'When the American empire finally collapses, historians won't be stunned by the greed of the elite'

[haele]

33. Well, he is "rich" compared to 1950's simple rural working class

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You know, the non-union workers who struggled to pay the annual property tax for grandpappy's homestead, couldn't help pay for auntie's breast cancer treatment (but could help with her funeral) or little Julie's asthma, lived off canned meats and veggies from the bargain bin and ate PB and homemade jam for most meals.
The type of worker or tradesman that Johnson's "War on Poverty" gave better lives to.
Yeah, the average Republican is making a bit more money than their grandparents did (for less physical work), but they've got twice as much debt and fewer opportunities to show for it. And the Boss and Investor classes got richer at a higher rate than any paycheck worker could dream.