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> the government is captured by rich crime-loving assholes It’s funny how fast average joe complains when a lack of economic growth slows down their 401k’s tho
by cheschire 6mo ago
> the government is captured by rich crime-loving assholes
It’s funny how fast average joe complains when a lack of economic growth slows down their 401k’s though…
Edit: Apparently I’m surrounded by non-standard Joe
- pocksuppet 6mo agoDoes he? I don't think I've ever heard that complaint.
- cheschire 6mo agoHow many folks within five to ten years of retirement do you talk to? If you’re surrounded by people under 50, you probably wouldn’t hear much about it.
- JohnFen 6mo agoI'm surrounded by people in that age group (I'm one of them, even), and I don't remember any of them talking about this.
- pocksuppet 6mo agoI'm sure all of them want more money, but I've never heard a person say we need to screw over the economy so that they, personally, can have more money. The stock market is treated like the weather. If they want more money they want the government to just give it to them - even the most conservative ones - not play silly financial games to pretend it isn't.
- sarchertech 6mo agoI hear complaints about 401k balances dropping. But I don’t think I’ve heard complaints about it not going fast enough because we haven’t had a long period of slow stock market growth in a long time.
- triceratops 6mo agoIs selling substandard trash at premium prices really "growth"? What are we growing?
- antisthenes 6mo agoGrowing a generation of kids who come of age in a society with a non-functional social contract.
- HaZeust 6mo agoWHY ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT DESIGNER-BRAND WHITE-LABEL FRAUD AND EPSTEIN, WHEN THE DOW IS UP 50K!??