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applegrove

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2. Kind of implies income inequality in the US made voters turn on each other

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jan 5, 2018, 08:07 PM

Jan 2018

and 1/2 went racist/nationalist. Disraeli and all. I wonder if that was intentional on the part of the GOP? Probably. That implies they always knew trickle down was bullshit and would result in inequality then anger at 'the other' in the base. And people voting against their own best interests.

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Liberals hatch plan to stop Trumpism: fix income inequality [View all] applegrove Jan 2018 OP

Sounds good in theory True Dough Jan 2018 #1

Kind of implies income inequality in the US made voters turn on each other applegrove Jan 2018 #2

Very progressive concept by minister Chrystia Freeland. I first learned of her appalachiablue Jan 2018 #3

Cept she's been fighting for the rights of the 1% since being elected Cedar_son Jan 2018 #5

Gimme a break, Delacourt is a Liberal stooge and you can't count on anything from Freeland Cedar_son Jan 2018 #4

You know that inequality is decreasing in canada as we speak and that applegrove Jan 2018 #6

Ha! Unless it's the trusts belonging to their finance minister. Cedar_son Jan 2018 #7

Morneau cleared of both counts. He did not do anything illegal. applegrove Jan 2018 #8

Pfff. By an ethics commissioner who has barely found a single thing wrong with anything Cedar_son Jan 2018 #9

I love the liberals. I'm voting for them again. No amount of put on disgust applegrove Jan 2018 #10

How about some reality? Cedar_son Jan 2018 #11

Liberals have changed development aid agenda to focus on women and applegrove Jan 2018 #12

Yes. It's that kind of token gesture they do to fool people Cedar_son Jan 2018 #13

It is a huge gesture. applegrove Jan 2018 #14

It's not that huge, considering our foreign aid has actually shrunk under Trudeau Cedar_son Jan 2018 #15

I'm done. applegrove Jan 2018 #16

Of course you are. You're hearing the truth about trudeau and it's uncomfortable. Cedar_son Jan 2018 #17