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NoShit... [View all] pbmus Oct 2017 OP
Facts no longer matter in the U.S., especially in the Republican wing of government. SamKnause Oct 2017 #1
True that madokie Oct 2017 #7
It all starts with the minimum wage Smitty63nnn Oct 2017 #9
Ultimately madokie Oct 2017 #11
I totally agree, but Smitty63nnn Oct 2017 #17
They have decoupled profits from wages... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #2
Anybody who believes this is going to be a windfall for the working and middle classes is just smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #3
Have a "t" on me. Gamble with it. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2017 #4
I'll take "missing letters" for 500, Alex. n/t They_Live Oct 2017 #8
Donald Drumpf's *ee tapes. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2017 #10
Oh, I don't know; "I would be everything I own" has rather a profound meaning, no? WinkyDink Oct 2017 #16
Unfortunately, today there is more money to be made from investing in assets than workers. Hoyt Oct 2017 #5
Yep, not only profits have been historically high, but also the CASH ON HAND of corporations. TrollBuster9090 Oct 2017 #6
Or the billionaire simply buys more property, which does not create jobs, only inflates real estate. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #12
And then rents out the real estate for double the mortgage... pbmus Oct 2017 #13
DUH!!! Workers are considered LIABILITIES by corporate owners and stock-holders!! PROFITS ARE WinkyDink Oct 2017 #14
Of course it won't. It never has, that I'm aware of. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #15
Just the same old tired shit that Bush did world wide wally Oct 2017 #18
And reagonomics...a totally failed trickle down disaster.. pbmus Oct 2017 #19
No, it was a successful disaster and a failed, flawed BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #21
Since Reagan, GOP gives tax cuts; then Democrats have to raise taxes to bail out the sinking ship. VOX Oct 2017 #20
A boss I had once described corporate taxation in the best way I ever heard jmowreader Oct 2017 #22
How does the MAGA working class have no idea who their oppressors are? Corvo Bianco Oct 2017 #23
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