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Economy

Kid Berwyn

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1. Goethe understood how things and people stood in the USA.

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2025, 12:20 PM

Feb 25

"The best slave is the one who thinks he's free."

Seems we have a nation where 99-percent is made up of fools and 1-percent are mad enough to think they merit lording or are entitled to lord over the rest.

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International comparison of hours you have to work to escape poverty [View all] jmbar2 Feb 24 OP

Goethe understood how things and people stood in the USA. Kid Berwyn Feb 25 #1

I disagree with the calculus of at least one entry on that list - Canada. BobTheSubgenius Feb 26 #2

Wow! Astonishing figures jmbar2 Feb 26 #3

Early entries into the market who have hung on, BobTheSubgenius Feb 26 #4

It is an amazing place jmbar2 Feb 26 #5