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Kid Berwyn

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2. Apart from Joe Biden, pretty much 40 years.

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 11:52 PM

Apr 3

David Stockman reported 7/8 of all the wealth created in history happened between 1981 and 2008, and almost all of it went to the top 1-percent, thanks to trickle down fiscal policy.

Imagine what the numbers would be today?

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"fifty years of "trickle down" has turned [View all] orleans Apr 3 OP

I just made a connection to something my Dad said TexLaProgressive Apr 3 #1

Apart from Joe Biden, pretty much 40 years. Kid Berwyn Apr 3 #2