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Under The Radar

(3,404 posts) Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:12 PM Apr 2020

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Trump: "the free market is a wonderful thing"

He said that immediately after telling the press that he would be helping the oil and gas industry.
He is promising them a bailout and they pay no taxes and they benefit from the Middle East wars while it cost taxpayers to invade the countries that they want oil from.
What the fuck happened to all of that $5 a gallon cash that they made from 2003 to 2008?
A Free Market economy is a fairytale

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Trump: "the free market is a wonderful thing" (Original Post) Under The Radar Apr 2020 OP

First the market is monopolized I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #1

Legislators, state and fed are employees of these companies Under The Radar Apr 2020 #2

Shouldn't be. I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #3

Should be a capitol offense to receive as mush as a cheeseburger Under The Radar Apr 2020 #4

Totally agree with you. I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #5

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)

1. First the market is monopolized

Reply to Under The Radar (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:22 PM

Apr 2020

And free markets,suck.
Whatever glimmers of competition there was(like the early days of the web)are shut down because the monopolies get a mad.

Under The Radar

(3,404 posts)

2. Legislators, state and fed are employees of these companies

Reply to I_UndergroundPanther (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:34 PM

Apr 2020

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)

3. Shouldn't be.

Reply to Under The Radar (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:37 PM

Apr 2020

Under The Radar

(3,404 posts)

4. Should be a capitol offense to receive as mush as a cheeseburger

Reply to I_UndergroundPanther (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:43 PM

Apr 2020

From lobbyist or direct industry that benefits from their votes in the legislature. Maybe equivalent to treason? For the sake of wishing...

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)

5. Totally agree with you.

Reply to Under The Radar (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 08:02 PM

Apr 2020

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