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What's crazy is that since Reagan the GOP is also fine with increased gov spending, among a host of other increasingly authoritarian policies.* So no longer ca

What's crazy is that since Reagan the GOP is also fine with increased gov spending, among a host of other increasingly authoritarian policies.* So no longer can they even claim to be anti government corruption & spending, and pro business & 'freedom.' They just appear to be 'anti people.' But please don't pretend the Dems are a whole lot better on most of these issues... I really hope our generation can work together and do something about this failing two-party system. *a short list: domestic surveillance, police militarization, civil forfeiture, anti net netruality, military expansion, pro Wall St, hand outs to healthcare lobbysits, etc..

naasking 9y ago
> They are just anti people. Correction: anti-poor people.
- imglorp 9y ago
  > Correction: anti-poor people. Correction: anti-middle class people. They can't extract any money from the poor, and clearly not from the rich, so guess who's left?
  - poorrights 9y ago
    Actually, exploiting the poor is a rather lucrative business for the rich: check cashing, rent-to-own furniture, trailer parks, etc. https://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/opinionator/2013/09/17/making-money-off-the-poor/ https://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/opinionator/2013/09/17/maki...
    - yardie 9y ago
      You are both right. They exploit the poor by extracting from the middle. Meanwhile, the rich have moved their assets offshore or into anonymous properties.
    - lr 9y ago
      Don't forget about using collection agencies to collect local government fines. Like, how a $30 parking ticket eventually turns into $1000 and ruined credit.
      - poorrights 9y ago
        Oh for sure. That’s where the intersection with the court system comes in. Harsh laws and court minutiae are extremely harmful to the poor and help keep people in the cycle of poverty.
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Chathamization 9y ago
> But please don't pretend the Dems are a whole lot better on most of these issues... I really hope our generation can work together and do something about this failing two-party system. Paying attention and voting accordingly is a pretty good solution. Unfortunately, almost no one does that (and it tends to be even worse at the local level).
- okreallywtf 9y ago
  Thanks for reminding me to go vote today ;)
ifhd 9y ago
> But please don't pretend the Dems are a whole lot better on most of these issues They are, and people can demand they be better still.

naasking 9y ago

> They are just anti people. Correction: anti-poor people.

imglorp 9y ago
> Correction: anti-poor people. Correction: anti-middle class people. They can't extract any money from the poor, and clearly not from the rich, so guess who's left?
- poorrights 9y ago
  Actually, exploiting the poor is a rather lucrative business for the rich: check cashing, rent-to-own furniture, trailer parks, etc. https://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/opinionator/2013/09/17/making-money-off-the-poor/ https://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/opinionator/2013/09/17/maki...
  - yardie 9y ago
    You are both right. They exploit the poor by extracting from the middle. Meanwhile, the rich have moved their assets offshore or into anonymous properties.
  - lr 9y ago
    Don't forget about using collection agencies to collect local government fines. Like, how a $30 parking ticket eventually turns into $1000 and ruined credit.
    - poorrights 9y ago
      Oh for sure. That’s where the intersection with the court system comes in. Harsh laws and court minutiae are extremely harmful to the poor and help keep people in the cycle of poverty.

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Chathamization 9y ago

> But please don't pretend the Dems are a whole lot better on most of these issues... I really hope our generation can work together and do something about this failing two-party system. Paying attention and voting accordingly is a pretty good solution. Unfortunately, almost no one does that (and it tends to be even worse at the local level).

okreallywtf 9y ago
Thanks for reminding me to go vote today ;)

ifhd 9y ago

> But please don't pretend the Dems are a whole lot better on most of these issues They are, and people can demand they be better still.