• NutWrench@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Some Forbes op-ed writer: “But household income is keeping up with inflation!”

    Yeah, if you consider that “household income” now includes the income of the wife and kids as well. A few decades ago, only one person was needed to be a wage earner. Now, everyone in the household needs to work to maintain that standard of living. And that’s why our quality of life is declining.

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    6 days ago

    No shit.

    We’ve reached the stage of capitalism where the middle class is being actively devoured by corporations.

    Line go up.

  • Hanrahan@slrpnk.net
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    5 days ago

    Seems to be two choices here

    Vote R (or dont vote, same thing) and make it worse quickly

    Vote D and make it worse, just a little more.slowly

    We live in interesting times.