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Stupid. The reason Trump is president is because economic policies under Obama hurt so many. The solution is NOT in condemning others but in condemning ourselves for allowing it to happen.
Obama's economic policies hurt so many? Who were hurt?
Everyone I know is much better off than they were 8 years ago. More folks working. Wages going up. Homes selling. Retirement accounts recovered. Longest period of economic and job growth in recent history.
Democrats should focus on that. Forget all the treating people fairly stuff. Focus on the jobs. That's the future.
Automation and artificial intelligence is eliminating jobs left and right. Corporations complain that they can't find adequately educated employees.
The only way we are ever going to get on track is to develop a system of lifelong education, where a person laid off from one job can get vocational counseling and support in developing skills and knowledge more in demand in the marketplace.
There really is no other answer.
We will flounder under the burden of caring for the silver Tsunami as well as a flood of citizens who are for all intents and purposes, increasingly unemployable.
California bashing aside, and bless them for taking in the less fortunate, the mentally ill, the poorly educated... produced in the hard-hearted states, there are indeed stats that only look at means-tested programs.
Guess what? Most of the top spots are Republican states.
And again, you have to look at how those people vote. Food Stamp recipients overwhelmingly vote Dem, and there are Dem voters in Republican states.
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I give you points for hanging in there with the argument that more Democrats will be hurt than Republicans by the GOP slashing the safety net and throwing folks to sink or swim.
Exactly correct, because the GOP knows their voters are sick and tired of supporting themselves AND everyone else.
Sorry, but when feeding, clothing, and sheltering someone else takes food off my table, and money away from my clothing and housing budget, involuntarily, I'm not on board. Assistance programs should be voluntary contributions, charities, as many already are.
Cool so you a dem say that some dems will work with the Rs.... here is a hint, there are about 40 or more dems who would work the Rs on a good healthcare insurance bill.
And what is your point?
And can't you make make without insults.
ALL I did was state what I SAW.
If you want to add additional information, do so WITHOUT the condescending remarks.
P.S "Cool so you a dem "
Do NOT make claims that make you look like a fool.
I am on record here MANY times stating that I am a conservative and NOT a dem.
Obama's economic policies hurt so many? Who were hurt?
We've covered this over and over.
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Everyone I know is much better off than they were 8 years ago. More folks working. Wages going up. Homes selling. Retirement accounts recovered. Longest period of economic and job growth in recent history.
The bottom stabilized. The top boomed. We could have done this without making the wealth gap so much larger. There are millions still struggling and they refused to vote for more of that. That is why Hillary lost Michigan and Pennsylvania. Got crushed in Ohio.
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Democrats should focus on that. Forget all the treating people fairly stuff. Focus on the jobs. That's the future.
That should have been done years ago BUT Obama installs one of the largest proponents of shipping jobs off shore when he appointed Immelt as his "jobs czar".
Not being able to find trained employees is a lie also to import cheaper labor.
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The only way we are ever going to get on track is to develop a system of lifelong education, where a person laid off from one job can get vocational counseling and support in developing skills and knowledge more in demand in the marketplace.
There really is no other answer.
We will flounder under the burden of caring for the silver Tsunami as well as a flood of citizens who are for all intents and purposes, increasingly unemployable.
You have to have something for them to train for. What are they going to train to do? what are the millions of inner city unemployed going to train to do?
They saw trillions being created for the rich while all they got was platitudes.
So far, it sounds like if you're young and healthy and you opt out, it's going to cost more to get insurance when you need it, it will also cost more as you age, it will cost more if you have pre-existing conditions. This version of our national health care policy seems to have been crafted by the insurance companies. I thought the GOP railed that the federal government had no business legislating your health care? The democrats botched it, the republicans are going to botch it further, a total Washington SNAFU.
So far, it sounds like if you're young and healthy and you opt out, it's going to cost more to get insurance when you need it, it will also cost more as you age, it will cost more if you have pre-existing conditions. This version of our national health care policy seems to have been crafted by the insurance companies. I thought the GOP railed that the federal government had no business legislating your health care? The democrats botched it, the republicans are going to botch it further, a total Washington SNAFU.
Yes, both parties are worshipping at the alter of Wall Street. There is a difference though. One party doesn't pretend otherwise. You can win by standing behind who you are. You are going to have a harder time pretending you are something.
Some 380 posts in and it looks like there are two major camps -
Those who want health care for all, even for the other camp
Those who don't want health care for anyone
So maybe we go with single payer health care for all and include an opt out clause. If you don't want it, you can opt out.
I wonder how many opponents of health care for all would check the opt out box?
The question is how do we go about getting health care for all?
"Russia" isn't going to do it.
Forget it isn't going to do it.
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