• Flying Squid
    link
    24 days ago

    The “implosion” of oligarchs profit margins isn’t something any of us need to worry about. Over the short term, the vast majority of us will benefit from it - like 90% of the population stands to gain, 10% will break even, and the billionaires will see their income reduced.

    I’d say what happened in 1929 suggests otherwise.

    • @Delta_V
      link
      -14 days ago

      What happened in 1929 was a result of low wages and high unemployment pulling the rug out from under the economy, and therefore it suggests that policy that leads to higher wages and lower unemployment is needed to prevent a repeat.

      • Flying Squid
        link
        34 days ago

        Sure, that stock market crash that destroyed a whole lot of wealth had nothing to do with it. Nothing at all.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        13 days ago

        And the cost of living was simultaneously driven up by an idiotic tariff policy that caused a collapse in global trade. Which directly led to less demand for labor, hence the low wages, hence the high unemployment.