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In reply to the discussion: "If We Did Not Share in the Prosperity, Why Should We Have to Share in the Sacrifice?" [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)22. Actually we don't. A "democracy" where Republican politicians
and Democratic politicians disregard the democratic process and represent the rich and super-rich regardless of election outcomes is a democracy in name only.
And you say "we hold all the cards." Try saying that to yourself after the Grand Bargain.
Try saying that to yourself after the Senators approve of the pending let's-send-even-more-jobs-to-foreign-countries "free-trade" agreement. Try saying that to yourself after Obama signs the pending TPP, the NAFTA of the Pacific.
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PETRUS
Dec 2012
OP
Just an aside, we are still bailing them out, and will be while they ask for more from others.
jtuck004
Dec 2012
#51
What we "need" is to stand up and demand what we want, shoulder-to-shoulder. That's not
jtuck004
Dec 2012
#57
V.I. Lenin distinguished between a 'class in itself' and a 'class for itself,' by
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#70
Tax the wealthy until they pay down the debt they ran up under Bush, incl interest!
on point
Dec 2012
#14
Except that I wouldn't call the 2% tax rate reverting back to 39% a sacrifice. nt
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#25
The problem with this headline is that it ignors the fact that the 99% have done ALL
ReallyIAmAnOptimist
Dec 2012
#40