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Old 09-30-2010, 04:56 PM   #278 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Tully, I was referring mostly to the deregulation orgy sparked by Reagan. It basically gave more power to the wealthy to do what they do...which we know is based on maximizing profit.

Deregulation was the removal of rules...leaving the wealthy to make the rules instead, as you say.
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