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Both sides of the political spectrum are fucking us.
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No, this is not true, and its extreme over generalizing. I'm a liberal, but there are some good republicans / conservatives and some good republican things out there too. Republicans, back in the day, created the EPA for example.
The big problem with saying this, is that your thinking is based more on passion, and less on true detail, or true science, or true policy, etc.
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Thier agenda has made most of us poorer
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By which measurement?
https://www.advisorperspectives.com/...ar-perspective
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, removed democratic power
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The fact that a complete idiot like Donald Trump winning the election proves to me that democracy, at least in the US, is alive and well. Yes he lied and cheated and bullshitted his way in, but he still did it.
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and made a tiny few immensely wealthy.
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Very true. They probably fucked alot of people over to get where they are, but the laws and legal system allowed it to happen. Should loopholes be closed? Yes. Should taxes on the ultra rich be increased? Yes. Ronald Regan started it all with his "Trickle-down" BS and it all happened thanks to democracy. The thing though, is that the same democratic process can undo it.
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We go to wars in the Third World and other far off places, in the name freedom or defence. When in truth it's about feeding the War Machine with our money.
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I'd argue that its more about getting and acumulating energy, and fighting proxy wars. But I agree with your statement too.
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Countries who were our enemies. Are now selling us goods once made by us.
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It's good that we are now trading with our former enemies instead of fighting them. What needs to be done is to fix the various trade deficits by voting for governments that will protect jobs and balance everything else out too.
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50 years ago China couldn't feed itself. Today it's a military and economic threat to the World. Tomorrow it will be #1.
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China already earned the badge of #1 economy back in 2014. The US is far behind on lots of other things (Canada too). Education for example.
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The exodus of companies to the Third World so then sell their goods back to the First World has got to a point where most First World people are poorer.
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Agreed. This needs to change somehow, but I know its not a simple process. Trump's super-simplified and stupid 35% tax-threat is not even close to a step in the right direction.
You have to make it attractive for companies to stay in their home countries without creating economic or other burdens elsewhere. Furthremore it won't be an instant fix. Policy changes to fix the situation will take a long time to implement and probably proceed slowly to allow companies, customers and the economy to adept.
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If you're a politician or in the 1%. Your wealth has climbed at a staggering rate.
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It has.
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The gap between the rich and poor is growing by the day.
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It has! But this is really 2 different things. Related, but different.
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All this happens whichever side is in power. Then they both blame each other for fucking our lives. When the truth is they both are fucking us.
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Yes! no! Sort of! It can defiantly happen to either side, but - its not exactly fair to blame the parties, or to just "give up". Vote!