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    1 day ago

    the top 10% of asset owners now account for 50% of all spending. this used to be ~30% years ago. discretionary spending by the vast majority of the population is in terminal decline.

    your best bet to finish the extraction of wealth from the bulk of society is a (not so) hidden tax on necessities, and this is exactly what the tariffs are - a non congressionally approved tax.

    tariffs, combined with the dismantling of public services and social security, will allow trump to fund his multi trillion $ tax breaks for his real base. you and I are the surplus thatbwill now be funnelled upwards.