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Re:Stephen Hawking has died by ekianjo on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @02:00AM (#16582690)
Inequality is not that bad when everyone is getting richer even at the very bottom. Inequality speech is the tree hiding the forest.
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Re:Stephen Hawking has died by coldtea on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @02:06AM (#16582712)
Only people have not been getting richer for a long while in some places, including the US. If anything the opposite.

https://hbr.org/2017/10/why-wages-arent-growing-in-america

That's difficult for those in upper middle class jobs to comprehend though, but in less fortunate areas and slices of the population, it's everyday life.

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Re:Stephen Hawking has died by ekianjo on Thursday March 15, 2018 @10:05AM (#16592930)
The world is not limited to the US.
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