Wages drop despite economic boom

I am *SO* not surprised.

This is what capitalism does.

Capitalism does not provide for the people.

Capitalism makes the owners of capital richer.

That's what capitalism does.

And it mostly does it by taking advantage of the powerless.

Systematic wealth extraction by design.

Make a few people rich; make a lotta people bitch.

So, you are saying the purpose of capitalism is to enrich the few, and enslave the many. That would probably apply to unfettered capitalism which we do not have. Of course, the right wing would love for it to be so,.
 
Only a hopeless pathological lying liberal moron on steroids can claim that the rich are stealing from the poor.

Only a fool who understands nothing, and avoids the truth like the plague, would think otherwise. Best example would be the Bush recession where 7 Trillion dollars of wealth was transferred from the middle class to the 1%. Another example is found in your signature, and you do not agree with: "and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned"
 
Hello and welcome Old Trapper,

So, you are saying the purpose of capitalism is to enrich the few, and enslave the many. That would probably apply to unfettered capitalism which we do not have. Of course, the right wing would love for it to be so,.

No, I am not saying any words or phrases that you are trying to put into my mouth. You. YOU are saying those things.

Capitalism has no purpose. It's haphazard. Capitalism is simply a descriptive term for an economic system that we use. It's called capitalism because it operates on the basis of capital, or wealth which is invested in profit-making ventures. The owners of capital expect a return on their investment. Managers of capitalist businesses attempt to maximize profits, which is at odds with providing for workers, non-workers, or consumers.

We use government to regulate capitalism so those who do not possess great capital are able to enjoy life, and thus will not revolt and overturn the system for the holders of capital, who inherently have great power.

Hey! Funny picture in your signature. I don't know you, or if this picture in your signature is supposed to be supportive of President Trump, but I'll share why I find it amusing.

The light that Trump is holding is dim and ancient, and appears orange-colored.
Looks like Melania has a mink coat.
Looks like Ivanka is acting the frightened clueless dumb blond - doing nothing.
It is reminiscent of George Washington, but the flag appears to be a modern 50 star flag.
Trump and gang are in a deep swamp, which appears to be quite full, and NOT DRAINED. Did we give up on that promise by now?
The people manning the oars appear to be without direction, and working against each other. So the vessel is going nowhere, and the crew is wasting their efforts.
Looks like a frightened crew in one of those cheap horror movies where you know the monster is about to devour them. Is the music building to the big moment?
There are oarlocks, but nobody is using them correctly.
Trump is standing in a small boat (always a bad idea.)
Boat motors were invented a long time ago - using oars is a slow way to get anywhere.
The boat is badly overloaded. Looks like a bunch of refugees!
Nobody has a life jacket.
What are they going to shoot with those guns? The mosquitoes?
The swamp appears to now be located on the front lawn of the White House.
Who is that idiot with the gun pointed one way, the flashlight pointed another, and looking in a different direction than either?
If they've got flashlights, modern rifles, and binoculars, why is Trump using an ancient oil lamp?
Everybody is in camo but Trump has a white shirt - good way to stand out as a target.
Trump is holding the light up in front of his face. Good way to blind your night vision and see nothing.
Also a good way to illuminate his white shirt, and make himself look like a stand-out target.
 
well then the next time you ask people on an anonymous message board about something you claim to want to know, why don't you preface the question with the statement of 'you're not going to believe a damned word anyone has to say unless it comports with my preconceived bullshit notions of what I want to hear'............that way nobody has to reply to this crap.

I never asked you for your personal anecdotal insights. You volunteered them without a prompt from me. The reason is obvious; there is no actual, verifiable data to support your belief system so you just make up a bunch of given circumstances for your message board character instead. So that way, you can contradict the actual economic numbers that undermine your belief system and positions without having to provide any verifiable data yourself.

Chump move.
 
I agree......the number one plank in your platform should be "we will raise your taxes!"......

So that's a very cynical ploy on your part; you cut taxes, which creates deficits and poor economic growth, and then frame any attempts to undo the damage your tax cutting policy caused by hiding behind the premise that Democrats want to raise your taxes.
 
Do you have a link to this lie you pathological dumbfuck? But I am amused by the leftist argument that people should be happy to have what they earn confiscated by politicians who buy low information idiots votes with them.

You're a big fucking idiot who is lazy as fuck.

Drumpf's WH statement, October 2017: Reducing the statutory federal corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent would, the analysis below suggests, increase average household income in the United States by, very conservatively, $4,000 annually.
 
I never asked you for your personal anecdotal insights. You volunteered them without a prompt from me. The reason is obvious; there is no actual, verifiable data to support your belief system so you just make up a bunch of given circumstances for your message board character instead. So that way, you can contradict the actual economic numbers that undermine your belief system and positions without having to provide any verifiable data yourself.

Chump move.

hey moron, your OP states "Hey rubes how did the tax cuts work out for you, did companies pass on the saving in higher wages?" so yes, you actually did ask me for my personal anecdotes, idiot. so my statement still stands..........

the next time you ask people on an anonymous message board about something you claim to want to know, why don't you preface the question with the statement of 'you're not going to believe a damned word anyone has to say unless it comports with my preconceived bullshit notions of what I want to hear'............that way nobody has to reply to this crap.
 
hey moron, your OP states "Hey rubes how did the tax cuts work out for you, did companies pass on the saving in higher wages?" so yes, you actually did ask me for my personal anecdotes, idiot. so my statement still stands.

But you can't prove that, can you? Or, at least, you're not willing to prove that here. So why volunteer it at all? Why respond at all?


the next time you ask people on an anonymous message board about something you claim to want to know, why don't you preface the question with the statement of 'you're not going to believe a damned word anyone has to say unless it comports with my preconceived bullshit notions of what I want to hear'............that way nobody has to reply to this crap.

I didn't ask you that. The OP wasn't mine. Different person. I jumped into this because my bullshit detector went off the moment I saw your garbage post. I'm totally OK with anecdotes being used in a debate so long as you can verify the claims those anecdotes make.

You are unable or unwilling to do that. So it's likely you're just making shit up about yourself so you don't have to answer for the failed policy you support.
 
But you can't prove that, can you? Or, at least, you're not willing to prove that here. So why volunteer it at all? Why respond at all?
are you saying that nobody should respond to questions unless they upload scanned paperwork to prove every claim they make?????

I didn't ask you that. The OP wasn't mine. Different person. I jumped into this because my bullshit detector went off the moment I saw your garbage post. I'm totally OK with anecdotes being used in a debate so long as you can verify the claims those anecdotes make.[/QUOTE]can you prove that what i said is false??? no, so your bullshit meter needs a recalibration, fuckstick.

You are unable or unwilling to do that. So it's likely you're just making shit up about yourself so you don't have to answer for the failed policy you support.
you're an even bigger moron than CFM is if you think anyone is going to post personal information on here. next time, if you don't want to hear answers, shut the fuck up.
 
you're an even bigger moron than CFM is if you think anyone is going to post personal information on here. next time, if you don't want to hear answers, shut the fuck up.

So if you're not going to post personal information here that can verify your personal claims, why are you making personal claims in the first place?
 
Wrong; you're the big fucking moron who thinks corporations pay taxes. Moron.

How can it be wrong when it comes directly from Trump's White House?

They said this: Reducing the statutory federal corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent would, the analysis below suggests, increase average household income in the United States by, very conservatively, $4,000 annually.

But it turns out that was not true, was it?
 
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