• kn0wmad1c@programming.dev
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    1 day ago

    Good example, especially given that it looks like a Russian oligarchy is where we’ve been headed since 2016

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      19 hours ago

      Good example, especially given that it looks like a Russian oligarchy is where we’ve been headed since 2016 since 1776

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        18 hours ago

        Nah, since the 80s at the earliest. The wealthiest were taxed up to 90% and corporations didn’t get the tax loopholes they have now until Reagan took office.