Comments on: Trump’s Top Economic Adviser Doesn’t See Racism

By: Aynwrong

Aynwrong — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 01:25:00 +0000

In reply to katanahamon. Very well said.

By: muselet

muselet — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 23:27:00 +0000

Larry Kudlow has never experienced racism, so it can’t exist. QED.

I wish that were only snark.

If I were any paler, I’d be translucent, and I can recognize the systemic racism in our society. However, I’m not wealthy, and my job doesn’t require me not to see anything that would make Donald Trump haz a sad.

Plus, Larry Kudlow is consistently, hilariously wrong about pretty much everything. If Kudlow tells you the day is warm and sunny, grab your coat and umbrella.

–alopecia

By: katanahamon

katanahamon — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:50:00 +0000

10 percent wealthiest own 84% of the stock market. That’s who the stock market serves. The modern Republican Party and the ten percent wealthiest have collaborated on a system of economic slavery imposed on the rest of us. Just as one example, why do we not have health care for everyone? Because there is a huge industrial complex of insurers and others making huge profits for..limiting your access to healthcare, what procedures, doctors, drugs, treatments and hospitals you have access to. My pension was locked into a union agreement that they then invested yes, in the stock market. I don’t think I’ll ever see a dime. (I’m still a believer in unions, it just requires better rank and file participation and administration..) How many are forced to invest in the stock market as the only viable retirement plan option? There are predatory systems in place all across our system and country to insure the continued dominance of the wealthiest ten percent. They figured out that not only black, brown, red and yellow people could be exploited..now it’s only the wealthiest in the US that receive the benefits of the freedoms fought so hard for by our ancestors. Physical slavery has been augmented (I was going to say replaced, but, upon further thought, minimum wage jobs are very akin to physical slavery, and no, I don’t think I’m exaggerating..by much..) by social, economic and systemic (propagandistic) slavery. Why people continue to vote for the right wing is simply astonishing to me.

By: Kevin Krasnansky

Kevin Krasnansky — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:31:00 +0000

Why put “president” in quotes? Are you suggesting Trump isn’t really the president? Even if the election was stolen, he’s still the president. Or maybe you’re suggesting Ludlow is not actually advising Trump. Do you have information that he’s been cut out of the loop? Wouldn’t that hurt your point?

As usual, minor quibbles aside, you’re great on content.