@rbreich that’s the least of it - the ‘owners’ of these corporations earn a hundred thousand to a million times the salaries of employees. We call them billionaires. Their exploitation knows no ends. It’s all growth, no limits!
@rbreich I am in my 50s , no retirement, no healthcare , one accident away from homelessness, and I have been fully employed sine 18 and paid all my taxes, I repeat that All My Taxes , and this is what the US social contract means now
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People haven't had a "fair chance" for a long time.Oligarchical and corporate interests have bought control of our political system for decades, all that's happening is they're being shafted to a noticeably greater extent more recently
The same covenant applies to the Supreme Court. They have no inherent enforcement power. All they have is the tacit agreement of law enforcement and lower courts to follow them.
That social contract is fraying, at the same time. And the demagogues precede the effective dissolution of the Constitution.
When I say, Eat The Rich, I am being metaphorical. TO A POINT.