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Re: Hey Sebby!
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I said years ago that the economy was fucked, and not really improving. The rise of Trump hasn't proven me entirely right, because I didn't see the exact bifurcation of haves and have nots which created Trump. But I was hell of a lot closer on where things were going than you have ever been arguing, "Oh, everything is doing well. You just wait and see and the policy people will be proven correct."
If our recovery, based in large part on policies advocated by Summers, is such a broad success, why are there tens of millions of Americans, from all classes, voting for a demagogue? Why are millions of Americans stating they are angry, dissatisfied, and feeling "left behind" in poll after poll after poll? Is it all... racism?
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The greater mystery to me was how Larry Summers convinced a Republican Congress to enact his vision over the last six years.
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