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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 11:11 AM Original message |
Why do Democrats continue to ignore Mergermania and its effects? |
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European Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. For the same reason they let Bush listen to their private phone calls. nt |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
2. Isn't it time to kickstart the Sherman Act? |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 11:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. They shouldn't stand today |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. because they are owned by the corporate oligarchy of which you speak |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 11:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I wish people would recognize it as just as crushingn as "big guvment" |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 02:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. It is a much bigger threat. Guvmnt has some oversight (not used |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 02:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Exactly -- That's what the boneheads overlook |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
6. It's a My$$$$$tery to me. n/t |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 02:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. $$$$$$$$$hhhhhhhh! You're not $uppo$ed to $ay that. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
7. We Have Two Political Parties In This Country... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 02:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. nah, we haven't had two parties since the 80's. n/t |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
8. M & A (mergers and aquisitions) is growing back |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 11:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. That pisses me off so much |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 12:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Most mergers don't even create shareholder value |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 12:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Yeah, and then they become "Too big to allow to fail" |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. complexity management |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 02:06 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. That's why Liberal/progressive policies are necessary |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 02:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. One note. Corporations are not efficient at all, to the contrary, |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 02:19 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Not overall, but in pure market terms |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 02:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Yes I would agree regarding social conduct, but I was talking about |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 03:26 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. You may be right |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 03:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Absolutely! It's still early but it's starting to look like they're going |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 04:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. And all of us are like plato's navigator |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 05:58 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. That's depressing thought |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. Because the Democratic Party no longer represents average Americans? |
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radio4progressives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
12. Taboo Subject - It's the Clinton Legacy and Neo Liberalism |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 12:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Sad but true |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
15. Another example |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. That's the Way (Uh-Huh Uh-Huh) They Like It |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 01:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I don;t think it will be a One World Government but a... |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 02:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. "johnathan johnathan johnathan" |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 03:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Or Network |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. Yeah, That's Why |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
29. Because our Democratic leaders are part of that Corporate Oligarchy |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
33. Easy - $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
36. Any centrist defendrs of this lack of concern? |
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