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Quixote1818

(28,930 posts) Tue Jul 24, 2018, 02:10 AM Jul 2018

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Paul Krugman - New Deal Created the Middle Class

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Paul Krugman - New Deal Created the Middle Class (Original Post) Quixote1818 Jul 2018 OP

Hmmm. PDittie Jul 2018 #1

Kick dalton99a Jul 2018 #2

Exactly. Which is why the ruling class wants to eliminate it. malthaussen Jul 2018 #3

Great post! Thanks! Sophia4 Jul 2018 #4

I always thought the 1920s was the start of consumer culture. Maybe it was only applegrove Jul 2018 #5

PDittie

(8,322 posts)

1. Hmmm.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2018, 08:42 AM

Jul 2018

Surprised this post isn't more popular.

dalton99a

(81,472 posts)

2. Kick

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Tue Jul 24, 2018, 09:05 AM

Jul 2018

malthaussen

(17,193 posts)

3. Exactly. Which is why the ruling class wants to eliminate it.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2018, 10:22 AM

Jul 2018

I firmly believe that schadenfreude is one of the major motivational factors in class war.

-- Mal

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)

4. Great post! Thanks!

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Tue Jul 24, 2018, 01:14 PM

Jul 2018

applegrove

(118,642 posts)

5. I always thought the 1920s was the start of consumer culture. Maybe it was only

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2018, 03:02 PM

Jul 2018

the rich who were the consumers then.

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