I wouldn't call it true government ownership. They use the government to form monopolies and oligopolies for private wealth and to exempt new competition.
^^ That was written in 1997 ^^
From this - https://corpwatch.org/article/what-neoliberalism
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The War of 2020: the upcoming elections
- Thread starter White Beard
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I wouldn't call it true government ownership. They use the government to form monopolies and oligopolies for private wealth and to exempt new competition.
^^ That was written in 1997 ^^
From this - https://corpwatch.org/article/what-neoliberalism
'Boogieman'
Well-known member
"The water treatment plant said the vibrant purple color was caused by a pump malfunction, and occurred when too much sodium permanganted the water."
A pump inside the water treatment plant malfunctioned, this was not caused from the business sector operating in Ohio. I'm sure they fixed the pump, are you against water treatment? I'm glad I have a well because I don't trust what the government puts on our water.
the point is places like ohio and michigan are underfunded when it comes to infrastructure, education, ect. this includes maintinence and having top of the line equipment (ie water pumps) because our corporatist government cuts these things in favor of giving permanent tax breaks to the richest people in the country.
'Boogieman'
Well-known member
I'm all for improving our infrastructure. The government is collecting more federal taxes despite the tax breaks. Congress needs to work together on the issue as both parties want to improve infrastructure.
White Beard
Active member
“I’m fine so fuck y’all”, eh?
Sorry, the opinions of someone who’s paid NO attention to US politics or policy or elections until we got in this mess are worth nothing. Your “status” as a libertarian means nothing because you’ve never voted for a libertarian and you’ve never read a book on the topic. What you pick up from whoever you DO listen to is similarly worthless because they plainly don’t know more than you.
Republicans are very well known for loving the environment and are always trying to fund environmental health concerns.
And Klondike bars are gross.
And I don't want to bang Charlize Theron.
And Klondike bars are gross.
And I don't want to bang Charlize Theron.
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
You mean McConnell needs to stop blocking Congress' bills right?
What a useless piece of shit.
G
Guest
Go back and read your very first post in this "topic" about slinging. Pot meet kettle. I do get a kick out of occasionally reading this type of silliness for about 5 minutes once in a while while Im taking a bernie.
'Boogieman'
Well-known member
You sound like a mad old man, I suggest smoking some sativa to get your mind right. All you have is insults and your opinion is just that, an opinion.
'Boogieman'
Well-known member
He is blocking left wing policies coming from the house, show me where he blocked infrastructure bills. Nancy could learn to negotiate with Trump but she is not interested in that, she would rather feed the base with anti trump nonsense.
I would rather be a libertarian, than an authoritarian.
Trump's infrastructure plan was to privatize public infrastructure by selling it off to Goldman Sachs lol only an idiot would agree to that.
Hey, something we can agree on!
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
If he lets the coming series of anti foreign interference bills happen I'll eat crow.
'Boogieman'
Well-known member
While I don't believe the Russians had much influence (I believe everyone had their mind made up regarding Trump vs Clinton), I agree any influence is not good so I'm hoping he allows the bill a vote. I'm not really a Mitch McConnell fan I see him as a Rhino who needs to go.
White Beard
Active member
Look, you know me as well as you know politics and policy - which is to say, not at all. Pretend a fact is an insult all you like, it won’t fix what you don’t know.
As for the ‘everybody has one’ train of thought: anyone with knowledge or experience of anything has a better opinion than anyone who never thought about it before. Or do you seek ignorant opinions when you want help with a situation? If you’re smart, you’ll ask someone who KNOWS what they’re talking about, not just some jerkoff with ‘an opinion’. Probably how you came to hang out here: there are experienced folks here with opinions grounded in reality.
You already know this, but somehow keeping the nation afloat is exempt from the need to have been watching for more than a minute?
UPDATE: so Mitch McConnell is a RINO??? You prove my point fabulously....
CaptainDankness
Well-known member
I mean if you choose to live in LA you're going to have to deal with smog. Of course that state has been run down by Democrats......
The air and water is clean in New England.
I don't really think global warming is going to be as bad as everyone makes it out to be though. Not to mention Al Gore said NYC would be underwater some time ago and sea level still hasn't really risen.CaptainDankness
Well-known member
I don't believe in God. I believe in General George Washington.
If you are worried about the environment, don't drive a car.
Money is money, a great man once said " there is no such thing as good money or bad money just money" Charlie "Lucky" Luciano.
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xavier7995
Trumps not much of a negotiator though. If people dont bow to his demands he walks. That works when you are dicking over contractors, but not so much when both parties are on equal footing. Last time they met wasnt it trump that threw a fit and walked out...arguably as a move to excite his base. Alternatively, there was the time chuck n nancy did work with him back in 2017 only to have trump switch gears and pull back once fox n friends yelled at him.
