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In reply to the discussion: 9 Months On, Koch Fears Realized After Town Raised Minimum Wage To $15 [View all]stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)I sometimes think that it has been decided that a strong middle class revival could destroy the planet. If that has been decided, then there will be no attempts to implement progressive reforms that would give new life to the working and middle classes. They will continue their austerity maneuvers around the world.
TPTB would not even need to share this knowledge with too many people. They would simply need to find and fund venal, selfish, and corrupt sociopaths to put in positions of power that will further their own financial interests at the expense of everyone else.
Now, of course TPTB are completely selfish assholes. But, I sometimes think that they have convinced themselves that they are saving the world and humanity by not allowing a resurgence of the middle class. That would be very convenient for selfish assholes no doubt.