• artisanrox@kbin.social
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        11 months ago

        In many places they wouldn’t be falling behind if dirt poor people weren’t frothy-mouthed cheering for trust fund inheritor babies who only pay attention to hot escorts and dad’s hedge fund lawyers.

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          11 months ago

          The cult of personality that adheres to the philosophy of being “self-made” doesn’t help, but anti-union practices by the US’ ruling class have been exercised since the industrial revolution, and meanwhile government has hardly ever stepped in to regulate or break monopolies.