OT Unregulated capitalism killing the American Dream

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In Jab at Manchin, Sanders Demands 'Strategic Pause' in Corporate Welfare

"Count me in as somebody who does not think that the taxpayers of this country need to provide Mr. Bezos a $10 billion bailout to fuel his space hobby," said the Vermont senator.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2...ers-demands-strategic-pause-corporate-welfare

 

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Nancy Pelosi Sells Out The Working Class For 5 Million Bezos Bucks.

 

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What Led to Crony Unfettered Capitalism

 

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Neoliberalism, US Political Polarization

 

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America's Pathological Oligarchy

 

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'Staggering' Analysis Finds Amazon's Injury Rate Rose 20% Last Year

"Amazon's high-pressure operations keep resulting in worker injuries in unprecedented numbers, and the situation is worsening."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2...s-finds-amazons-injury-rate-rose-20-last-year

 

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America’s Top 15 Earners and What They Reveal About the U.S. Tax System

An unprecedented trove of leaked IRS data shows who reported the most income in America from 2013 to 2018, as well as their tax rates, revealing that the very richest pay lower rates than the merely rich.

https://www.propublica.org/article/...ut-the-us-tax-system?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

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What If We Just...Stopped Working?



This was quite an interesting video.

 

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Corporate Consolidation Causing Record Inflation

https://www.projectcensored.org/corporate-consolidation-causing-record-inflation/

 

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'Stain on Democracy': Tax Day Study Shows US Billionaires Now Own $4.7 Trillion

"We reject the narrative that this country cannot afford to invest in a better world."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2...udy-shows-us-billionaires-now-own-47-trillion

 

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McDonald's $3.4 Billion IOU To Itself

 

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America's Mafia State

 

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EU Enacts Landmark Social Media Law to End Self-Regulation by Big Tech

"As the U.S. agonizes over misinformation and hate speech on social media and the harm it does to democracy," said one journalist, the European Union passed the Digital Services Act "to tackle the problem."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2...social-media-law-end-self-regulation-big-tech

Some good news, for a change.

 

[Phatguysrule]

John Stewart discussing climate change solutions, corporations, and government with American climate reporter and journalist Kendra Pierre-Louis

 

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Reddit Mods Censor Amazon Workers' Union Drive

 

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Americans need $35.80 an hour to afford basics. Few make that.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mar...rd-basics-few-make-that/ar-AAWFreY?li=BBnb7Kz

 

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Exposed: How Corporate Thieves Are Jacking Up Prices



We were being gouged by corporations under Trump. We are still being gouged by corporations under Biden. It seems to me that neither party cares about corporate thievery. In fact, both parties are helping corporations steal from Americans. Shameful.

 

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Amazon Terminated Paid Sick Leave for Covid-19 Day After Union Vote Ended

The National Labor Relations Board began counting ballots Monday at LDJ5, a Staten Island facility looking to become the second Amazon location to win a union election in the U.S.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2...ick-leave-covid-19-day-after-union-vote-ended

Amazon may very well be the cruelest company in America.

 

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Sanders Blasts Senate's 'Strange Priorities' as It Advances Corporate Welfare

"We can't extend the child tax credit to combat child poverty," said the Vermont senator. "But somehow, we can provide a massive amount of corporate welfare to a handful of corporations."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2...ange-priorities-it-advances-corporate-welfare

 

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Amazon’s new labor issue: What to do with too many workers

Straight out of Bezo's mouthpiece.

 

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As Shell reports profits of $9.1 billion for the first quarter of 2022, leaked data shows the massive scale of the company's annual trade in Russian oil

Shell paid almost $2 billion to three of Russia’s biggest crude oil producers – Rosneft, Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz – in 2020, according to leaked accounting data seen by Global Witness.

https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/shell-russian-crude-leak/

 

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Socialism for Absolute Beginners

 

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Amazon Fires Managers at Recently Unionized Warehouse

"If you can't fire your recently unionized warehouse staff for unionizing, then I guess you fire the warehouse managers for failing to stop the unionization instead."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/06/amazon-fires-managers-recently-unionized-warehouse

 

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‘The audacity to write ‘congratulations’ in the email’: Woman says her rent went up by $2,500 in Austin, apartment sent her email congratulating her

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle...mail-congratulating-her/ar-AAWZopI?li=BBnb7Kz

 

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George Carlin Cleverly Solves Homelessness!

 

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House Panel Exposes How 'Shameful' Meatpackers Put Profits Over Worker Health During Pandemic

"The report shows that corporate giants like Tyson and Smithfield worked closely with the Trump administration to keep their operations running despite the risks to workers."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2...packers-put-profits-over-worker-health-during

 

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Who Cleans Central Park…And Why Does It Matter?

 

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Median Pay of Top CEOs Hits Record $14.7 Million as Workers Strike Over Starvation Wages

"While most of America struggles to put gas in the tank and pay the grocery bills, price-gouging, excessive-profit-taking CEOs used their captive boards to award themselves record pay," said one expert.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2...-million-workers-strike-over-starvation-wages

We truly live in a sick, dystopian society...