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Economy

raven mad

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2. And try it when there are two of you,

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 06:02 AM

May 2016

and still come up under near-poverty level. I'm almost glad to have a rather short life expectancy, and worry for my daughters and son and my grandkids.

The far-right wants badly to take every one of us back to the Overlord/Sycophant/Serve level with a few oligarchs, emperors, and gawds (them). Hence lack of unions, decent schools and available education.

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The Collapse of the Middle-Class Job [View all] eridani May 2016 OP

Thanks for Posting! Sherman A1 May 2016 #1

Hollowing out of the income curve will leave many people with nowhere to go in society Baobab May 2016 #7

And try it when there are two of you, raven mad May 2016 #2

Guaranteed income. When there aren't enough jobs to go around, this is the only solution. reformist2 May 2016 #3

Requires the Psychopaths to let go Punx May 2016 #6

No, they will engage in economic dumping, basically forcing poor people to move elsewhere Baobab May 2016 #8

Okay -- NOW can we punch people who tell us to just get some more education and Nay May 2016 #4

Fine by me Punx May 2016 #5

No, thats fake, its all about cutting wages. Baobab May 2016 #9

This is the reason the middle class is now less than half of the US population fasttense May 2016 #10