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The $47T Heist

26 pointsby dkuralover 4 years ago

4 comments

ipsum2over 4 years ago
There&#x27;s some other theories why everything changed in the early 70s. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wtfhappenedin1971.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wtfhappenedin1971.com&#x2F;</a> has a nice compilation of them and their downstream effects.
Tepixover 4 years ago
&quot;<i>Could we ask for our $47 trillion back? Not directly, but we could certainly tax the 1 per cent at 90 per cent or higher for the next century or two, and not feel guilty about it.</i>&quot;<p>Too bad corrupt politicians and mass media will prevent this from happening.
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ethbr0over 4 years ago
Trickle down economics is contingent on the dam-keeper deciding to let water trickle through.<p>They can also just... not.
gridlockdover 4 years ago
Another total misrepresentation of the paper, worse even than the one in BI the other day. Literally fake news.<p>Do yourself a favor and read the paper, but first read up on how GDP is calculated.