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valleyrogue

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2. US tax laws and ruinous trade deals lie at the root of the problem.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 07:49 AM

May 23

In short, neoliberal economic ideas drove a stake in the US standard of living.

Barlett and Steel wrote about this issue thirty years or more ago with the "America: What Went Wrong" series of articles and books.

By the way, single people are far more negatively affected than "families.* We aren't living in the 1950s where virtually all adults were married with children.

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Rising inequality is the root of affordability problems [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 22 OP

After winning in 28, if we make substantial gains on this, we will become the dominant party. everyonematters May 22 #1

US tax laws and ruinous trade deals lie at the root of the problem. valleyrogue May 23 #2