THIS. This is what’s wrong with America... “A Post analysis found 45 of the 50 biggest U.S. companies turned a profit since March. The majority of firms cut staff and gave the bulk of profits to shareholders.”washingtonpost.com/graphics/…

Feb 2, 2021 · 7:09 AM UTC

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And how many of those companies got Covid bailout money?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Incentives, tax cuts, relief has gone to big corporations and the wealthy for 40 years. And who works for the wealthy and big corporations? The same people who need relief, make minimum wage and live in poverty. Success can’t be at the expense of those trying to survive.
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The new God is ... Profit ... In the City where I grew up the average factory worker, working at the GE plant, owned his own home, had a car, his wife was a stay at home mom, they owned a camp in NH ... and they sent their kids to college ... They called it "The American Dream."
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This is what is strangling the majority of the American People! This is very lopsided and it’s not going to last too long! We can’t go on like this much longer! I’m speaking from the hot seat as well. An Average America when an extra 400 expenditure hits cannot recover! Help Now!
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Marianne, You’re smart enough to see that decrying profit — otherwise known as success — as a travesty of social injustice isn’t getting us anywhere. American financial markets can drove shared prosperity better than Leninism. Champion financial literacy & employee ownership.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Business as usual. Praying Biden helps. I see nothing wrong with immediate $15 minimum. Can no one come up with a tax twister for the small businesses.
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We all knew this was coming and it was Trump fault NOT!!!!!!!
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marianne = please espouse the windfall profit tax from jimmy carter, but for profits during pandemic. 100% of the excess should be taxed. it worked then, it would work now, i imagine.
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These lockdowns were designed to eliminate competition for the largest corporations. "Re-opening the Economy" is about reviving small businesses.