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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well say thanks to the government in 2020 that printed half of all dollars in existence today. Small government my ass

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean they've been printing bailout checks for big oil for a long, long time.

there was a depression and the 1% used it to further centralize profits. That is by far the biggest contributor to this situation

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Where did the money go? I doubt it went into the hands of the average person who then decided to overpay for everything.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Trillions went into the hands of corporations.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that was one of their more boneheaded moves. 🤦