In These Times

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• • 16 Apr 09
  • 10:25 pm

  Yes, deep in his heart Obama is a politician first. He knows that those that vote, vote their 401k's. Reagan was a brilliant destructor of populism by getting everyone to put their retirement eggs in with the large corporations, he also started taxing my student stipend and unemployment benefits (mr monkeywrench). Lets stop for a moment to be thankful that social security didn't go to Wall St too--that was one of the few things that was denied GWB during his reign. I supported Obama, especially during the primary. One of the reasons for my not supporting Clinton was knowing that NYC …

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• • 18 Apr 09
  • 12:21 am

  Yes, deep in his heart Obama is a politician first. He knows that those that vote, vote their 401k’s. Reagan was a brilliant destructor of populism by getting everyone to put their retirement eggs in with the large corporations, he also started taxing my student stipend and unemployment benefits (a self-fulfilling prophecy of inefficient government). Lets stop for a moment to be thankful that social security didn’t go to Wall St too—that was one of the few things that was denied GWB during his reign of plunder. Also, let me remind the wingnut posters that a Republican congress put the demise …

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• • 18 Apr 09
  • 9:27 am

  Having slept on it, I would like to retract the "BHO is a crook" comment. I'm withholding judgement. He's the first candidate to whom I have donated a significant amount of money. Its hard to watch the bailouts of the wealthy, but he's a lawyer, not an economist. He is relying on the advice of the same people who profited from the debt-fueled bubble and all they want is to shift the blame and the burden to others. Given Bush's disrespect for the law, BHO seemed like an ideal successor (editor of the Harvard law review). Also, Bill Clinton's outsourcing of …

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