Government = Protection Racket for the 1 Percent
The evidence of income inequality just keeps mounting.
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The evidence of income inequality just keeps mounting. According to “Working for the Few,” a recent briefing paper from Oxfam, “In the US, the wealthiest one percent captured 95 percent of post-financial crisis growth since 2009, while the bottom…
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