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The Cloward/Piven Strategy is named after Columbia University sociologists Richard Andrew Cloward and Frances Fox Piven. Their goal is to overthrow capitalism by overwhelming the government bureaucracy with entitlement demands. The created crisis provides the impetus to bring about radical political change.
Originally posted by Flatfish
reply to post by John_Rodger_Cornman
That's exactly what they're trying to do! The only thing that you fail to recognize is the fact that TPTB are currently being represented by the Tea Party/GOP. Who owns all the gold you ask, how about the wealthy elite. Who refuses to increase the marginal tax rates for the wealthy elite? The T.P./GOP, that's who!
Hell yes they're trying to crash our economy, after all their first and foremost priority is making sure that Obama is a one term president. Funny how the well being of this nation comes in second place, at best.
Let me see if I get this right. When Bush was POTUS and we had a budget surplus left by the Clinton administration it was decided that it would be a good time to cut the marginal tax rates, (creating 1.8 trillion of our current debt) and now that we are experiencing a budget shortfall, Well "It's not good to raise taxes in a recession because it will hurt the job creators," or at least that's their slogan. If you cut taxes when times are good and you refuse to raise them when times are bad, just exactly when do you increase taxes? If you just continue to cut them and never increase them, eventually you have no revenue with which to meet our nation's obligations. The T.P./GOP line of reasoning is an absolute joke and nothing more than pure greed and ignorance at best.
Originally posted by missyiam2
reply to post by GaryN
I AM NEW TO THIS SITE BUT READ WITH INTEREST GaryN's COMMENT. I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED WHY A REASONABLE THINKING PERSON IN POWER,, SUCH AS OUR CONGRESS ELECTED OFFICIALS & A PRESIDENT,NAMELY GEORGE BUSH, WOULD DO THE THINGS THEY HAVE DONE. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE IF YOU ARE THINKING LIKE AN AVERAGE AMERICAN. IT IS LIKE THEY ARE WORKING AGAINST US,NOT FOR US. I OFTEN SAID IT IS LIKE THEY ARE SERVING ANOTHER COUNTRY,NOT OURS. AS TIME GOES BY, A PERSON BEGINS TO SEE A TREND OF JUST THAT. THAT IS WHY I AGREE WITH GaryN. SOMEONE IN POWER IS RUNNING THE SHOW BEHIND THE SCENE, AND THEY ARE NOT FOR US AVERAGE AMERICANS. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THERE IS SOMETHING TO THIS "ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT" THING.
Originally posted by missyiam2
Sorry about that. I read the 5 rules of posting & didn't see anything relating to posting all in caps. I do that a lot,as it saves time when typing.
Originally posted by macman
Originally posted by missyiam2
Sorry about that. I read the 5 rules of posting & didn't see anything relating to posting all in caps. I do that a lot,as it saves time when typing.
No worries.
Again , welcome here.
Originally posted by silverbullett
I have the same type of feeling as the OP. It feels intentional to me. Both sided keep playing the blame game further dividing this country. Sad thing is, the only ones getting played is us. The illusion of choice will destroy this country.
Originally posted by DanaKatherineScully
Max Kaiser has been saying this for ages, the bankers or lenders if you will, will make more money if the economy fails because they have bet on it doing so, either way they are insured so they will always win.