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		danesparza 9 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. Lost 32,000 Private-Sector Jobs in September,... If this is a genuine question, my only answer would be "It's because this is poorly run capitalism" (aka "crony capitalism")

SantalBlush 9 days ago [–]

This makes as much sense as the notion of "crony communism," which is to say, it doesn't. Ignoring the harmful side effects of an economic system makes one an ideologue.

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