• brendansimms@lemmy.world
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      14 days ago

      I’d recommend Thomas Piketty’s ‘Capital in the 21st Century’ if you’re into the deep economics side of all this. Its a bit dense, but really hammers home the point that the period from ~1940 - 1980 in the US was the ONLY period where wealth inequality was declining and therefore it was easier for people to believe that we lived in a meritocracy of some kind where ‘adding value’ at work actually did lead to added wages. That period has ended, and now inequality and trickle-up economics are reaching all time highs, with no apparent limit in sight.

    • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      15 days ago

      I’m not a Trump supporter in any way, but it’s not excessive.

      That’s 21.7 weeks. If he went golfing on the weekend, then he still golfed less than 2 times per week.

  • Shardikprime@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Well yeah

    Pensions are fucked globally

    Not a single one of you will see any money from it, so better get working

    Even better, you guys will probably need to extend the pension age up to 75 or so

    Prepare for fun times