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WalterBrightyesterday at 4:12 PM2 repliesview on HN

Profit maximization makes for the high standard of living we enjoy.


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wiseowiseyesterday at 4:24 PM

The one where one trip to ER can leave you on the street and students have six digit debts?

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whamlastxmastoday at 2:24 AM

ah yes, the high standard of living inlcuding checks notes world-leading medical bankruptcies, collapsing life expectancy despite insane healthcare spending, crippling student debt, unaffordable housing that requires a trust fund just to rent, and wages that stagnated decades ago while corporate profits and CEO pay skyrocketed.

i spent $57 on a regular size pack of paper towels and toilet paper in the bay area yesterday

truly, the invisible hand is giving us the finger

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