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kgnu_fan

(3,021 posts)
Sat May 7, 2016, 09:18 PM May 2016

Which 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/

“It’s a scam of almost unmatchable balls and cruelty,” Taibbi concluded, “accomplished with the aid of some singularly spineless politicians.” Indeed. And much of the same can be said about the American economy, broadly.

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 isn’t 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 — I’m not sure what is.

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Which candidate will fight for justice and equality? (Original Post) kgnu_fan May 2016 OP
Are you thinking of Trump? Sheepshank May 2016 #1
Establishment politicians in both parties Armstead May 2016 #6
What Kind Of Justice - What Kind Of Equality cantbeserious May 2016 #2
Some in DU are offended when Wall Street's greed is criticized... kgnu_fan May 2016 #3
I would say that is a very small number. nt BootinUp May 2016 #5
I think Hillary will defend justice and equality more than Trump. Do you know Trump's positions Trust Buster May 2016 #4
I disagree seekthetruth May 2016 #7
Poverty doesn't resonate with people who are all about identity politics. vintx May 2016 #8
 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
6. Establishment politicians in both parties
Sat May 7, 2016, 10:00 PM
May 2016

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)
2. What Kind Of Justice - What Kind Of Equality
Sat May 7, 2016, 09:21 PM
May 2016

HRC will fight for corporate welfare and corporate wealth - as proven by her record.

 

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
4. I think Hillary will defend justice and equality more than Trump. Do you know Trump's positions
Sat May 7, 2016, 09:55 PM
May 2016

on immigrants and Muslims ?

 

seekthetruth

(504 posts)
7. I disagree
Sat May 7, 2016, 10:01 PM
May 2016

I don't think Hillary will fight for income inequality nearly as much as Sanders. Why would she?

 

vintx

(1,748 posts)
8. Poverty doesn't resonate with people who are all about identity politics.
Sat May 7, 2016, 10:02 PM
May 2016

And one candidate is only interested in pretending to be liberal by pandering to those who do.

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