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In reply to the discussion: Neoliberalism, My Ass [View all]DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)121. K&R!
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I really hope that people start thinking about the necessity of trade. Does TPP need work? Yes, I do think so, like many of us do. Having said that, to kill all our trade treaties and start over is foolish.
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Could you be any more generalized? Sounds like one comment made you mad and produced this rant
bjobotts
Jun 2016
#98
Republican governance has devastated the middle class, not trade deals.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2016
#11
Trade deals have eliminated jobs, while austerity (both parties) has cut away safety nets
leveymg
Jun 2016
#55
I wonder if we go after trade deals because the republican base agrees with us but
pampango
Jun 2016
#57
America used to be the #1 exporter of finished goods and now we are the #1 importer of fin. goods
bjobotts
Jun 2016
#102
Neoliberalism is Reganism, trickle down economics and voodo economics where corps do
bjobotts
Jun 2016
#103
When the Saudi's "opened up the spiggot" they shut down a lot of the fracking in TX.
That Guy 888
Jun 2016
#23
Nothing like single-issue zealots to ignore a list of 358 accomplishments. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2016
#9
Wow, tin ear AND insults. I am guessing the expiration date for elitist policy is nearing. eom
Betty Karlson
Jun 2016
#15
income and wealth inequality are unimportant when you're on the fat side of the equation
tk2kewl
Jun 2016
#39
Bernie, Corbyn and British unions all wanted the UK to stay in the EU. Yeah, they're elitists not
pampango
Jun 2016
#45
"the expiration date for elitist policy is nearing". Not for conservative elitist policy it's not.
pampango
Jun 2016
#89
Bernie was not directly involved, of course, but he made his opinion known. n/t
pampango
Jul 2016
#140
yep. Bill and now Obama were free to veto GOP bills and let them try to over-ride
yurbud
Jun 2016
#52
If Brexit really were a response to neoliberalism, then conservatives are sure smarter than liberals
pampango
Jun 2016
#46
I'm still trying to imagine the Island Vacation, a lack of home insurance and 20K cash to
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#61
it's Milt Shook, a true hack who never meet a 3rd-way economic inflection point or so called left
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#64
Keep in mind these are people who measure success by their own profits.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2016
#80
I am a union person, worked hard for my union, did a lot of organizing and did a lot of representing
Thinkingabout
Jun 2016
#81
The OP actually presented a list of ~371~of President Obama's accomplishments
ismnotwasm
Jun 2016
#83