"The idea that the Republicans are for the billionaires and the Democrats are for the common man is quaint but outdated. It's more accurate to say that the Republicans are for Big Oil while the Democrats are for Big Banks. That has been the case since the modern Democratic Party was re-created by Bill Clinton and Robert Rubin."Sachs forgot to tell you that his industry is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Democratic party.
"America needs a third-party movement to break the hammerlock of the financial elites. Until that happens, the political class and the media conglomerates will continue to spew lies, American militarism will continue to destabilize a growing swath of the world, and the country will continue its economic decline."
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Republicans for Big Oil, Democrats for Big Banks
Political Wire has this quote from statist economist Jeffrey Sachs :