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #9

Now compare that with defense budgets IronLionZion May 2016 #7

malaise

(268,955 posts)

1. Facts and Trump?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 08:41 PM

May 2016

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

2. AND I notice something that all those nations above the US have one thing in common

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 08:43 PM

May 2016

they take care of their citizens with social programs, health care, living wages, etc.

Funny that, but not Ha-Ha.

Hydra

(14,459 posts)

3. That's always my argument to the people who scream about higher taxes for socialism

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #2)

Mon May 30, 2016, 09:10 PM

May 2016

"I don't mind paying more for a better society. Right now I pay almost as much to finance wars and bankers."

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

4. We do get less for our money than some. But a swindler ain't the answer. n/t

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 09:23 PM

May 2016

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)

5. It simply amazes me...

Reply to jtuck004 (Reply #4)

Mon May 30, 2016, 09:27 PM

May 2016

It is people like Trump who drove the economy into the ditch. Electing one of them is supposed to fix it?

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)

6. Well, an awful lot of voters have been buying the theory of

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #5)

Mon May 30, 2016, 10:04 PM

May 2016

trickle-down economics for 30+ years. They figure any day now it will start to work.

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

8. No, but acting like them for the last eight years isn't much of a way to attract voters

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #5)

Tue May 31, 2016, 09:46 AM

May 2016

to the other side.

There is a saying - when two politicians agree, you don't need one of them.

Next time the people who went to hell and back for their bank$ters while screwing over working people should remember that, if they ever get that chance again:

http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/interviews/z9b8f1/timothy-geithner-extended-interview

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

9. because we have to feed the pig

Reply to jtuck004 (Reply #4)

Tue May 31, 2016, 02:10 PM

May 2016

that is the MIC.

IronLionZion

(45,433 posts)

7. Now compare that with defense budgets

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 10:33 PM

May 2016

and then you'll really feel like we're getting screwed. Bernie's told us what he can do with just a small fraction of that defense budget.

but to be fair to the Drumpf, if you look at it by total dollars then the US really is the highest taxed nation because of the sheer size of our economy.

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