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Had Enough? (The Lincoln Project) (Original Post) DinahMoeHum 4 hrs ago OP
The average American is clueless bif 4 hrs ago #1
A Different World 2na fisherman 4 hrs ago #2
I really do not know what it is going to take to #Republicans in Congress to declare riversedge 3 hrs ago #3

bif

(27,143 posts)
1. The average American is clueless
Wed May 6, 2026, 11:33 AM
4 hrs ago

They keep spending more due to inflation and rising prices due to war and tariffs, yet they believe the Rapist when he tells them prices are coming down. It's really pathetic.

2na fisherman

(351 posts)
2. A Different World
Wed May 6, 2026, 11:54 AM
4 hrs ago

This is an important point. The wealthy have no understanding or frame of reference for what average wage-earners must do to survive. And they don't care because something happens to their brains that reduces empathy when they live this kind of life. As Communism was tested and failed, so too is Capitalism being stress tested now as the 1% own more than the bottom two thirds of the population. We shall soon find out the results of this test period. It will continue to be a bumpy ride.

riversedge

(81,398 posts)
3. I really do not know what it is going to take to #Republicans in Congress to declare
Wed May 6, 2026, 12:09 PM
3 hrs ago

ENOUGH--and actually do their jobs of protecting us all from these high prices.

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