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Old 04-18-2014, 05:24 PM
 
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The US is drifting into an Oligarchy

What the 1% Don't Want You to Know | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com
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Old 04-18-2014, 05:49 PM
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That's nothing new. We were founded by oligarchs.
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Old 04-18-2014, 07:50 PM
 
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We're not drifting into oligarchy. We already have one. The issue I take with pieces like this is it puts it all the blame on business/conservatives and always try to hold up government as some kind of savior.

Reality check: Both the government & big business are so utterly corrupt you can't tell the difference between the two. They are both just vehicles used by the oligarchy to maintain power and control.
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Old 04-18-2014, 07:53 PM
 
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But its still the by far leading economy in the world. Larger than China ;UK and Germany combined. Bill Moyers made his money making such documentaries so its a political opinion biased by it.if you look at any thing there are always those who make most of anything and dominate therefore. called leaders.
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Old 04-18-2014, 09:32 PM
 
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I guess that explains how Obama got elected twice.
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Old 04-19-2014, 08:23 AM
 
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I think it's ironic that the article was written by Bill Moyers who, as a shill of the Johnson administration, did more to create the current statist economy than anyone.
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Old 04-19-2014, 03:39 PM
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I think it's ironic that the article was written by Bill Moyers who, as a shill of the Johnson administration, did more to create the current statist economy than anyone.
Kudos on your understanding and insight regarding Bill Moyers. Many do not understand his interesting history.
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Old 04-19-2014, 03:42 PM
 
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I think it's ironic that the article was written by Bill Moyers who, as a shill of the Johnson administration, did more to create the current statist economy than anyone.
Maybe he's changing his mind about statism....?
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Old 04-20-2014, 02:19 PM
 
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We've been solidly in the oligarchy camp since December 23, 1913.
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Old 04-20-2014, 06:49 PM
 
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We've been solidly in the oligarchy camp since December 23, 1913.
Thanks Woodrow Wilson, who lived long enough to regret the creation of the Federal Reserve.
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