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Thread: America's Oligarch Problem: How the Super-Rich Threaten US Democracy |
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"The highest 0.1 percent possesses almost as much wealth as the lowest 90 percent taken together. The family of Sam Walton, founder of supermarket chain Walmart, has amassed over $149 billion in wealth. The family possesses as much as all of the lowest 42 percent of the country combined.ยด"
"Socialist Sanders and billionaire Trump both say the American Dream is broken." Der Spiegel |
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KLiK
Master Cruncher Croatia Joined: Nov 13, 2006 Post Count: 3108 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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It's broken all around the World...'cause inflation raises...& paychecks don't raise with it...
----------------------------------------A family could live from 1 paycheck 80y ago..or 2 paychecks 40y ago... & most people in Croatia has 2-3 jobs to support family...paycheck is just not enough!  |
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