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bucolic_frolic

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2. In regards to the first video, in a crisis

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:57 PM

Apr 2026

we protect the system and therefore the wealthy, and the lower classes can catch what they can. So it's socialism for the rich at high price tags and survival-of-the-fittest capitalist Darwinism for the masses. He's right on the money at a pace ordinary folks can understand.

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Gary's Economics: "The Iran Economic Shock: How to Protect Yourself" [View all] jmbar2 Apr 2026 OP

I'm pretty middle class. multigraincracker Apr 2026 #1

You've earned a well-deserved retirement. jmbar2 Apr 2026 #3

My wife told my step grand daughter multigraincracker Apr 2026 #5

I really feel for the kids today jmbar2 Apr 2026 #6

They end up paying almost double. multigraincracker Apr 2026 #8

cars are a problem Be Leave On Apr 2026 #14

It would be ideal to live in communities small-enough to not need cars jmbar2 Apr 2026 #15

In regards to the first video, in a crisis bucolic_frolic Apr 2026 #2

Agree - he is a great explainer of dynamics of wealth inequality jmbar2 Apr 2026 #4

Adam Smith wrote Wealth of Nation at the end multigraincracker Apr 2026 #7

Thanks for the insights... jmbar2 Apr 2026 #9

I love to look for the history behind what's going on. multigraincracker Apr 2026 #10

My dad was an oil company guy jmbar2 Apr 2026 #12

I never had to study history of economics. bucolic_frolic Apr 2026 #11

You waded in much deeper than I have! jmbar2 Apr 2026 #13