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minus-squarebitteroldcoot@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 days agoYou could say that about every era in American history. We always know what we should do, but we always do the bad thing to protect the rich. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre
minus-squareprotist@retrofed.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoWhat about the New Deal and Great Society? Both eras significantly increased taxes on the wealthy to support programs for everyone, especially lower income folks
minus-squarePhoenixz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoTo be fair, that goes for all of the world, even today, at varying degrees
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You could say that about every era in American history.
We always know what we should do, but we always do the bad thing to protect the rich.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre
What about the New Deal and Great Society? Both eras significantly increased taxes on the wealthy to support programs for everyone, especially lower income folks
To be fair, that goes for all of the world, even today, at varying degrees
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