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Study: 83% of Americans will have to work into their 70s in order to afford to retire (medium.com)

submitted 3 months ago by theHRguy to c/aboringdystopia

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[–] Lost_My_Mind -4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How many decades ago? Because I seem to be able to trace a wealth gap dating back to days that may or may not have even happened. We don't know, because recording history on written paper was considered offensive. And religion itself isn't the best source of info, I get that, but Jesus's whole existence was supposed to be the whole magic trick of "feed a whole village with one loaf of bread". With the idea that the whole villiage was full of poor people, and he was providing aid against their hunger.

And in order for that to even be believable in any sense, you first have to be able to agree on the idea that a wealth gap between the elite and the poor was already in existence.

Again, not that religion is reliable in any official sense, but it does help paint the picture that shit's always been bad.

[–] Maggoty 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

7 Decades.

[–] Lost_My_Mind -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So, the 1950s is when you think the wealth gap started?

Guess all those french dudes in the 1800s were revolting over nothing, and the russian revolution was all for nothing?

[–] Maggoty 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'm sorry I didn't realize those happened in America. But no, obviously not. It's when's things were about as equal as they ever have been in America thanks to FDR's social programs, including Social Security. If you want to be pedantic about the existence of classes please go do it somewhere I can't see.