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SleeplessinSoCal

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14. It's the Corruption Stupid!

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 04:20 PM

Aug 2025

Rewatching The Gilded Age on HBO and listening to the podcast with the expert from The Bowery Boys: New York City History ("a travel and history podcast that was launched in June 2007 by Thomas Meyers and Gregory Young."

Jumping out of the headlines today is the obvious effort to return us to the Gilded Age of the Robber Barons. Tom describes the shenanigans by the financial guards, who were extremely corrupt.

Listen here:

We owe so much to the Roosevelt family.

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Trump's economy starting to crush the working poor [View all] Johnny2X2X Aug 2025 OP

The master plan is to enslave us and protect the rich. GreenWave Aug 2025 #1

People are going to have the day they voted for uponit7771 Aug 2025 #2

I hope the Dems use this in their messaging senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #3

Pretty stupid how the working class got duped over a 40 year period mdbl Aug 2025 #4

There is absolutely nothing in the Republican agenda for the working poor Johnny2X2X Aug 2025 #5

Feature, not a bug. nt BWdem4life Aug 2025 #6

everyone enjoying the republican voter schadenferude, should think about the poor working dems too FirstLight Aug 2025 #7

Student Loans Johnny2X2X Aug 2025 #12

Yes, my oldest wanted to go back to finish FirstLight Aug 2025 #15

That, plus the fact that Trump's policies have only INCREASED prices even further. W_HAMILTON Aug 2025 #8

Poor today is different than years ago. We used to help the poor or at least put on a better show. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #9

Need to campaign on a $30 per hour minimum wage MichMan Aug 2025 #10

Wait until they have to start paying $80 VMA131Marine Aug 2025 #11

Sadly man working poor will continue listening Johonny Aug 2025 #13

It's the Corruption Stupid! SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2025 #14