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...that's because we went off the gold standard...duhNot whining, Kulak--stealingWhining about borrowers borrowing from people with money.....yeah, that's whining.
Opinion: The super rich elite have more money than they know what to do with
The wealthiest 1% has taken $50 trillion from working Americans and redistributed it, a new study finds. Here's what that means.
"If the ultrarich hadn't rigged the system in their favor, your annual pay would be doubled — somewhere between $48,000 and $63,000 higher per year.
"That's about $1,000 or more per weekly paycheck that you could have spent in your community, invested in home improvements, or saved for a rainy day, but which instead went to the wealthiest Americans.
"So if it feels like you're working harder for less money than your parents' and grandparents' generations, that's because you are."