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How the Economy (Really) is Rigged Against You

How Corruption, Greed, and Ideology Made America the World’s First Poor Rich Country

umair
Jun 18, 2021
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Image Credit: Greg Rudin

There’s a fact of modern life that’s as simple as it is grim. The economy is rigged. Yes, really. Against you — at least if you’re 99% of people. Here are ten precise ways how — after a quick discussion of what “the economy’s rigged” really means.

The meaning of this now ubiquitous catchphrase is worth examining. “The economy’s ri…

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