plutocracy
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Richest administration in modern American history
Billionaires and millionaires meeting with president elect inside the Trump Tower: “What kind of government have you made for us?” Donald the Trumpeter to elite followers: “An unabashedly open plutocracy if you can ravage it!” How can anyone still believe that… Continue reading
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The Donald as unifier
Here’s what Donald Trump is not: He is not us. He is not all of us. He is not the best of us. He is not inevitable. Let us take Trump at his word. Let him be our Unifier. Source:… Continue reading
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Subsidizing Walmart
“Walmart receives an estimated $6.2 billion annually in mostly federal taxpayer subsidies. The reason: Walmart pays its employees so little that many of them rely on food stamps, health care and other taxpayer-funded programs.” “Walmart avoids an estimated $1 billion… Continue reading
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What the 1% Don’t Want You to Know | BillMoyers.com
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Economist Paul Krugman explains how the United States is becoming an oligarchy – the very system our founders revolted against. Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: A new book that’s the talk of academia and the… Continue reading
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Enjoying the powerless features of Democracy
Not really all that amazing but it does make one want to say something facile like “amazing” . Plutocracy is alive and thriving while the great mass of citizens play at republican democracy, enjoying all the best features–like voting, a… Continue reading
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