• Pennomi@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Imagine being the most wealthy country in the world, moving your manufacturing out of the country, rebuilding your economy around R&D, then cutting funding to your education and research organizations. It’s absolutely insane. There’s nothing left in the US to keep its relevance.

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      18 hours ago

      We’re on a downward spiral and politicians are to blame. We’re in late stage capitalism where we do circular deals, cut infrastructure, improvements, and education to bail out companies to keep circular deals going.

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        10 hours ago

        I think blaming it on the politicians is too easy. The individualist “me first” mentality has just naturally done its job here. When greed is rewarded, greed becomes the norm.

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        18 hours ago

        Can you imagine how furious the shareholders would be if we built hospitals and water treatment facilities with their money?!

  • frongt@lemmy.zip
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    19 hours ago

    As measured by articles published. The full text of the study is not available so I can’t read it.