• explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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      13 hours ago

      Regardless of whether we think capitalism is good or not, it’s gone into overdrive since the fall of the Soviet Union. And whether or not we recognize this as capitalism, it’s been failing hard since the bailouts started.

      The economy we live in today is neither democratic nor competitive.

    • Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net
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      1 day ago

      Surely the economic wellbeing of your average citizen can’t get worse over time and therefore be a “lately” thing. It’s not like food, housing, and healthcare are getting more expensive.