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Armstead

(47,803 posts)
Mon Jan 18, 2016, 12:27 AM Jan 2016

Clinton 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.

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Clinton will go to Bill for economic advice? The cheerleader for the Binge Economy? (Original Post) Armstead Jan 2016 OP
The POTUS who repealed glass Steagal. onecaliberal Jan 2016 #1
He and Newt engineered the housing bubble and inevitable burst.... pipoman Jan 2016 #2
The last president who actually added jobss, where many benefited. question everything Jan 2016 #3
And set the stage for them to disappear. The New Ecomnomy was a scam Armstead Jan 2016 #4
I heard this too, she will have him out there 'working for us'. ViseGrip Jan 2016 #5
 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
4. And set the stage for them to disappear. The New Ecomnomy was a scam
Mon Jan 18, 2016, 12:46 AM
Jan 2016

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?

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