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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It seems like there was a largely unspoken agreement among the wealthiest in the West throughout the middle of the 20th century, particularly in the aftermath of the Depression, World War II, and the rise of communism, that they wouldn’t try to extract the absolute maximum of wealth from the workers and try to keep a stable

Thats because we stopped them, they always try as much as they are allowed to.

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The deregulation of the 80s and 90s really screwed this country over.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Same with the UK and privatisation

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In summary: Neoliberalism.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

Neoliberals always surprise me, How do they think that more neoliberalism will fix problems caused by neoliberalism?