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Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978? 100%? 500%? Try 1,085% Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

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Cal-Maine, the biggest egg producer, has been accused of using bird flu as cover to jack up prices and triple its profits from a year ago. It also received $22M in federal aid. While you're getting gouged at the grocery store, your tax dollars are subsidizing corporate greed.

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Also. But still no press conferences from Hegseth and the Pentagon.

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Another great take. This one on tariffs.

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ECONOMY IN SHAMBLES U.S. job cuts hit 275,240 in March 2025, the highest since the pandemic peak in 2020, surpassing 2001 & 2008 recessions. Layoffs surge as federal cuts, led by DOGE, echo Covid-era losses. It's the third highest monthly total on record.

submitted 35 days ago • 606 comments

ECONOMY IN FREE FALL 📉 The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's GDPNow model now estimates real GDP growth for Q1 2025 in the United States to be -3.7% — plunging from its previous estimate of -2.8% on March 28.

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US President Donald Trump gets better marks for his hardline approach to immigration than he does on his handling of the economy, foreign policy or other issues, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows, as the Republican tries to ramp up arrests and deportations reut.rs/3Y5BAca

submitted 42 days ago • 35 comments

NEW BOMBSHELL REPORTING FROM DER SPIEGEL Mobile numbers, email addresses and even some passwords belonging to top Trump officials including Mike Waltz, Pete Hegseth, and Tulsi Gabbard have been found online, revealing an additional grave, previously unknown security breach at the highest levels. 1/

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“Tesla earned $2.3bn [£1.9bn] in the United States in 2024. You’d think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.” www.independent.co.uk/voices/tesla...

submitted 47 days ago • 11 comments