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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What specifically would Hillary do to address rising poverty and income inequality? [View all]SamKnause
(13,101 posts)18. So it is not just me.
I don't get it.
I have tried to understand it, but I don't get it.
The only logical conclusion that I can come up with
is they agree with her policies and outlook for the country.
They like war.
They like getting ripped off.
They think it is fine that some Fortune 500 companies pay no
taxes and get subsidies.
Subsidies, paid for with our tax dollars.
They like that this country is being sucked dry by global
corporations and Wall Street.
They admire war profiteers.
She has changed positions so many times on so many issues.
She has proven she has poor judgment.
I just don't get it.
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What specifically would Hillary do to address rising poverty and income inequality? [View all]
onecaliberal
Apr 2016
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Not One Damned Thing - HRC Serves The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks - The 1% - Not The 99%
cantbeserious
Apr 2016
#3
If the poor would only invest, they could enjoy tax cuts on their capital gains.
DisgustipatedinCA
Apr 2016
#6
Raise elegibility age for Social Security, then means test it to further the divide-and-conquer ...
Scuba
Apr 2016
#11
How do supposed dems who have railed against everything she stands for suddenly support all of this?
onecaliberal
Apr 2016
#14
He thinks the attacks originate from republicans, that's rich when her whole platform
onecaliberal
Apr 2016
#33
Not be full of shit and demonize "big banks" without a practical plan to break them up? tia
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#20
"Not to be full of shit" is not a policy. And NOT WANTING to break up big banks is not helpful.
Armstead
Apr 2016
#22
As president? or as boardmember of WalMart? Or as a $500,000/hour speaker to Goldman Sachs?
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2016
#21
Thank you, really good points. My point is, she's going to do nothing because she can't be
onecaliberal
Apr 2016
#24
Well, don't you know, it's all about the math, those tax breaks for the 1% are just about to lift
pdsimdars
Apr 2016
#27
Chained CPI on Social Security, and raise the retirement age for Social Security.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Apr 2016
#29