• DarkFuture@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    Yeah, but we did tax the everloving fuck out of the grotesquely wealthy, which made for a stronger middle class.

    That was before they realized they could just pay our traitorous politicians pocket change to lower their tax rate.

    • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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      11 hours ago

      they always knew, they just stopped for a bit while the state fixed things up for the new deal. then back to the ouroboros dance of capitalism.

  • danc4498@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I’ve never seen a more spot on meme. Though the “can’t get through the day without a shit ton of drugs” one has probably never changed.

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      That’s the modern adult’s coffee addiction. “Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my stimulant” should be getting us to ask why our work hours force so many of us to need get jacked up on caffeine just survive the morning.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago
    • Boomer: I miss being young

    • GenX: I miss being young

    • Millennial: I miss being young

    • GenZ / Alpha: I was told young people had more money 20 years ago and I wish I had more money