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In reply to the discussion: I think I have woken up in bizarro world... [View all]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)32. +1 ...
Trump says:
American jobs. No TPP. Higher wages. Lower trade deficits.
American Jobs: While off-shoring his entire product line.
Higher Wages: While campaigning on (last week) the minimum Wage being too high
Lower trade deficits: While promising actions that will explode trade deficits
And many here are eating his line of bullshit up like a too good glazed ham ... all because it approximates populism.
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Guess it's a good thing they are a slowly fading minority voting block then, huh?
giftedgirl77
Jun 2016
#23
We don't have a vision for the same America-yesterday, today or tomorrow.
Baitball Blogger
Jun 2016
#36
The clear problems I find are that foreign governments can bring litigation
onecaliberal
Jun 2016
#10
I have also seen posts praising corporations and the elites as things the 99% can't live without.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2016
#9
It is hilarious. I listened to Trump speak today, and at least notionally
Dreamer Tatum
Jun 2016
#14
CaptainSensible is not the one in the bubble, as he/she has accurately recounted what has occurred.
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2016
#31
How long before we have to train our replacements that are willing to work for min. wage?
modem77
Jun 2016
#19