America’s largest companies are fueling record inequality, says new study
America’s largest companies are fueling record inequality, says new study
US-based corporations are making more money than ever before, and they’re putting that money right back into shareholders’ pockets.
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Yeah, we know. We're very well aware.
Honestly this is the first article I've seen from a major outlet actually saying it outright instead of pretending the people and workers are the problem. Now what the fuck are we going to do about it?
Elect more neolib oligarchs.
It didn't work the other hundred times, but this one's different!
Elections won’t fix this and we all know it
Real change in America has never come from elections. It starts with direct action, and the direct action continues until it's so much of a problem the government is forced to do something.
Correct. Of course we should STILL vote, because voting can create favorable conditions for more effective direct action, but it's no the solution in and of itself
Voting is how we keep things from getting worse, just not how we make things better
Yes exactly
But elections do determine the ratio of beatings to helpful legislation that occurs when government is forced to do something.
Time to switch it up and go full corrupt billionaire fascist
I wanna vote for the corporation directly! President Walmart and VP Tesla
Well that's the problem, as an individual you can't. Just like saving the planet.
You can do your "bit" but you'll have no real effect