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There was an interview on ESPN radio wherein an anonymous NBA exec claimed that the NBA has no issue with Charlotte still hosting the NBA all star game after HB-2. Then Pepsi gave them a call........
You mistake me for one of those liberals who think the Democrats are innocent little angels. They are not in the slightest. Why do you think they ousted Sanders?
I don't know much about the credibility of that site you linked but let's do the same for Hillary:
Big business does not support higher taxes and strong pro-labor regulation of the economy. Thats absurd. They hate New Deal social democracy type politicians. That's why they are marginalized and why the Democrats moved to the right in the 1990s with the decline of the unions, begging big corporations for funds/bribes.
The Democratic Party is made up of several "wings". The original progressives were corporatists. They wanted a relationship between government and big-business. Their goal was to promote economic-growth, to make improvements in material standards of living(IE progress).
Now, when I say "economic-growth", we normally associate that with good things. But if I were to say "profit-maximization", people usually think bad things. But functionally, both are the same thing.
Thus, to promote economic-growth, you must also promote profit-maximization. The only difference is that profit-maximization usually refers to only one corporation. While economic-growth refers to an aggregate of all the businesses in a country.
The reason our system of government works, is not because it pits half the people against the other half. But that it pits half the businesses against the other half. And thus, in every election, the majority of businesses will support candidates who will help them maximize their profits. With the biggest and most-profitable businesses having more influence than smaller and less-profitable businesses.
The reason trickle-down economics works, is because it is a system which makes sure businesses have all the resources they need to maximize their profits, and thus to maximize economic growth.
As the saying goes, you get your job from a rich man, not a poor man. Of course, what is left out of the equation, is that the mechanism which produces employment in a trickle-down system, is practically the equivalent of you going into your basement, printing money, and then using it to buy stuff.
In a sense you can claim you are creating jobs, but who would support you?
The Democratic Party is made up of several "wings". The original progressives were corporatists. They wanted a relationship between government and big-business. Their goal was to promote economic-growth, to make improvements in material standards of living(IE progress).
Now, when I say "economic-growth", we normally associate that with good things. But if I were to say "profit-maximization", people usually think bad things. But functionally, both are the same thing.
The fact that you support the massive tax breaks for the donor class, deep cuts in the safety net and public services which the people rely on, and weakening labor rights and unions while at the same time claim you are for the people, is so absurd its impossible to take you seriously. This is the agenda of Paul Ryan, Trump, McConnell and large parts of the Democrats (the corporate puppets).
When you use words like "battle" you are really advocating for class warfare. That really is not a path you want to go down.
It's all about "class warfare." It's always been about class warfare, since the dawn of civilization. In all civilizations, a tiny elite seeks to profit from the exploitation of the masses. And in almost all societies, the tiny elite is quite successful at it.
The fact that you support the massive tax breaks for the donor class, deep cuts in the safety net and weakening labor rights and unions while at the same time claim you are for the people, is so absurd its impossible to take you seriously. This is the agenda of Paul Ryan, Trump, McConnell and large parts of the Democrats (the corporate puppets).
When did I say any of those things? I haven't taken a single position in this entire thread. I've only explained how things work.
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