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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (3 children)

"strong economy" = corporations posted record profits

[–] darthelmet 16 points 1 year ago

The missing part of the discussion is always “better for who?”

The benefits of economic activity don’t automatically go to most people. They’re not even the likely ones to benefit from it.

But it’s pretty easy for media and gov propaganda to frame it in generic terms like “the economy is good, look at these hand picked stats that say so!”

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"strong economy" = workers getting paid an even smaller share of the value they create

[–] Holyhandgrenade 2 points 1 year ago

My definition of a strong economy is one where people can afford things like food and rent with money still in the bank at the end of the month.
I don't give a fuck if a CEO could afford an extra Bentley this week, I want people to not starve.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] RGB3x3 3 points 1 year ago

Ah, good. You can see exactly when Reagan fucked everything for everyone but the top earners.