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GreatGazoo

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2. they aren't trying to dispose of us, just extract more wealth

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 08:52 AM

Dec 2014

by creating an underclass they have ongoing access to cheap labor. Keeping the lowest wages extra low lowers ALL wages. The wage to price gap creates more need for credit which in effect allows banking entities to extract wealth from the have-leasts.

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