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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts)
Fri Aug 31, 2018, 02:28 PM Aug 2018

Don't allow the rich to commandeer a fix for the economic mess they created (VIDEO)

Americans are often awestruck over movie stars and the wealthy. Many seem to believe the acquisition of capital and or shallow notoriety can equate into people who can do or fix anything. The thing is the economic mess that America is in is mostly the responsibility of these people. So what then? The fix won't come from them.

https://egbertowillies.com/2018/08/31/rich-cannot-fix-economic-mess-they-created/

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guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
2. The working class always pays for the spending of the rich.
Fri Aug 31, 2018, 02:39 PM
Aug 2018

And when revenue is down, only the working class and the poor are counseled to tighten their belts, while the rich get richer.

Classic capitalism.

SWBTATTReg

(22,124 posts)
6. Thanks, and yes, predators indeed, when does it ever stop, the ...
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 01:04 AM
Sep 2018

seemingly mindless endless pursuit of wealth such as we see now? Take care...

SWBTATTReg

(22,124 posts)
3. I need to ask a fellow DUer if I can properly credit them by quoting their post that called ...
Fri Aug 31, 2018, 02:51 PM
Aug 2018

the practices of the rich by calling it 'predatory capitalism'...I like this word!

or in short, how to screw everybody else and get rich (I'm surprised that rump hasn't this book (in a way he did w/ his old book)) or that someone else has written a parody about this in a book titled 'predatory capitalism by our great leader, rump!').

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