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To: maceng2 who wrote (1584870)1/23/2026 3:14:41 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1586391
 
Tax breaks and other incentives certainly accelerated it. Funding generally does that.

And it does matter as to the party. The one responsible for the mess should not be the first choice for solving it. Especially one with such a lousy track record on the economy.

Not to mention, a party who persists in lying about their role, instead trying to blame the ones that tried to stop it from happening.



To: maceng2 who wrote (1584870)1/23/2026 3:15:17 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1586391
 
"Capitalism needs a revision if it is to protect itself from authoritarian kleptocracy"

Trump is an authoritarian kleptocrat who is making not-Groucho marxism great again.

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'Marxism-Trumpism?' Trump's try at a planned economy is ...

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Sep 21, 2025 — Trump may believe he's protecting American workers and consumers, but he's actually building the very system of government control that makes .