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The king Bernie Sanders based take. (sh.itjust.works)
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It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.
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[–] 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

My wife is a teacher, so we use her healthcare, but I still peek in at the healthcare at my job when enrollment comes along, just to be diligent.

It went up 20% this year, from $600 to $720. If you make $30K a year and got a 3% cost of living adjustment, you make less this year than last year from healthcare alone.

Food, gas, rent, cars, childcare, utilities, everything is up. I guess it's cool that US steel or something might be doing well, and the stock market is up, but that minimally affects the day to day of most people.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And yet every newscast has a stock ticker. Even NPR gives the stock index ratings several times a day.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Even Trump loved ranting about his stock market.

    Stock markets are just one measure though. Just like you don't know the weather by just looking at a thermometer, you don't know the economy by just looking at the stock market.

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