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bobthedrummer

(26,083 posts) Wed Mar 30, 2016, 02:33 PM Mar 2016

Is This Class Warfare? (Mike Whitney 3-30-2016 CounterPunch)

"Is there a conspiracy to keep wages from rising or is it plain-old class warfare? Check out these charts from a recent report by Deutsche Bank and see what you think:"

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/03/30/is-this-class-warfare

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Is This Class Warfare? (Mike Whitney 3-30-2016 CounterPunch) (Original Post) bobthedrummer Mar 2016 OP

It's both. dchill Mar 2016 #1

I concur, which brings us to the 1% vs. 99% as a clarifying point dchill. Haves/havenots with bobthedrummer Mar 2016 #2

dchill

(38,484 posts)

1. It's both.

Reply to bobthedrummer (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 02:44 PM

Mar 2016

The ideas are not mutually exclusive.

bobthedrummer

(26,083 posts)

2. I concur, which brings us to the 1% vs. 99% as a clarifying point dchill. Haves/havenots with

Reply to dchill (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 02:55 PM

Mar 2016

class structural barriers that are collapsing everywhere today. And our nation has NEVER been "an exception" regarding class despite all the brainwashing through history by elitists. Some tried, but hey, American women didn't have the right to vote until 1920--that's but one major example imo leaving aside all other factors.

Both indeed.

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