rbreich ,
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Oligarchy is America's billionaires now being worth a record $5.7 trillion while the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009. Hello?

kawentzmann ,
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@rbreich How come?

KeithPurtell ,
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@rbreich
That $7.25 is a red badge of shame.

sleepercell ,
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@rbreich But Robert, nothing will change, I predict, until the Boomers start to really die off. There is too much emphasis right now on allowing companies to prop up stock prices which in turn maintains the retirement plan accounts. We can’t have these accounts lose value when so many depend on them, right?

stargazersmith ,
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@rbreich
Our trouble isn't entirely that billionaires have too much money.

It's that they have more money than our politicians and judges have integrity.

I often notice highway and road workers and and admire how hard they work and that we trust in and drive on roads they construct, without a thought.

Wouldn't it be great if we could have half the confidence in our Congress and SC.

ManyRoads ,
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@rbreich Robert, sadly no one cares... if they did they'd vote differently.

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