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Buckeye_Democrat

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6. Republicans will surely try to put Social Security in Wall Street too.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2016, 12:15 PM

Dec 2016

My father used to joke about putting "paper pushing" bankers and businessmen on a large deserted island where they'd all perish eventually from lack of "real skills". At the rate we're going, we'll be a nation of paper pushers someday.

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Taxcuts will be invested on Wall Street. [View all] kentuck Dec 2016 OP

The GOP's job is to Turbineguy Dec 2016 #1

This is an interesting article on the "Financialization" of the US hollowdweller Dec 2016 #2

Thanks for this article. kentuck Dec 2016 #3

Spot on. The Bush tax cuts stand as a solid reminder of that. think Dec 2016 #4

same trickle down nonsense that will drive the federal govt into HUGE deficits and MORE debt beachbum bob Dec 2016 #5

They will try to make cuts in programs to keep the deficits in check. kentuck Dec 2016 #7

Republicans will surely try to put Social Security in Wall Street too. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #6

Or stashed in offshore accounts....... lastlib Dec 2016 #8

They will be permitted to bring this money back from the off-shore accounts.... kentuck Dec 2016 #9

Much of the business tax cuts safeinOhio Dec 2016 #11

and add to this one fact DonCoquixote Dec 2016 #10