I remember this from my 70s childhood. OTOH, married women who wanted to pursue their goals were patted on the head and told to support their husbands.
Then the '80s hit and people "needed" Mercedes, BMWs, and SUVs. Enclaves of starter mansions sprang up
It’s not about taxes; it’s about the distribution of earnings. All the money goes to shareholders and little goes to stakeholders. That’s why wages can’t support a family.
When the middle class died there was no one to do the work for the rich,no one to make them more money,no one to make their food or buy their bullshit & the rich starved to death in their mansions of overgrown landscape. Many also died of scurvy because no one picked their fruit &vegetables.The end.
Start the #resistance in your city, gather friends and family. Organize a march or a protest.
Remember to remain NON-VIOLENT.
Use your voice and your pen.
Teach the girls how to fight dirty. (YBMC)
Teach boys to respect/protect women.
The South American model; build a Middle Class then the Fascists ride in and take over and rob the bank. We need to look at how Bolivia recovered. They still fight the right wingers but we need to learn from them since we are in the same predicament.
You means a -white, patriarchal- family could do all those things, right? B/c my divorced grandma in the 40’s & 50’s couldn’t own her own home, nor could the Hispanic family a block over. Neither had access to the good jobs white men did so never had the option to send Mom to college.
We were heading in the right direction to bring back the middle class status under Biden’s guidance. Unfortunately, that's all about to change. [sigh] One step forward, two steps back.
Americans engaged with democracy in the 50s 60s 70s with demonstrations, boycotts, strikes, union membership, voting. Then they allowed reagan to divide them against each other, and the decline began. Will Americans ever unite and engage again?
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Then the '80s hit and people "needed" Mercedes, BMWs, and SUVs. Enclaves of starter mansions sprang up
Remember to remain NON-VIOLENT.
Use your voice and your pen.
Teach the girls how to fight dirty. (YBMC)
Teach boys to respect/protect women.
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