“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

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      I would LOVE to see a source on this, but I have a feeling I already know where it is coming from.

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      Yes, bottom 10% are doing better and the top 10%. That means the middle is getting hollowed out and the whole thing turns into a very divided society. That’s not a good thing.

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        It’s not a good thing, but it’s better than the blatant “rich get richer, everyone else gets fucked” economy we’ve had for the past few decades.

        And doesn’t it make sense that we improve the situation of the poorest first?

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          blatant “rich get richer, everyone else gets fucked”

          and now you have a rich get richer, almost everyone else gets fucked economy. Yay, progress.

          Looking at history, it feels more like an attempt to make sure the poorest don’t fall into the “nothing left to lose” category that can cause so much trouble.

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            Looking at history, it feels more like an attempt to make sure the poorest don’t fall into the “nothing left to lose” category that can cause so much trouble.

            That’s because it is. That’s the point of welfare, give the poorest something to lose and they won’t revolt. Even if it’s the most meager, unfair, dehumanizing scraps.

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            Oh no, what a…terrible…thing…?

            and now you have a rich get richer, almost everyone else gets fucked economy. Yay, progress.

            Yes. Things were more bad, and now they are less bad. Vote in more Democrats, and things will continue to get less bad. Eventually, things will be good. That’s how progress works.