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Stephen Colbert's Debate Wrap-Up Hits All the Points [VIDEO]

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Citizen K1/15/2020 11:34:45 am PST

re: #38 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

Ben Franklin found the hoarding by the ultra wealthy adherent. The economic right wants to make an America where it is difficult to rise beyond your birth. You can’t preach bootstraps and then cut the leather and give the boots to someone who already has ten pairs of boots. Right wing capitalism is a bastardization of Smith’s vision and the only reason why a good chunk buys it is because right wing politicians told these people that those people benefiting from welfare, more affordable tuition, etc was the USSR. Another fine legacy of Reagan the hypocrite who loved The New Deal until it started helping PoC.

I mean….Smith’s great ‘Invisible Hand’ relied on gov’t guidance to prevent monopolies, rather than discouraged it.