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Greece is.
To compensate for the lack of tax revenues we will be put under austerity.
When that doesnt work, more austerity. And more. And more.
AJT
(5,240 posts)The GOP has been working for this since the new deal.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,829 posts)sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,324 posts)pastures and nicer and safer places to live.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,324 posts)jmowreader
(50,562 posts)Today you can buy bulldozers on the Internet. They have nowhere to hide.
Irish_Dem
(47,324 posts)Even though we desperately need that money for domestic issues.
The rich are getting their escape pods ready for when they have totally trashed this planet.
And why they need trillions of dollars.
aka-chmeee
(1,132 posts)2012 was a terrible movie, but the premise makes you wonder.
Irish_Dem
(47,324 posts)Didn't see the movie 2012. Will have to try and find it online.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)With a vengance thanks in part to Donald Trump and the Republicans.
There will be no US Economy when Trump is done because people will not have money to buy things, even basics like food and shelter.
Irish_Dem
(47,324 posts)Jspur
(578 posts)I have said before that America unfortunately goes through cycles where the Rich have extreme control followed by a disaster and then a correction. Unfortunately we are in the negative part of the cycle.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)bdamomma
(63,919 posts)apparently and after that heist vote that took place, the rich feel that they are entitled to it all.
Carlin was right all along.
Is it time for torches and pitchforks???