Real Truth About the Economy-Robert Reich MoveOn.org ad

[PotatoChip]

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The economy explained in 135 seconds in this new MoveOn.org ad.

[DMNinFL]

1. I popped this video onto a conservative.........

message board yesterday morning. The poor folks over there are having fits over it still.
I wonder why conservatives always vote against their financial interests??

[Curmudgeoness]

3. And I forwarded it to every conservative I know. So far,

zero reaction. I love this video, so simple, so true.

So.....what are they having fits about?

[DMNinFL]

5. Well..don't ya know.....

progressives want to eat the rich! The first few posts were anti-clinton.
The next few posts were the eating the evil rich thing.
They are now on blaming the democratic party, Wilson, and FDR
for all our problems. I expect that the "Obama is a Communist"
posts will become cemented into the thread by this evening.

[Curmudgeoness]

6. I have always heard that the rich are tastier

than the poor. Better quality food in means better quality meat.

I have become totally amazed that the conservatives I talk to do not realize how low historically the taxes are for the rich. I was called a liar for saying that there have been times when the rate was above 90%. Ignorance is one of the most serious problems that we encounter.

[Kaleko]

2. K & R

[girl gone mad]

4. k & r

• The economy doubles since 1980, but wages flat. Where did the money go…
  
  
• All (or most) of the gains went to the super rich. And…
  
  
• With money comes political power. Taxes on super rich slashed, revenues evaporate. This leads to…
  
  
• Huge budget deficits. Middle class agitated, fights for scraps…
  
  
• Middle class divided. Buying and borrowing slow. Resulting in:
  
  
• Anemic recovery/economy.
  
  

[libmom74]

7. See it's really not that hard to explain

it's a matter of political will and our poitical party does not have the will.

[JDPriestly]

8. Let's get this on the front page and make it viral.

This is the simplest, quickest, surest, best explanation of our economic situation that I have seen.

[MrMickeysMom]

9. Put it on facebook

I did...