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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumStop the lying: Redistribution of Wealth Upwards has been going on for decades...
When we pay MORE for prescription drugs than any country in the world - what is that? A redistribution of wealth upwards?
When we have a county that lets BILLIONAIRES build their fortunes by being able to defer taxes for years (most likely indefinitely), etc. that is a redistribution of wealth upwards.
And on and on.
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Stop the lying: Redistribution of Wealth Upwards has been going on for decades... (Original Post)
Skwmom
Feb 2016
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It's what government does - defense contracts, exemptions from normal taxation ...
closeupready
Feb 2016
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closeupready
(29,503 posts)1. It's what government does - defense contracts, exemptions from normal taxation ...
this is wealth redistribution - making one class of people relatively wealthier than others by making those others pay for it.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)2. Ever since Reagan.
And the DLC, co-founded by the Clintons, backed by Koch brothers money, was a Trojan Horse bringing that shit into the Democratic Party. Both party establishments work for the same damn people.
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)3. Exactly. They weren't going to put their eggs in one basket.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)4. And the DLC wanted a spot at the corporate feed trough also.