Ben Franklin Was Probably As Annoying As Jordan Peterson
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The Importance of Support in Economic Policy
Ali Vatanka: A lot of people can't wrap their minds around economics. He says it's because there has been a very well sold lie for many decades now from each generation that attributed economic status to effort, diligence or some other personal trade. This ideology justifies poverty and ultra wealth in a way that seems attainable for most Americans, he says. The key idea here is that we're told that we have a democracy, but it's really not a functioning democracy, writes Vatanka.
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