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The American Dream, minus 60% (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 14 points 5 hours ago (1 child)

I suspect that 60% is gonna grow to a 90% rapidly in the coming years.

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  • [–] 15 points 5 hours ago (1 child)

    Obviously, we aren't giving billionaires enough wealth to create jobs.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 hours ago

    Yeah, and besides that, they're smarter and more innovative and creative than the rest of us. So, either way, they deserve it.

    Without them we could end up with socialism where people might even have democratic control over their workplaces. And of course that would be much worse. For instance, cooperatives are only better in theory, wait, and in practice...

    https://www.oliverwyman.com/our-expertise/insights/2018/aug/why-the-us-needs-more-worker-owned-companies.html

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