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How big corporations are draining the life out of a sick America
If today’s companies were truly offering a fair return to the taxpayers who built their businesses, they’d be doing a lot more to ensure that all Americans have the means to support their families. By Paul Buchheit Source: Nation of … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Neoliberalism, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Technology
Tagged Big Tech, corporate taxes, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, financial crisis, Free Market, Oligarchy, payroll tax, Plutocracy, Silicon Valley, stock buybacks, tax cheats, technology
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No, This Is Not Another 1929, 1973, 1987, 2000, or 2008
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Basing one’s decisions on analogs from the past is entering a fool’s paradise of folly. Like addicts who cannot control their cravings, financial analysts cannot stop themselves from seeking some analog situation … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Neoliberalism, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Cartels, central banks, coronavirus, Covid-19, Debt, Dystopia, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, financial crisis, Financialization, Globalization, Great Depression, Monopolies, Neofeudalism, Oligarchy, overvalued stock valuations, Pandemic, stock buybacks, Wage Stagnation, wall street
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The Corporate Debt Bubble Is A Train Wreck In Slow Motion
By Brandon Smith Source: Alt-Market.com There are two subjects that the mainstream media seems specifically determined to avoid discussing these days when it comes to the economy – the first is the problem of falling global demand for goods and … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Crime, Corporate Debt, Debt, Debt Bubble, derivatives, Donald Trump, Economic Collapse, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, repo markets, stock buybacks
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The 5-Step CEO pay scam
Grossly widening inequalities of income and wealth cannot be separated from grossly widening inequalities of political power in America. This corruption must end. By Robert Reich Source: Nation of Change Average CEO pay at big corporations topped 14.5 million dollars in … Continue reading
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Tagged CEO Pay, CEOs, Corporate Tax Cuts, Corporate Welfare, Economics, Income Inequality, Oligarchy, Pay Gap, Plutocracy, political corruption, stock buybacks, Wealth Disparity
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