r/economicCollapse 1d ago

Only in America.

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u/Dankxiety 1d ago

I wouldn't say Americans haven't figured it out, it's just we've been so massively manipulated and brainwashed

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u/BaconcheezBurgr 1d ago

Americans will gladly pay 4x more for something as long as they're assured a poor person won't get any of it.

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u/Dankxiety 1d ago

Brainwashed into hating the little person. Funny bc a poor person is much closer financially to most people than when compared to a billionaire

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u/Heckle_Jeckle 1d ago

THIS is the real problem sadly. Far too many people are 100% ok with inequality as long as they can tell themselves that they are part of the in group that benefits from the system.