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submitted 1 week ago by IndustryStandard to c/memes

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It seems like there was a largely unspoken agreement among the wealthiest in the West throughout the middle of the 20th century, particularly in the aftermath of the Depression, World War II, and the rise of communism, that they wouldn’t try to extract the absolute maximum of wealth from the workers and try to keep a stable

Thats because we stopped them, they always try as much as they are allowed to.

[–] Test_Tickles 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The deregulation of the 80s and 90s really screwed this country over.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Same with the UK and privatisation

[–] Aceticon 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In summary: Neoliberalism.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Neoliberals always surprise me, How do they think that more neoliberalism will fix problems caused by neoliberalism?