To really change it?
Civil war is probably the only action that would cause a true paradigm shift. I don’t think anyone actually wants that (well after yesterday, that may have changed).
Either that or I plan to emmigrate.
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What are your solutions?
You offer plenty of criticism without any real good solutions.
Voting third party is laughable as they will be the same thing and never have a chance of winning anyways.
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And when did I say this? Just because I believe unions help to balance out the power, doesn’t mean I think they are a panacea.
Not absolute numbers but margins, Corporate profit margins are presently 70 percent above the historical mean
So what do you say about inflation now? What happened to all that inflation when the banks were being bailed out.? You know, all that “fake money”.
Maybe not completely fixed but helped.
I am registered Librarian. Voting for a Librarian candidate is like staying home and not voting at all. Through most of my life I have voted “against”
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Jobs, opportunity, money.
How many people have you employed?
You spout a lot of grandiose nonsense, but what exactly have you done for society?
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And what are your solutions? Do the same thing and hope for the best.
You mean the money most banks paid back with interest?
You don’t see the difference between giving a corporation a loan and freely giving the entire populace money?
Lol.
No, I don’t have any, but I’m not whining and complaining and talking shit.
You are the one saying it’s so bad, so what are your solutions?
If you don’t have any, just say so and shut the fuck up.
This is obvious.
Needs citation
Only a half truth according to the article here:
Oh yeah and grocery stores where most of my non housing spending goes only showed a 1.5% profit margin. But let’s unionize those workers so food goes up even more for the consumer (yes I am aware the grocery industry has some crap practices when it comes to food waste).BEA Interactive Data Application
Edit: also first quarter profits are down
Comparing 2020 to 2021 isn’t apples to apples because of everyone’s favorite bat virus.
Also line 8 of this table
https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?reqid=19&step=3&isuri=1&1921=survey&1903=239#reqid=19&step=3&isuri=1&1921=survey&1903=239
Overall corporate profit increase comparing Q1 2021 to Q1 2022 is 7%. Considering we were told in 2021 the economy was still recovering, this seems reasonable.
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I worked for the same company for 41 years and when I retired I planned to immediately get a job. I liked work.
Though I am a sample size, n = 1, by the end of 3 weeks looking for job and got no takers. I was totally content to do absolutely nothing. My retirement was sufficient for me to live comfortably. I concluded that if I got paid for not working, I wouldn’t work.
My initial solution suggestion for all men: If you don’t work, neither should you eat.
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Did they pay this back? What you didn’t know this. lol.
And I could go on. Man with all this money printing i’m surprised we didn’t have hyperinflation. Much more money was given to the very upper class than the working class.
Were you not around in 2008 when the housing market crash and gas cost about what it cost now?
I remember making minimum wage of 7.25 that summer and having to work 1.5 hours a day just to pay for the gas to get to work.
But you get books out of it.
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Autocorrect got me!! Or maybe it’s called auto-choice. “Libertarian”
Just thought of something to add to this. Know what else has been between 7 and 9% this past year…inflation.
So inflation is approximately 7% and profits in absolute numbers goes up 7%. Doesn’t take a genius here.
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Interestingly, they have book mobiles but we don’t see many vote mobiles.
Yeah! Screw grandpa.
At 73 years old I don’t see your point. I get no government funding, not even Medicare.
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I don’t think a senior citizen should have to continue working or starve. The elderly provide value to a society that goes beyond their ability to provide goods or services.