New Dem ad just dropped.
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Economists should revoke the degree of this consistently lickspittle toady ...
@georgetakei Because in the Great New United States consumers are not part of the economy, freedom is slavery and peace is war...
@georgetakei He's living comfortably with millions of dollars.
@georgetakei by "consumers" he means "disposable worker resource pool"
@flipper @georgetakei I always hated “human resources”, like it was something to be exploited, and they certainly do!
@georgetakei Like they ever had any concerns about that!
@georgetakei the economy has never been about the consumer. It has always been about the producer.
@georgetakei Reminds me that I saw the suggestion some months ago, that to understand statements like this better, just substitute "rich people's yachts" for "the economy". Perfect fit in this case.
Paraphrasing Lord Farquaad, "some of you will starve, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make"

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We consumers are real Debbie Downers, aren't we?