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mdbl

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31. All neoliberalism is is unbridled capitalism with a few social policies - very few.
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 08:56 AM
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Let the boys have their market fun while we try and keep a few social programs propped up - like Social Security. What? They are too powerful now to stop their even taking that? Who would have thought. Why didn't they warn us?

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US taxpayer paid to bankrupt farmers. Now will pay to bail them out. Irish_Dem Monday #1
In order to keep his/their voter block intact ... and KPN Monday #18
The billionaires are angry that feeding the people is even an issue. Irish_Dem Yesterday #23
Isn't that called vote buying...??? IthinkThereforeIAM 23 hrs ago #38
Buying votes here! bluestarone Monday #2
Trump bailed out farmers with tax money during his first term also. riversedge Monday #3
After he screwed them, same as it is happening here. Escurumbele Yesterday #22
Most farmer's are millionaires?????? Farmer-Rick Yesterday #32
Crank out them socialisms durablend Monday #4
them socialisms for the favored few..... Many more have lost their jobs. Norrrm Monday #11
That toon tells it all! oasis Monday #17
By 2020 the Trump admin had paid farmers a total of $32 BILLION in subsidies Bengus81 Yesterday #28
Easy-peasy, just cancel those ridiculous illegal tariffs FakeNoose Monday #5
Which farmers? quaint Monday #6
I suggest maybe not the Libertarians. littlemissmartypants Monday #7
nor the *real* family farmers. quaint Monday #9
Family farms make up 95% of farms in the US. So yeah...they'll be getting yet ANOTHER check Bengus81 Yesterday #26
Small family farms, not the huge acreage, corporate farms with multiple locations, owned by families. quaint Yesterday #33
Gotta take care of your base! JoseBalow Monday #8
So I guess all the Bootstraps are off! mdbl Monday #10
Let me get this straight they voted for the psychopath that promised them the moon................and then turbinetree Monday #12
You can't expect the people who caused the problem to solve the problem. They won't, but we know that. twodogsbarking Monday #13
Why ? They got their man and his policies in the WH. republianmushroom Monday #14
"Soshilism!!!!" Grins Monday #15
They didn't bat an eye Mblaze Yesterday #37
Destroy the market through protectionist policy, then subsidize the losers with government checks Prairie Gates Monday #16
All neoliberalism is is unbridled capitalism with a few social policies - very few. mdbl Yesterday #31
Bailout Renew Deal Monday #19
The Fucking Original Welfare Queens! Woodycall Monday #20
Bought and paid for by a felon/perv from Queens Bengus81 Yesterday #36
How Would This Economic Aid Work? DallasNE Yesterday #21
History Repeats bmichaelh Yesterday #24
Who didn't call this bailout months and months ago? I did when they shit canned USAID. Bengus81 Yesterday #25
Captain obvious said this would happen kerouac2 Yesterday #27
The Trump deficit set to be amazingly high Johonny Yesterday #29
Welfare cheats DinahMoeHum Yesterday #30
Rinse, Repeat. These foolish farmers will hoover up that public cash as they wail travelingthrulife Yesterday #34
DOGE D00ver66 Yesterday #35
Another one of their attempts to drain the Treasury... IthinkThereforeIAM 23 hrs ago #39
Public aid was a nasty thing when I was growing up .... live love laugh 23 hrs ago #40
The "fiscal conservative" republicans raised the debt ceiling by $5 TRILLION Mysterian 23 hrs ago #41
Taxpayer money Mblaze 21 hrs ago #42
Wouldn't that be socialism???? hamsterjill 21 hrs ago #43
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