2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhich candidate will fight for justice and equality?
Millions Face Pension Cuts Thanks to Wall Street Recklessness
The big bank executives who gambled away working Americans' benefits are still getting lavish packages as the social safety net collapses.
http://billmoyers.com/story/millions-face-pension-cuts-thanks-to-wall-street-recklessness/
In short, the middle class and the poor must endure lectures on the virtues of personal responsibility, self-sufficiency and free enterprise from the same people who have been feeding greedily at the public trough, crashing the economy and walking away with their pension plans and severance packages in hand for decades.
If this isnt the definition of a rigged system a system that gives the rich a free ride while forcing the public to clean up the mess and suffer the consequences Im not sure what is.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)They are not kicking asses that should be kicked....nor protecting people who should be protected.
When politicians hobnob with shitheads who engineer this crap -- they deserve "a special place in hell." Or at not to be allowed to stay or get into elective office.
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)HRC will fight for corporate welfare and corporate wealth - as proven by her record.
kgnu_fan
(3,021 posts)BootinUp
(47,186 posts)Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)on immigrants and Muslims ?
seekthetruth
(504 posts)I don't think Hillary will fight for income inequality nearly as much as Sanders. Why would she?
vintx
(1,748 posts)And one candidate is only interested in pretending to be liberal by pandering to those who do.