and do not forget, we are free to criticize our government. We can talk about the brutality of our policing agencies. We can talk about how our social support structures fail to help the most vulnerable of our population. They cannot do the same.
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Re: groceries
we do pay too much for groceries. this is true. corporate greed is out of control in the US. but we also pay a much lower % of our income on groceries.
Economics is complex. having a high GDP and a strong currency means that our dollar goes exactly for what a dollar is worth here.
Unfortunately, most of our currency is in the hands of our country's most wealthy. They own the resources. they own the real estate. they are made wealthy by exploiting you. As they horde money they continue to extract more from you.
China is an ENORMOUS country. it is roughly the same size as the US. most of it is rural & still Developing. But their boom happened later than us. Give them time, even with a "communist" government they have embraced capitalism. their income disparities are catching up with our own.
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we do pay too much for groceries. this is true. corporate greed is out of control in the US. but we also pay a much lower % of our income on groceries.
Economics is complex. having a high GDP and a strong currency means that our dollar goes exactly for what a dollar is worth here.