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Re:Elizabeth Warren unveils bold new plan to reshape America... by ethbro on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @04:05PM (#17769276)
> Unless there's a sustained period of economic prosperity similar to what followed WWII

Economic prosperity isn't the most unique feature post-WWII: severely flattened income inequality is.

I.e. the top 10% going from ~45% income share in 1937 to ~33% from 1942-77.

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Re:Elizabeth Warren unveils bold new plan to reshape America... by spamizbad on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @04:07PM (#17769292)
Sorry, i should be more specific: "Unless a majority of Millennials begin to experience a measure of sustained economic prosperity..."
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Re:Elizabeth Warren unveils bold new plan to reshape America... by ethbro on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @05:03PM (#17769767)
Functionally equivalent. I was just cart / horsing to include a possible cause vs an effect.
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