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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRobert Reich @RBReich Why is it that the richest nation in the world can't get its act together
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Robert Reich @RBReich Why is it that the richest nation in the world can't get its act together (Original Post)
BeckyDem
Mar 2020
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MineralMan
(146,331 posts)1. Donald J. Trump.
Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)2. Beat me to it. nt
TwilightZone
(25,480 posts)3. And everyone around him.
And everyone associated with him.
intrepidity
(7,336 posts)4. Oh, we can.
It's just that cornering a market and whipping up demand to maximize profits for "industry" is part of the process.
gibraltar72
(7,512 posts)5. We are badly broken
And up until now no monetary reason to do so.