Author Chris Hedges ethered Slick Willie
Long vid, i don't remember which section, the whole recording is
Long vid, i don't remember which section, the whole recording is
Time to bury the Clinton economic legacy
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Broke Wave
The GOAT
Obama will be first when the economy picks up
ThaRealness
Superstar
No way . Why is he trying to give Bush so much credit for a temporary fix?
the US' deficit is so fukking absurd at this point. I dont see how spending $$$ and waiting for everything to even out is a logical strategy.
since we're Americans, we have the highest GDP in the world.... we're supposed to just say fukk a credit rating?
I doubt it. Republicans made sure to run with the narrative that Clinton had nothing to do with the economy picking up (and they were right for the wrong reasons), they'll definitely nail that home with a guy they hate even more.
The Phil Jackson of American Presidents.
I think a model closer to the one in Singapore is economically superior
I assume you've never heard of Temasek and GIC.
acceptable trade offs.
Mr. Somebody
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He gave away jobs so companies could make more money. From the perspective of developing nations, he may be considered a hero. To Americans out of work, he may be seen as a traitor. Its all perspective.
The people of what developing nation would consider him a hero?
Mr. Somebody
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Some might yes because the Nafta agreement allowed alot of nations to come up after jobs were shipped overseas. Come up is relative to how poor they were before but its still a come up.
I mean, specifically, the people of what nations? Because NAFTA actually hurt agricultural employment in Mexico and forced a lot of Mexican citizens out of their country to look for better opportunities.
Mr. Somebody
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China for one.
Mexico had an increase in manufaturing jobs though. The pay was probably not good compared to US standards but it was alot more then they were making before.
(not moralizing one way or another)
I thought you were talking about the nations directly involved in NAFTA. I don't know much about how NAFTA helped China but I know with the rise of China, the prices of things for consumers in Mexico has gone down.
Though it boosted manufacturing in Mexico, I think overall it hurt the average citizen more than it helped. Most of the growth ended up in the pockets of the guys at the top and the influx of those huge businesses destroyed most of the smaller ones.
It was like they crushed the Mexican's self-sufficiency and forced them to depend on foreigners, friend
Mr. Somebody
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I think you're right but in the mind of the people with the means of production, an extra dollar an hour may help them upgrade their homes from cloth to tin.I thought you were talking about the nations directly involved in NAFTA. I don't know much about how NAFTA helped China but I know with the rise of China, the prices of things for consumers in Mexico has gone down.
Though it boosted manufacturing in Mexico, I think overall it hurt the average citizen more than it helped. Most of the growth ended up in the pockets of the guys at the top and the influx of those huge businesses destroyed most of the smaller ones.
It was like they crushed the Mexican's self-sufficiency and forced them to depend on foreigners, friend
Its so demonic, friend.
