Politics It's the economy, stupid! Gas, healthcare, & chickens!

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  1. Voodoo

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    LGBQT+ and working with Disney to drive inflation, duh!
     
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    Two things: the line starts getting really steep right around the beginning of Reagan’s second term lol

    And it sure feels like endgame phase for capitalism; if companies see the end coming because of climate catastrophe and the upcoming social upheaval, they’d be a lot more aggressive about how they’re stealing from labor.

    I guess the question is: do they think that’ll save them? What’s the goal? Setting shareholders up on private islands or floating continents or something while the earth below burns? What do they need all this money for?
     
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    “You’ll own nothing and like it” is bandied about as a lefty commie conspiracy, but it’s clearly the capitalists wet dream…
     
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    Turns out they were projecting this entire time! Who would have thunk it!
     
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    A statement I found really illuminating:

    "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

    https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288

     
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    Honestly, what's the difference, functionally, between a billionaire and a 999-million-aire? If someone wants to spend $44 billion on something, they can get a loan like the rest of us. I'm sure they have a lot of collateral.
     
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    Those union thugs are the reason inflation is so high
     
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    Are Labor Costs Driving Inflation? (No)


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    How so?
     
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    Twas’ a joke. Unions should be more important now than ever before.
     
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    Gotcha!
     
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    I’m a Teamster and 4th generation union member. A strong middle class is a strong economy. Unions are the pillar of the middle class. The shift is just beginning. Big contract coming up for us that will set an example.
     
    MickZagger, Jun 3, 2023
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    Agree 100%
    Fingers crossed.
     
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    It’s almost like having more money means you have higher standards of living, this translating to… higher living standards, I am shocked, shocked!
     
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    And here I was thinking we dodged a bullet on the R word. Just look to the cardboard box numbers, people.
     
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