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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs the Top 1% making a concerted effort to thwart upward mobility?
Hello DUers, I thought I'd ask this because it certainly seems so.
Am I out of line for thinking this?
You tell me.
Thank you.
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Yes - the top 1% is trying to thwart upward mobility | |
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No - the top 1% is not trying to thwart upward mobility | |
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Is the Top 1% making a concerted effort to thwart upward mobility? (Original Post)
tenderfoot
Dec 2014
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Yes. Most definitely. It keeps the masses hungry and willing to work for slave wages
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2014
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BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)1. Yes. Most definitely. It keeps the masses hungry and willing to work for slave wages
which is good for their bottom lines.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)2. Since the founding of America.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)3. No, I just think the frozen social strata are just a side benefit
of the general rapacity and greed of the few on top that is driving the whole overheating machine.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)4. To what end? n/t