• prole
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    1 year ago

    It’s tragic what capitalism has done to the middle class in this country, and that includes brainwashing us into accepting it, if not directly advocating for it.

    • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      I say this all the time.

      Before Nixon took office, ‘middle class’ was one job supporting a family of four. That’s with a house, a car, and money to send the kids to college. In those days, $1 million was a giant fortune. By the time Bush Sr. left office ‘middle class’ was two incomes to support the family and $1 million was what a rich guy paid for a party.