This does explain some public discontent

[empedocles]

'' . . .“He [Mazarr] cites the evidence of rising inequality. Between 2001 and 2016, the median net worth of the middle class fell 20 percent, and that of the working class plummeted 45 percent. He notes evidence that in each generation since 1945, children have been less likely to make more money than their parents . . . '

https://countercurrents.org/2022/07/two-opinions-on-the-us-and-no-extra-comment/

[elleng]

1. See Thom Hartmann for similar:

Link to tweet

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[empedocles]

2. Very good. Recommended reading.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. whole thread ...

Unrolled: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1543463394996408321

P.S.
Thank you for that excellent read. Should be an OP!

[elleng]

4. Thanks

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. d'oh!

I kept trying to figure out where I'd seen that name before, then realized that one of the links in my 'sig' is an earlier work by Hartmann.

The heat is slowing my synapses. Yeah, that's what it is. Got nothing to do with age.

[Wounded Bear]

5. K & R...nt