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But the US population as a whole has slid backwards in power and monetary means over the last thirty years. The shenanigans that allowed the elite to walk over
by xradionut 13y ago
But the US population as a whole has slid backwards in power and monetary means over the last thirty years. The shenanigans that allowed the elite to walk over the working class had their roots in the late 70's and 80's with the shift to the right and the "Greed is Good" era.
- bluedino 13y agoOf course - the rest of the world has 'caught up' to the USA. We aren't the powerhouse we once were. Even if you distributed CEO pay to minimum wage workers they'd only be getting a thousand bucks or so each.
- wavefunction 13y ago>>CEO pay to minimum wage workers they'd only be getting a thousand bucks or so each. I would bet the workers would take it. And we'd probably have a more equitable and healthy economy.
- malyk 13y ago"Only" a thousand bucks for people making $14,500 a year is A LOT OF MONEY...they could, you know, buy groceries for 3 or 4o months with that.