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- economy@lemmy.world
I read all the way to when he mentions John Boehner before I realized this was written 10 years ago, and things have only gotten worse since.
Same.
And all we got instead was that moron Elon. Sigh.
I have a lot of mixed feelings about how this guy discusses this, but this line kinda broke me
These idiotic trickle-down policies are destroying my customer base. And yours too.
This guy is a millionaire not a billionaire, but he does a great podcast called pitchfork economics
I remember reading this back then. I wonder what he’s done to promote income equality in the meantime.
He has a wikipedia page https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Hanauer
If more of the ultra wealthy were like him, we’d be in a better place.
Hell, if more of everyone believed what he believes we’d probably be better off. Too many poor people seem eager to side with the rich.