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OrlandoDem2

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3. And too many of the 291M are willing to carry the water for the 3M,

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Tue Oct 4, 2022, 12:45 PM

Oct 2022

believing they too can make it.

Look, I believe in social mobility but we are a society and economy out of control. The rich have gamed the system and have all the advantages. Maybe, some of the poor could love to middle class but there is a ceiling that needs to be shattered for the rest of us to live comfortably.

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The 3 million richest Americans have greater combined wealth than 291 million [View all] ck4829 Oct 2022 OP

97 million each for each of the 3 million. jimfields33 Oct 2022 #1

So, roughly, 1 person has more wealth than 99 together. SharonAnn Oct 2022 #2

And too many of the 291M are willing to carry the water for the 3M, OrlandoDem2 Oct 2022 #3