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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by johnnyanmac on Saturday March 01, 2025 @08:00AM (#43218831)
Averages hide extremes. In this case it hides how much poorer the poor got and richer the rich got. America is not "rich" in a way that benefits the middle class.
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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by DiogenesKynikos on Saturday March 01, 2025 @08:36AM (#43219086)
And to address that gap between the rich and poor, Trump is ... firing middle-class government employees, cutting taxes (which primarily favors the rich), and toying with cutting social programs?
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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by NoLinkToMe on Saturday March 01, 2025 @11:57AM (#43221180)
Median personal income shows the same trend. It's not an inequality issue.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA646N

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