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In reply to the discussion: KRUGMAN: On "Permanent Class Of Jobless Americans"-"Let’s be clear: this is a policy decision." [View all]woo me with science
(32,139 posts)62. Yes. And much too much of this
Last edited Tue Apr 23, 2013, 10:39 AM - Edit history (1)
Corporate and bank-cozy appointments, over and over again, including major appointments like:
Refusal by Obama's DOJ to prosecute even huge, egregious examples of bank fraud (i.e, HSBC)
signing NDAA to allow indefinite detention,
"Kill lists" and claiming of the right to assassinate even American citizens without trial
Expansion of wars into several new countries
A renewed public advocacy for the concept of preemptive war
Drone campaigns in multiple countries with whom we are not at war
Proliferation of military drones in our skies
Federal targeting of Occupy for surveillance and militarized response to peaceful protesters
Fighting all the way to the Supreme Court for warrantless surveillance
Fighting all the way to the Supreme Court for strip searches for any arrestee
Supporting and signing Internet-censoring and privacy-violating measures like ACTA
Support for corporate groping and naked scanning of Americans seeking to travel
A new, massive spy center for warrantless access to Americans' phone calls, emails, and internet use
Support of legislation to legalize massive surveillance of Americans
Militarized police departments, through federal grants
Marijuana users and medical marijuana clinics under assault,
Skyrocketing of the budget for prisons.
Failing to veto a bipartisan vote in Congress to gut more financial regulations.
Passionate speeches and press conferences promoting austerity for Americans
Bush tax cuts extended for billionaires, them much of it made permanent
Support for the payroll tax holiday, tying SS to the general fund
Support for the vicious chained CPI cut in Social Security and benefits for the disabled
Social security, Medicare, and Medicaid offered up as bargaining chips in budget negotiations, with No mention of cutting corporate welfare or the military budget
Advocacy of multiple new free trade agreements, including The Trans-Pacific, otherwise known as "NAFTA on steroids."
Support of drilling, pipelines, and selling off portions of the Gulf of Mexico
Corporate education policy including high stakes corporate testing and closures of public schools
Legal assault on the union protections of hundreds of thoudands of federal employees
New policies of targeting children and first responders in drone campaigns,
New policies of awarding medals for remote drone attacks,
Appointment of private prison executives to head the US Marshal's office
Massive escalation of federal contracts for private prisons under US Marshall's office
A serial defender of corrupt bankers for the SEC; the architect of "Kill Lists" and supporter of torture, drone wars, and telecom immunity for the CIA; and a Monsanto VP who has lied and been involved in extremely disturbing claims regarding food safety for the FDA. An Attorney General who has not prosecuted a single large bank but wages war against medical marijuana users and *for* strip searches and warrantless surveillance of Americans. And let's not forget Tim Geithner.Bailouts and settlements for corrupt banks (with personal pressure from Obama to attorneys general to approve them),
Refusal by Obama's DOJ to prosecute even huge, egregious examples of bank fraud (i.e, HSBC)
signing NDAA to allow indefinite detention,
"Kill lists" and claiming of the right to assassinate even American citizens without trial
Expansion of wars into several new countries
A renewed public advocacy for the concept of preemptive war
Drone campaigns in multiple countries with whom we are not at war
Proliferation of military drones in our skies
Federal targeting of Occupy for surveillance and militarized response to peaceful protesters
Fighting all the way to the Supreme Court for warrantless surveillance
Fighting all the way to the Supreme Court for strip searches for any arrestee
Supporting and signing Internet-censoring and privacy-violating measures like ACTA
Support for corporate groping and naked scanning of Americans seeking to travel
A new, massive spy center for warrantless access to Americans' phone calls, emails, and internet use
Support of legislation to legalize massive surveillance of Americans
Militarized police departments, through federal grants
Marijuana users and medical marijuana clinics under assault,
Skyrocketing of the budget for prisons.
Failing to veto a bipartisan vote in Congress to gut more financial regulations.
Passionate speeches and press conferences promoting austerity for Americans
Bush tax cuts extended for billionaires, them much of it made permanent
Support for the payroll tax holiday, tying SS to the general fund
Support for the vicious chained CPI cut in Social Security and benefits for the disabled
Social security, Medicare, and Medicaid offered up as bargaining chips in budget negotiations, with No mention of cutting corporate welfare or the military budget
Advocacy of multiple new free trade agreements, including The Trans-Pacific, otherwise known as "NAFTA on steroids."
Support of drilling, pipelines, and selling off portions of the Gulf of Mexico
Corporate education policy including high stakes corporate testing and closures of public schools
Legal assault on the union protections of hundreds of thoudands of federal employees
New policies of targeting children and first responders in drone campaigns,
New policies of awarding medals for remote drone attacks,
Appointment of private prison executives to head the US Marshal's office
Massive escalation of federal contracts for private prisons under US Marshall's office
had nothing to do with Republican obstruction anyway.
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KRUGMAN: On "Permanent Class Of Jobless Americans"-"Let’s be clear: this is a policy decision." [View all]
kpete
Apr 2013
OP
It's not just foolish. It's vicious, and greedy and cruel and immoral.
woo me with science
Apr 2013
#1
If you dig to the root of every single conservative economic policy it's always cheap labor n/t
Fumesucker
Apr 2013
#2
I agree, and that's why labor rights and the labor movement are so important.
senseandsensibility
Apr 2013
#79
It's the fact that we allow a handful of CEOs and board members to make decisions
fasttense
Apr 2013
#84
It looks like you're a veritable expert on BS so I'll defer. You just keep
xtraxritical
Apr 2013
#54
It's just incredible the number of trolls and dinos here, I'll stick with BS on you.
xtraxritical
Apr 2013
#69
We have a systemic problem of corporate money in EVERYthing that we need to fix.
HughBeaumont
Apr 2013
#18
The business class fears full employment because it gives workers too much power. The bosses
byeya
Apr 2013
#10
IMHO, the desired rate of unemployment among the super-rich is beyond 6%.
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#22
IMO, you are correct but as a fig leaf to federal law, the Fed claims to be aiming at 6%.
byeya
Apr 2013
#25
It's a no-brainer ... but somehow deficits are taking a priority, even though ...
Fantastic Anarchist
Apr 2013
#14
Austerity = jobs lost = less revenue = more austerity = more jobs lost = less revenue = more aust...
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#15
High levels of UE allow the currency to be inflated without creating hyper-inflation
Yavin4
Apr 2013
#21
People need to understand that monopolistic capital enterprises - who swing the most political
byeya
Apr 2013
#27
Oh, I've believed this for some time. If there is high unemployment, there are lower wages
Cleita
Apr 2013
#28
I agree with you. Incrementalism doesn't work when you're talking about major shifts in
byeya
Apr 2013
#31
"A day or two of unpaid leave" was tongue in cheek. You are correct that people of good will
byeya
Apr 2013
#38
W/O detracting from the points you made, I would say the heirs of the WalMart fortune and NOT more
byeya
Apr 2013
#33
True. But even if they are more capable, and some are, then they are a part of society
JDPriestly
Apr 2013
#42
Amen to that. Humans are social beings and create societies and as much as the over-weathy
byeya
Apr 2013
#71
They still need workers and this is where the underclasses have strength if they
Cleita
Apr 2013
#34
K&R Meanwhile Obama is taking this golden opportunity to push for his pet, Chained CPI
MotherPetrie
Apr 2013
#40
Krugman is a main stream economist and a good one and it's been fun watching him learn
byeya
Apr 2013
#73
The monied interests that own this country and DC are eating just fine, thank you.
blkmusclmachine
Apr 2013
#80