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Initech

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1. Meanwhile, America's billionaires - the greediest humans on earth - are set to "earn" trillions.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Wed May 14, 2025, 12:41 PM

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And the idiotic Fox News correspondent who cosplays as the Secretary Of Commerce is on that fucking worthless station every night telling us that we need to feel pain from an intentionally caused recession because a golden age is coming, or something.

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Most Americans don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living, analysis finds [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday OP

Meanwhile, America's billionaires - the greediest humans on earth - are set to "earn" trillions. Initech Wednesday #1

But it'll all trickle down Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday #4

We'll get our reward in the sweet bye-and-bye LastDemocratInSC Wednesday #10

It's exactly how cults recruit new members. Initech Wednesday #12

"The Preacher and the Slave"...an old union song. keep_left Wednesday #17

The day we working people are finally convinced and we rise as one, then It's on that day billionaires become obsolete. Magoo48 Wednesday #14

Agreed! Billionaires should be obsolete. Initech Wednesday #15

That's why I can never understand why so many magas vote repuke and are in that 60% category kimbutgar Wednesday #2

They just want everyone doing as poorly as they are n/t leftstreet Wednesday #8

Interested to see the data for years Johnny2X2X Wednesday #3

It's not the direct decrease in 60% living standard it's printing money for the rich that eventually lowers it. uponit7771 Wednesday #6

It's the lack of wage growth to follow gains in productivity Johnny2X2X Wednesday #13

Interesting point, wage growth **RECENTLY** has been above average that's cause it was trash... uponit7771 Wednesday #16

And far too many don't earn at all. OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #5

USA! USA! USA! LudwigPastorius Wednesday #7

They fear social unrest from middle class, but not the poors leftstreet Wednesday #9

The Repuplican Party Mission Statement. twodogsbarking Wednesday #11