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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Will Hilary continue the "Trickle Down Recovery" for the 99% [View all]whereisjustice
(2,941 posts)46. Here comes the TPP - the biggest corporate welfare program since ACA and NAFTA. We love CEOs!
Meanwhile, my insurance premiums are going up another at least another 10% this year with reduced benefits. There are indications the company is going to drop insurance benefits for employees in next 2 or 3 years. Of course wage are frozen on the account of the bad economy.
Oh, and vacations. Company is investigating taking them away. Yep. Here's how it works... company is going to say they have unlimited vacation time (unpaid, with manager approval).
Guess what? No one takes them because if you do, you get written up on your performance review!
If you are Clinton-class rich, you have the world at your finger tips.
America - of the rich, by the rich, for the rich.
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Well Duh - HRC Is Owned Lock, Stock And Barrel By The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks
cantbeserious
Oct 2015
#1
Routine Response By HRC Supporters When Nothing More Constructive Can Be Said
cantbeserious
Oct 2015
#17
Au Contraire - Have Consistently Highlighted That HRC Is Owned By Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks
cantbeserious
Oct 2015
#53
Right On - The Money Corruption Of Democracy Is The Defining Issue Of Today
cantbeserious
Oct 2015
#24
All Too True - Mission Accomplished By The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks
cantbeserious
Oct 2015
#32
Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks And Their Media Minions And MIC Henchmen
cantbeserious
Oct 2015
#57
Are You Insinuating That Lockheed Has Contributed To The Sanders Campaign
cantbeserious
Oct 2015
#61
No - You Implied Same With Your Post - Do Not Attribute Comments To Me That Do Not Apply
cantbeserious
Oct 2015
#65
The 'recovery' was always an 'average'. On 'average', the economy recovered.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Oct 2015
#3
The wealthy are her friends, family, advisers, and donors. Life is good for her. Why change?
GoneFishin
Oct 2015
#4
Hillary worked for everything she has, and she has share just about everything
lewebley3
Oct 2015
#12
Again no one owns Hillary, she cannot be brought: She will make her own decisions
lewebley3
Oct 2015
#81
Unions are not the 1% and they are backing Hillary: Hillary is progressive enough them!
lewebley3
Oct 2015
#80
Unions are not part of the 1%: Whether they are lib or Con: They are the middle Class
lewebley3
Oct 2015
#87
Wrong: The Unions are the middle class: corruption is a human thing not a union thing!
lewebley3
Oct 2015
#89
"She has share (sic) just about everything" Please explain how you came to that conclusion.
Live and Learn
Oct 2015
#21
LOL So compared to Mitt Romney, Hillary is generous and pays her taxes? Okay.
Live and Learn
Oct 2015
#50
Even Bill Maher did that the other night in defense of Obama's economic policy
FreakinDJ
Oct 2015
#8
Wow a WSJ pro-Romney editorial from 2012. What will the Hillary bashers come up with next?
DanTex
Oct 2015
#19
You spelled Hillary wrong...and that is just the beginning of what you got wrong.
Evergreen Emerald
Oct 2015
#27
Why don't you look at her website to see the policies she's suggested to address this?
BainsBane
Oct 2015
#33
Attention party loyalists: The point of this thread is that the status quo is NOT OK.
reformist2
Oct 2015
#38
Probably. But, there will be plenty of new job openings in the military.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2015
#40
Here comes the TPP - the biggest corporate welfare program since ACA and NAFTA. We love CEOs!
whereisjustice
Oct 2015
#46
Has she made any accusations, as Bernie has as to who or what is resposible, or how we cure it ? why
orpupilofnature57
Oct 2015
#55
Yep, it's all Obama's fault for setting wages so low and not creating the high paying jobs needed. n
kelliekat44
Oct 2015
#74