RE: Damned Democunts
October 25, 2014 at 9:17 pm
(This post was last modified: October 25, 2014 at 9:18 pm by Chas.)
(October 25, 2014 at 9:07 pm)Heywood Wrote:(October 25, 2014 at 8:44 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Bullshit, if you truly cared about corporate bullying you would not side with them which I think you either don't care, or are too stupid to see that is exactly what you are doing.
We had 30 years of deregulation started by Reagan and ever since jobs unions and manufacturing went overseas, and worker pay has not kept up with cost of living. So you think corporations would do the right thing on their own despite the fact they don't do the right thing right now?
Um no, all less regulation would do without a mindset change on their part would be more gass on the fire.
The First Amendment is an anti monopoly law that addresses issues of religion, freedom of the press, and political parties, and protects the right to assemble and dissent. But somehow that same anti monopoly concept magically does not apply to the private sector. If the private sector wont do the right thing on its own, something has to step in to regulate it.
But do not try to blow smoke up my ass and try to convince me that our current climate is full of the likes of COSTCO and Moo Cluck Moo who do the right thing. No, our climate is a majority of Walmarts and Koch Brothers and Papa Johns.
Given a choice I would rather have been born today than say 30 years ago. The standard of living in this country has increased significantly in the last 30 years. You make it sound like things have gotten worse since deregulation which is an outright lie. People today live much better than people did 30 years ago.
By what measure(s) has the standard of living in this country "increased significantly in the last 30 years"?
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