• explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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      Nixon instituted inflation as we know it because of the Vietnam War, and inequality skyrocketed. It’s a lot easier to strike with savings than with credit scores.

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      “The free market will seize the means of production for us!”

      “Don’t mind him. He means well. Got kicked in the head as a child by a mule, though.”

      “From each according to market demand, to each according to the growth of his assets.”

      “Yeah, okay, buddy. You hang in there.”