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applegrove

(129,956 posts)
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 12:17 PM 3 hrs ago

Gaslighting the people who are going to lose healthcare, pay more for utilities,

Last edited Wed Dec 24, 2025, 01:26 PM - Edit history (1)

are terrified of losing their jobs and living all the other bad economic realities.

That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.

Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) 2025-12-24T04:02:01.508Z


"We're making a raise":

Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers.bsky.social) 2025-12-24T16:34:09.458Z
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Gaslighting the people who are going to lose healthcare, pay more for utilities, (Original Post) applegrove 3 hrs ago OP
Fucking asshole dalton99a 3 hrs ago #1
He's full of shit. OLDMDDEM 3 hrs ago #2
that is how propaganda works!.... markie 3 hrs ago #3
Future earnings- as in... lame54 3 hrs ago #4

markie

(23,813 posts)
3. that is how propaganda works!....
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 12:29 PM
3 hrs ago

average means nothing when you have extreme inequality.... overall means nothing if you care about people....
no, everyone is not going to earn 4.3% more

Lutnick should try living how the lower 50% live

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