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L0oniX

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7. The people at the top don't care which party gets the blame and IMO both parties are to blame.
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 04:58 PM
Mar 2012

When you look at how cronie capitalism has taken hold over our gov it becomes obvious that it isn't so much a party problem as it is the rotten core of our gov that is owned by anyone with enough money. Also for those who are for free market capitalism, consider this ...Wallstreet got bailed out! That means that free market capitalism was suspended under the lie of fear of a collapse which delivered the bail out. It's one or the other. Either it is capitalism or it is welfare for the rich. Capitalism lets the penalty for failure occur. If you think that is a problem of party then you have been brain washed by the DLC or whatever it was that caused you to think it was just the repukes. It's not! It is those in the gov that are under the full influence of money and that money is not coming from us except for the massive bail out that they got @ >1% and then reinvested into gov bonds @ 3%. When the truth matters more than politics then people can get a real clue on what is destroying our democracy.

Don't believe me ...I don't know that much but there are those that do and you can check it out here: http://billmoyers.com/episode/encore-broadcast-crony-capitalism/

Also see:
David Stockman on Crony Capitalism
Jacob Hacker & Paul Pierson on Engineered Inequality
Encore Broadcast: On Winner-Take-All Politics
Worth Watching: ‘Three Little Pigs’
Encore Broadcast: Crony Capitalism

"In NO State can a minimum wage worker afford a two bedroom unit..." gateley Mar 2012 #1
Chart 2 has little to do with it... SkyDaddy7 Mar 2012 #9
We live in NOW. It shows it's happening now. nt valerief Mar 2012 #17
you're right sort of tooeyeten Mar 2012 #22
Shows that "minimum wage" has more to do with how little business owners can get away with paying gtar100 Mar 2012 #10
And the conservative authoritarians have been mounting a war on unions. The Wielding Truth Mar 2012 #23
I'd like to see chart number 2 for previous years. DireStrike Mar 2012 #2
So true LiberalLovinLug Mar 2012 #8
How you fix it bl968 Mar 2012 #3
Yup... usrname Mar 2012 #6
All it does is complicate things SATIRical Mar 2012 #13
That's genius. Love it! n/t poverlay Mar 2012 #12
Actually i believe this rule comes from the Japanese, except they place it at 10% MACARD Mar 2012 #15
I'd favor a change in FASB that mandated exec comp as POST-tax distribution of profits. TahitiNut Mar 2012 #24
When people get Newest Reality Mar 2012 #4
American CEO : worker pay : 475:1. Never forget that. Initech Mar 2012 #5
Unfuckingbelievable. CrispyQ Mar 2012 #14
correct. and despicable. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #18
The people at the top don't care which party gets the blame and IMO both parties are to blame. L0oniX Mar 2012 #7
just watched part of that BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #19
Why does anyone abelenkpe Mar 2012 #11
That red chart looks like Pacman gobbling up all the little people's money. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #16
no need..... BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #21
basically, the richest live off the backs of the rest of us fascisthunter Mar 2012 #20
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