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Post by Ridiculously Dull Bobby on Feb 9, 2023 15:40:16 GMT
What is “liberation from servitude?”
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Post by YankeeFan on Feb 9, 2023 15:41:45 GMT
"Socialist growth is democratically coordinated and ... delivers equality" my ass. Would you settle for equity?
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Post by YankeeFan on Feb 9, 2023 15:42:29 GMT
What is “liberation from servitude?” Don’t have to work. Duh. You are obviously a serf, and don’t even realize it.
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Post by doctorquant on Feb 9, 2023 16:22:41 GMT
"Socialist growth is democratically coordinated and ... delivers equality" my ass. Would you settle for equity? For me? Sure. For thee? We'll see ...
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Post by Liberal White Women on Feb 11, 2023 18:54:09 GMT
Can the Washington Post really not do any better than this? I thought it was actually a pretty interesting column. Not everything needs to be viewed through a political and partisan lens. She is an economics writer (and a libertarian-ish one FWIW): she explained her views as to what is driving price increase and then gave some historical context surrounding the economics a food production. This guy is focused on what was just a dumb kicker at end of story. One bit A lot of great points in that bit you quoted. Something else: how much more people order food or eat out than just a generation ago. Yes, we have homelessness, addiction, and poverty in the U.S. in 2023 ... but our overall standard of living and amount of disposable income compared to 100-plus years ago is like apples and oranges.
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Post by YankeeFan on Feb 15, 2023 17:10:52 GMT
Well, that’s a simple solution. Why didn’t anyone else think of this. And, on a larger scale, this way of thinking could have huge implications.
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Post by lcjjdnh on Feb 15, 2023 19:13:23 GMT
Well, that’s a simple solution. Why didn’t anyone else think of this. And, on a larger scale, this way of thinking could have huge implications. Just to be clear, this was a bad attempt at a clever headline. The substance of article is simply about the prices of breakfast staples being up.
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Post by lcjjdnh on Mar 10, 2023 19:50:01 GMT
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Post by YankeeFan on Mar 14, 2023 12:18:43 GMT
No one to root for here.
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Post by YankeeFan on Mar 14, 2023 17:44:04 GMT
Found Ragu’s Twitter.
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Post by YankeeFan on Mar 16, 2023 16:36:48 GMT
Must be nice to be in a position where you can help orchestrate the bailout of a bank where you have deposits.
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Post by YankeeFan on Jul 13, 2023 18:22:16 GMT
Much like California, having caused a housing crisis in part through all its regulations, now enacting rent control laws that will only further deter people from building... This tweet interests me. This woman went to high school at a place where the current tuition is $53,900. "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-vershbow/" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_SeminaryShe got a liberal arts degree at Vassar, and says she has no college debt, and had financial assistance from her parents in her 20s. She then pursued a career in the traditionally low paying, but prestigious field of publishing, in one of the most expensive cities in the world. And.. she's pissed that her rent takes up a large portion of her paycheck. But, much of this is because of the choices she's made along the way. (And, I bet she's got a pretty nice apartment. I doubt she took a walkup in the Bronx like I did, even as i worked in lower Manhattan.) And, even more, I'd be even more curious to hear her suggestions for resolving this situation. I’m happy for her.
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Post by YankeeFan on Jul 13, 2023 18:24:03 GMT
It hasn’t been an easy year overall for her.
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Post by YankeeFan on Aug 12, 2023 21:33:40 GMT
This seems like a big deal.
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Post by batman on Aug 12, 2023 22:40:37 GMT
This seems like a big deal.
That's Bidenomics!
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