Re: Just how Crazy is Donald Trump!
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Re: Just how Crazy is Donald Trump!
In “Parasite,” the South Korean thriller that took home four Oscars Sunday night, including the award for best picture, the tension between rich and poor is on full display, juxtaposing the luxury and abundance of the haves with the hardship and squalor of the have-nots.
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It’s a theme that translates well to the U.S. — and which may well decide the trajectory of the 2020 presidential election.
America’s wealth divide — a measure of the country’s wealth held by the most affluent compared with the rest of the population — has grown substantially over the past few decades.
Oscar-winning '''Parasite''' evokes growing US wealth gap
While the top echelon has recovered since the 2008 financial crisis, the middle class hasn’t enjoyed that same fortune, according to researchers at the Brookings Institution.
Income inequality in the U.S. is higher than in other advanced economies, according to the Pew Research Center.
The top 10% of Americans made half the country’s pre-tax household income in 2016, up from 42% in 1989, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. That means the rest of the country lost an equivalent share. This means that likely all the US members of CTN saw their pre tax income decline under President Trump.
The bottom 50% of Americans — 63 million families — saw their share of total wealth decrease to 1% from 3% over that period.
Their average wealth decreased from about $21,000 to $16,000.
One in 10 families had a negative net worth, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found.
Almost 40% of Americans wouldn’t be able to cover an unexpected $400 expense using cash or savings, according to the Federal Reserve Board.
“Donald Trump won the presidency in part because he played on the ‘Parasite’ theme,” Court said. “And Bernie may win the presidency because he’s playing on the ‘Parasite’ theme.”Comment
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Re: Just how Crazy is Donald Trump!
It always amazes me how the right wing parties always seem to get the poorest people to vote for them, even though they don't even try to hide it that they are not looking out for the poorests interests.
The right wing parties agenda always contains the trifecta of right wing policies. 1. Make the wealthy even wealthier. 2. Attack education by under funding it. 3. Attack health care, again by under funding it.
And yet the poorest almost never fail to vote for the right wing parties.
This is not exclusively in the US. It happens everywhere.Comment
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According to President Trump's new proposed 2021 budget what you just described is exactly what is going to happen.
White House budget: Trump proposes deep cuts to health care and safety net programs - CNNPolitics
... fortunately, the Democratically controlled Congress will never let this happen.
America is going broke trying to fund a military super power all over the world at the expense of its neediest citizens. In many ways, the same thing that North Korea is doing.Comment
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The people enjoying better times are not taking it from those "left behind" financially. Its not a zero sum game oit there. When you stragle out into the weeds and blunder through each day wonder why your masters degree in underwater basket weaving cost you 200 grand and you borrowed all of it, you are going to get left behind, and no, your neighbors should not be forced to pay your bills. Anyone who would blame President Trump for any health care disparities is just plain uninformed. The left seems to blame President Trump for inequality in income, yeah that is, there weren't any poor or wealthy people until Trump became president. I prrsonally can't stand Donald Trump but thank god every day that he's our President.Comment
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You are what you eat and when you swallow propaganda all day and nite, well, thats all you can regurgitate.Comment
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Barr announces sweeping new sanctions, '''significant escalation''' against left-wing sanctuary cities | Fox News
AG Barr going after sanctuary cities! GO BARR GO!
We will not bow to illegals. You want to be here, do it the RIGHT WAY!
And these liberal state/ city leaders that allow this crap to go on should be ashamed. Letting potentially violent criminals slide under the radar like they do.
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letterNadler's panic letter to Barr demands to know why DOJ is looking at Giuliani's Biden-Ukraine info
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It's becoming a Joke as the 3 Stooges post there spin
No worries 8 years for the next President
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The democrat party is, in its current form, a corrupt private entity. Its like the mafia on government issued steroids. The members lie in public and in our house of representatives and there sould be dire consequences for those who do. When Rachida Talieb on the day of her election can shout "we're gonna impeach the M. F.er" and no democrat speaks against such a blatant racist, then there is absolutely no credibility to anything the party says or does. Please vote for anyone but a democrat. They are as a group, detestable, self inflating power mongers and the media conglomerates making billions of dollars every year are in need of a reckoning for their collusion is this attempt to subvert our system of government.Comment
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