This isn’t an accident; it’s how the system works now. Ever-expanding inequality an inherent design flaw & only fundamental change will fix it. SCOTUS Justice Brandeis said we can have large amounts of $ concentrated in hands of a few or we can have democracy; we can’t have both.
US billionaires added since the beginning of the pandemic:
-29
US unemployment claims since the beginning of the pandemic:
-44,000,000+
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Sorry, but I can’t. To me it’s more nuanced than that. I’m still holding out for an appropriately regulated capitalism with a conscience, money out of politics, and a healthy balance between capitalist and socialist factors in society.
Jun 29, 2020 · 3:51 AM UTC
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