In the richest country in the world, the majority of people should not be struggling to get by. In the 1970s the average worker had decent benefits, could afford a house, a car, a yearly vacation, and to send their kids to school. Our current system is predicated on a majority of people living their lives in order to serve an economic system, when the purpose of an economic system is to serve the people. This is unsustainable, and it will not last. This fundamental collective injustice represents a reign of economic tyranny, contrary not only to the tenets of democracy but to the basic decency of the American people. The political establishment works hard to pull the wool over peoples eyes, acting as though the whole thing is far more complicated than it actually is. It’s time to pierce the illusion , vote for an Economic Bill of Rights, and break the invisible shackles that bind far too many people and keeps democracy in chains. #marianne2024 #anewbeginning cbsnews.com/news/inflation-h…

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It’s not about richness (a lot of it is fabricated/unethically sourced) it’s about civility & just presenting as a civilization (not just an illusion of 1) which appears to be modeled/recreated from the Roman impire, aaannndd where are they now👂🏽?
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What are you talking about? The ‘70s were horrible for working people! WIN buttons the exception of course.
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You obviously don’t remember the 70’s very well, unions bankrupting the auto industry double digit inflation double digit interest rates, energy crisis gasoline rationing rising unemployment Nixon/Carter years a disaster
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It's really weird to continue calling this the richest country in the world. We should only count the wealth of THE PEOPLE not the billionaires who have some money parked here. There's no way this is the richest country in the world.
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Here, Marianne, look at these #s. There's a great metric, GINI, which measures wealth inequality. 0 GINI means perfect equality. 100 means complete inequality: 0 wealth everywhere except a few at the top. America is ranked 133 out of 164 country in terms of wealth inequality.
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Median wealth, the United States is the FIFTEENTH wealthiest country in the world. NOT EVEN CLOSE to the "wealthiest." Look at this chart. Mean wealth, we're #3, with our Gini through the roof. We live in a third world country. This is NOT the wealthiest country in the world.
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Fucking true. Two people with $50k incomes should be able to afford a decent living. But it feels like we’re poor.
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We can have all of that back, you just need to get rid of all the Republicans.
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Correct, Reagan decimated the middle class w/tax cuts. (Bush&Trump 2) Why not join the Biden administration in an advisory capacity to influence the changes that are needed. I fear your current path will end on Jan 20,2025 with an avowed dictator at the helm. #BidenHarris2024
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