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Why things won't change under Trump

NoLeftNoRight said:
The reason is that the few control the gold. And We The People have proven very complacent and willing to accept whatever scraps they throw us.
America is beholden to the wealthy and politically powerful (usually also wealthy by most standards)

Donald Trump sang a good song and convinced many Americans that he would finally change Washington and "drain the swamp". But I HIGHLY doubt any such thing will occur.
I sincerely hope I am wrong, but money rules and Donald has a lot of it. He's an elitist himself by all standards.....a true 1% er.

Our government is a tool...a tool used by the wealthy and powerful to manipulate and deceive the masses into directing and funneling great wealth into their own pockets.
They live like royalty while forcing the average American to be a slave, giving their lives and their time to grease the machines that keep them wealthy while the working class American is BARELY able to afford the bare necessities.

The degree to which the greed has evolved to the detriment of the average American is both obvious and amazing. Yet we continue to lament there's nothing "WE" can do and march complacently into line.

The "Affordable Health Care Act" was one of the most brazen plots to further benefit the wealthy America has ever seen.

At what point do Americans realize they're being played? The wealthy elitist are pitting every conceivable difference between people to set them against each other.
That way, the focus remains on those "Evil Republican voters" or those "ignorant dumb Democrat voters" etc....instead of the real root of the problem. Manipulation by the mega wealthy.

WISE the **** UP people !!!!!!

Learn who your REAL enemy is.....(hint: it's not the liberal, independent, conservative or other you argue with here on the forum)...it's the 1% who really call the shots and the politicians who willfully play along because they get comfy and rich by doing so.
(although there probably are a few dangerous people here on both sides)

Your comments respected and appreciated.
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Trump has enough support to actually make changes in most areas like trade, regulations, and taxes. The one area where it will be very difficult for him will be immigration, because everyone is against him there -- half of the Republicans, all of the Democrats, the entire permanent bureaucracy, the judiciary, municipalities, and so on. Even simply enforcing current laws will be very difficult. I'm afraid that the best we'll be able to say about Trump concerning immigration when it's all said and done is that he tried.
 
Ockham said:
Agreed, small government is a better government. If Trump doesn't grow the government like his predecessors did, I'd see that as a positive. Is that enough of a change? In my opinion no... and I don't think a larger bureaucracy is the answer - I'd like to see Trump or whomever, remove some government agency's - that's the kind of change that I can get behind.
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Which agencies?
 
WCH said:
Because he knows the insiders and how to deal with them.
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Yeah. By offering them cushy government jobs, where they'll enrich their corporate buddies and have an even cushier "consulting" job waiting for them when they leave.
 
NoLeftNoRight said:
The reason is that the few control the gold. And We The People have proven very complacent and willing to accept whatever scraps they throw us.
America is beholden to the wealthy and politically powerful (usually also wealthy by most standards)

Donald Trump sang a good song and convinced many Americans that he would finally change Washington and "drain the swamp". But I HIGHLY doubt any such thing will occur.
I sincerely hope I am wrong, but money rules and Donald has a lot of it. He's an elitist himself by all standards.....a true 1% er.

Our government is a tool...a tool used by the wealthy and powerful to manipulate and deceive the masses into directing and funneling great wealth into their own pockets.
They live like royalty while forcing the average American to be a slave, giving their lives and their time to grease the machines that keep them wealthy while the working class American is BARELY able to afford the bare necessities.

The degree to which the greed has evolved to the detriment of the average American is both obvious and amazing. Yet we continue to lament there's nothing "WE" can do and march complacently into line.

The "Affordable Health Care Act" was one of the most brazen plots to further benefit the wealthy America has ever seen.

At what point do Americans realize they're being played? The wealthy elitist are pitting every conceivable difference between people to set them against each other.
That way, the focus remains on those "Evil Republican voters" or those "ignorant dumb Democrat voters" etc....instead of the real root of the problem. Manipulation by the mega wealthy.

WISE the **** UP people !!!!!!

Learn who your REAL enemy is.....(hint: it's not the liberal, independent, conservative or other you argue with here on the forum)...it's the 1% who really call the shots and the politicians who willfully play along because they get comfy and rich by doing so.
(although there probably are a few dangerous people here on both sides)

Your comments respected and appreciated.
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You have described the permanent political class in Washington quite well. They haven't worked for our best interests for a very long time.

But I am unwilling to say that it can't be changed if there is a will to change. That will exists out here in fly over country because we elected somebody who at least correctly identified many of the problems and was willing to state them however unpolitically incorrect that was. And we elected somebody who has little to gain and will probably personally see negative benefit by fixing the problems, but who says he wants to try. And so far he appears to be stacking his new cabinet with people like himself--they won't have a lot to gain in their positions but they are willing to try to leave their mark for good or making things better.

I say let's be cautiously optimistic and give them a chance. We have everything to gain and little left to lose at this point.
 
AlbqOwl said:
You have described the permanent political class in Washington quite well. They haven't worked for our best interests for a very long time.

But I am unwilling to say that it can't be changed if there is a will to change. That will exists out here in fly over country because we elected somebody who at least correctly identified many of the problems and was willing to state them however unpolitically incorrect that was. And we elected somebody who has little to gain and will probably personally see negative benefit by fixing the problems, but who says he wants to try. And so far he appears to be stacking his new cabinet with people like himself--they won't have a lot to gain in their positions but they are willing to try to leave their mark for good or making things better.

I say let's be cautiously optimistic and give them a chance. We have everything to gain and little left to lose at this point.
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That is just ****ing adorable.
 
Deuce said:
Which agencies?
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Dept of Ed for one, but you can look back into my 7 years of posts to find the rest if you're really interested.
 
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