2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumClinton will go to Bill for economic advice? The cheerleader for the Binge Economy?
The problems of the last 15 years were the inevitable result of many of Bill's economic policies and actions.
Instead of being honest and shoring up tye fundamentals of the economy, Bill presided over a binge of financial recklessness and phony illusions,
A bright glittery surface covering over outsourcing, downsizing, concentration of wealth and power....etc.
We don't need another binge.
onecaliberal
(32,916 posts)pipoman
(16,038 posts)question everything
(47,544 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)American towns were already being hollowed by outsourcing, downsizing, declining wages. Clinton's embrace of bad policies sped that along.
The 90's brought phantom replacement jobs like call centers which were then shipped overseas.
NAFTA, MFN with China and other wonderful "free trade" policies that dragged America down.
Deregulation, privatizing, monopolization of industries with nary a peep.
Alan Greenspan as an economic hero.
Need I go on?