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Re:US Wages Finally Get Back to Where They Were in 1973 by NoblePublius on Friday April 19, 2019 @01:35PM (#19701372)
The $249 TV brought a billion Asians and Latinos out of extreme poverty. If you can afford the TV, you are the 1%.
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Re:US Wages Finally Get Back to Where They Were in 1973 by SilasX on Friday April 19, 2019 @01:53PM (#19701514)
No, nobody left poverty because the price of a bigscreen TV fell below $250.

Edit: nor were the jobs provided by that factory a proximate cause.

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