• CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      I’m not sure who they work for, exactly, because a depressed labor market and trade shortages aren’t really helping any of them either.

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        A recession helps the wealthy. They get to buy property, services, and company ownership at fire-sale prices while the rest of us have to sell assets and labor below their actual value to avoid starving to death.