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• slaacaa@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Actually, everything is working as intended

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  • Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    This single diagram really tells you all you ever need to know. And yet a lot of people in the bottom 50% think that the gays or refugees are to blame for their problems.

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  • explodicle@sh.itjust.works ⁨46⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    WTF happened in 1971?

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    • DagwoodIII@piefed.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      LBJ wanted to have social spending and have a massive knockout punch in Vietnam. Instead of a knockout punch, the War turned into a massive quagmire. It was costing the US a fortune, but LBJ didn’t want to raise taxes, so he printed money. Nixon got elected and doubled down on the War and using inflation to pay for it. The4n the OPEC oil embargo hit and inflation went through the roof.

      Jimmy Carter’s plan [controlled by Fed chair Paul Volker] solved inflation, but by the time it kicked in Carter had been replaced by Reagan. Reagan deregulated a lot of industries and let them run wild.

      In 1968, ‘middle class’ was defined as one Union job supporting a family of four. At that time $1 million was a vast fortune. By the time Bush Sr. was out, ‘middle class’ meant two incomes to run the home, and $1 million was what a rich guy paid for a party.

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    • Gonzako@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Apparently it’s so common a question it’s made into a domain wtfhappenedin1971.com

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    • Gonzako@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      after a bit of a search, Nixon happened

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    • Gonzako@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      there’s a how history words vid on the subject youtu.be/HchNA3a9L5E I dunno if it tackles your question tho, as if haven’t watched

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  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    When it’s not working, it’s working.

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• Slovene@feddit.nl ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s because of all the wokeness.

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  • Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Obviously. Once we ban trans girls from playing volleyball, all our problems will be solved.

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  • WanderingThoughts@europe.pub ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It all turned to shit.

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• sundray@lemmus.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “We have finally eliminated planned obsolescence. We have replaced it with instant obsolescence.”

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• Sergio@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And yet the somehow charge more for it.

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  • WanderingThoughts@europe.pub ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Tuned for optimal exploitation.

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• Zier@fedia.io ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Well that's good news. Now I can finally relax. I'm going to go lay down in my back yard, that is nothing but dry dirt, and stare up at the pollution clouds in the sky.
  Good time, good times.

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• CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Cars are vastly more reliable. Clearly you weren’t around for carbs.

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• sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I like the author xe cution

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