The massive transfer of wealth into the hands of the 1% that has occurred in this country over the last 40 years has been a well-strategized policy of theft from the lower and middle classes in order to satisfy the greed of a very few.

May 9, 2022 · 5:07 PM UTC

140
406
32
2,250
Replying to @marwilliamson
Until 1985 the number of Billionaires remained steady at 23 +/- Thanks to Reagonomics, the United States is now home to 724 Billionaires.
2
2
I don't advocate a revolution,and I don't condone bloodshed,but there has to be a way to fix this mess. There used to be a thriving middle/working class,now too many people are barely making ends meet.🤔🤨😞
1
2
12
Replying to @marwilliamson
Exactly: The Neoliberal dystopian nightmare began when Jimmy Carter started dismantling the New Deal: "How Reaganism actually started with Carter" "Think Reagan was the first modern president to preach low taxes, free markets and morality?" salon.com/2011/02/08/lind_re…
1
Replying to @marwilliamson
CEO’s who invent nothing and cure nothing can still earn hundreds of millions in a career by managing the enterprises built on someone else’s talent or ideas. Agents of the death of the middle class.
2
Replying to @marwilliamson
It's been going on alot longer than 40 years....
2
And they used some of that excess cash to buy off our government, and now they write their own laws. So what the heck can we do?
1
Replying to @marwilliamson
You just described Economics Professor Richard Wolff's book, Capitalism Hits The Fan. He explains that strategy in detail.....
1