Allowing the Fed to artificially keep interest rates down for 15 years is not “Capitalism sucks”. Its pure, unadulterated asset inflation purposely done. ZIRP policies were a choice made that have gotten us to where we are with asset prices.
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3% mortgages did this. If mortgages were kept around historical averages of 7 percent, the asset inflation wouldn’t have occurred. The monthly costs at 7 percent currently are unaffordable except for the top 20%.
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politics @lemmy.world•Unemployment improved — because thousands of workers disappeared. Where did they go?
1·2 days agoWe have a lot of retirees right now. There are 56 million people over 65 receiving SS according to the SSA. The 25-54 participation rate is a better measurement of whose actually working:
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Political Memes@lemmy.world•They're not even trying to hide how racist they are
3·3 days agoWait til they learn that algebra is an Arabic invention.
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Science@mander.xyz•White House plan for a ‘golden age’ of science ignores the structures that made the US a scientific superpower
41·3 days agoCovering something in your own urine does not make it golden.
But that’s what they were told radical leftist is! The propaganda has been wildly successful.
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PC Master Race@lemmy.world•After laying off Battlefield 6 devs, EA boss Andrew Wilson's bonus rose $8m to $38m last year, thanks to the game's success across "all milestones"English
51·15 days agoPeople bought BF 6?? After the last few games??
EMPs are cheap.
Anti drone guns exist.
General strikes that do real economic damage would work. They would round up the leaders and prosecute them as terrorist each time.
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A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•Gambling becomes America’s favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined
16·16 days agoThe sports gambling apps will be the number one cause of divorce in the US one day. The sheer number of married men betting on them…
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why is AOC a big deal? She just speaks common sense and calls out absurdity. Have we really gone that far off the rails where we don't do it ourselves?
22·16 days agoThis country will never, ever vote a woman in as President. The “What I see as a leader” (sexism) runs too deep.
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Technology@lemmy.world•AI bet goes awry: Oracle fires 21,000 employeesEnglish
2·16 days agoI want cold fusion, cancer to be cured for 1 dollar, and flying ponies. But I know I’m not getting those.
They aren’t going to get true AI either.
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Technology@lemmy.world•AI bet goes awry: Oracle fires 21,000 employeesEnglish
19·17 days agoImagine failing this hard at your job and keeping it.
And I know his job is to keep the stock price high… but 28 percent growth over the last five years in tech is still failing at your job.
Mandami’s political positions are closer to the center than any of the Market liberal corpratists that run the Democratic party.
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politics @lemmy.world•Trump Says U.S. Elections Rife with Fraud, Demands New Election Law, May Send Troops to Polling Places. Is He Preparing a Coup?
8·19 days agoThe letter will contain words! And perhaps a threatening if you do…. And then the opposition party will go back home to attack the Democratic socialists. Their real job.
Kurtismayfield@lemmy.ziptoShare Funny Videos, Images, Memes, Quotes and more @lemmy.ml•American education system in action everybody
7·20 days agoThe lack of morality is a feature.
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politics @lemmy.world•The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required
41·20 days agoCorrect. Remember Mr. Hope and change? Well he was more to the right than Colin Powell. He would have kneecaps Social security if there wasn’t a group of Tea party that couldn’t be seen working with him.
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Just Post@lemmy.world•Remember, kids! Capitalism can and will crush you under its heel. It's happened before.
1·22 days agoThats the kind of desperation a good boss needs. Working for food.
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Political Memes@lemmy.world•White House border czar, Tom Homan, issued an ominous warning on Wednesday: Shut your mouth about ICE or the “bloodshed” will continue.
6·22 days agoPalestine is a testing ground. If the MIC can get away with that, and things go south in the US, you are watching a preview of the violence turned inward.


For decades people have been warming about inverted totalitarianism… where private companies do the heavy lifting in controlling and surveillance or the population. Very few listened. Now that we are approaching complete sacrifice of your privacy to these companies, people are finally waking up. But it may be too late.