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2016 Postmortem

SHRED

(28,136 posts) Tue Sep 27, 2016, 05:49 PM Sep 2016

She denounced trickle down reaganomics last night

Said we must tax the wealthy and invest in the middle class. That tax breaks for billionaires harm us yet not one word in the media today.

I agree with Thom Hartmann's question today, "Why isn't this front page news?"

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She denounced trickle down reaganomics last night (Original Post) SHRED Sep 2016 OP

I have never Understood AldebTX Sep 2016 #1

fertilize the bottom. pansypoo53219 Sep 2016 #2

When the average talking head kurt_cagle Sep 2016 #3

also that prisons shouldn't be for profit. It was all stuff I was happily surprised to hear, but JCanete Sep 2016 #4

AldebTX

(787 posts)

1. I have never Understood

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 06:51 PM

Sep 2016

Why it's not argued that rather then giving the money to the rich and hoping some of it will trickle down to the middle class......give it to the middle class where it WILL all be used and put back in the economy. Small business loans, etc....

pansypoo53219

(20,981 posts)

2. fertilize the bottom.

Reply to AldebTX (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 06:52 PM

Sep 2016

kurt_cagle

(534 posts)

3. When the average talking head

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 06:55 PM

Sep 2016

pulls in a mlllion+ a year, they don't really like it when any candidate starts talking about taxing the wealthy. Nor do their sponsors. You can tell the news outlets that actually understand what most people are facing because their reporters are paid real wages.

JCanete

(5,272 posts)

4. also that prisons shouldn't be for profit. It was all stuff I was happily surprised to hear, but

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 08:50 PM

Sep 2016

yeah, media has no incentive to make that the story. It will be nice to see her hammer this stuff home once she has the bully pulpit, and I hope that's the Clinton we get to see in the White House.

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